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Friday shoegasm: A pair I wear
Friday, November 13, 2009 I tried on these shoes many times during three different trips to the chaotic shoe department at one of my favorite places to find heels perfect for a date for dinner at one of my new favorite restaurants, a drink with my grrrlfriends at a swanky little wine bar, or just across the playground for preschool pick-up.
Many of us know how unreliable these kinds of shoe departments can be. There's no guarantee that the shoes you're drooling over will be in your size or will even be there after you lap the store one time. You have to act quickly.
Usually. Fortunately, on my third time visiting these lovelies, they were waiting patiently in a 7-1/2 (I usually have to go a size down with Steve Maddens), pristine, untouched, and still with the silicone package tucked into the peep toe.
I don't buy every single pair shoes I love (honestly) but I do have a rule that if I am still lusty after a pair several weeks later, I can give them a second (or in this case, third) chance. Even though I wondered how many times I would really wear these leather ruffle heels, I bought them anyway.
How could I not? They were a steal at $39.99 and I've been wearing them a lot. I've paired them with jeans, a gray pencil skirt, and a simple black wrap dress.
I love that I get to have a touch of the animal print trend without going all jungle-janky. In fact, I love that idea of animal printing my feet instead splashing a cheetah print across my rack or draping myself in fake fur, that I also bought a pair of silver snakeskin knee-high boots by Nine West. They rang up at $59.99 (on sale for $99 here) and I will wear them until the heels are tiny, clicky nubs.
The zebra-print and red platform t-strap peep toe heels are by Steve Madden and apparently, nowhere to be found on all of the interwebs. This pair comes pretty close, though. If you prefer this ruffle style sueded-up and maybe even slightly more dominatrixed, this pair (also by Steve Madden is pretty hot, too. I also adore this evening version in satin (and on sale...eee!).
If this animal print obsession continues, I may have to visit these next.
Are you purring over your own animal print shoe purchase? Tell us about it, kittens.
Need some more bootgasms? Prepare yourself for some lace-up loveliness.
Reader Comments (4)
Whys he hating on you like that? Bummer.
When I opened up the 2nd box, I gasped, "oh mama!" because they were so pretty. Tim laughed and said "somewhere Jessica got a tingle but she doesn't know why" :)Have a great weekend!
Honey, those are so sexy! Especially love the patent with the pink lining. And glad to have an explanation for those tingles.