Carlos Santana Designed My Shoes

Carlos Santana designed my shoes.

Yes, this dude:

From Wiki Commons by Yarl

I didn’t know that when I bought my sandals (for 58% off at Famous Footwear). I just thought they were cute, if not bordering on whimsical.

But when I think of cuteness or whimsy, I don’t think of Carlos Santana, because when I think of Carlos Santana, I think of “Evil Ways,” which my son’s eighth grade band played at their recital this winter. I think of black magic women and Mexican guitar straps.

I don’t think of women’s sandals, but apparently, Carlos Santana does, because he has an entire line of women’s shoes, including “Snake Charmers, 4 1/2 inch platform heels covered in a snake print:Now these, these I can imagine Carlos Santana dreaming of while he absent-mindedly strums his guitar and thinks about his family in Tijuana. These are the kind of shoes worn by women who score front-row seats for a Santana concert. These say tequila and guitar picks.

These, however, say iced tea and Lite FM:

Carlos Santana designed my shoes.

Obviously, Carlos Santana is getting soft in his old age.