That Just Happened!

 I haven’t posted anything about shoes in a while, but it doesn’t mean I haven’t been coveting. Oh, I have been coveting.  Yearning, really.  All of the holiday shoes with their sparkly pointed toes and zipper heels. It runs the gamut this year from flashy to trashy to suede to leather to…well you name it, it’s out there!

I am a very practical girl, but for some reason all practicality goes out and is replaced with insanity when it comes to footwear. I’ll just put it out there right now that I have about 3 pairs  5 pairs of sensible shoes I alternate between on a daily basis. I really am not one of those (lucky) girls who require a walk-in for their prized possessions. With the Christmas season approaching I am reminded of holiday magic.  Holiday magic is usually reserved for when someone wants to spread peace on earth and good cheer, but these shoes would definitely put me in a cheerful mood!  Most people will be dreaming of sugarplums, but I will be dreaming of sugared shoes.  Only sugar will be replaced with crystals. Like these Louboutins.

Dorothy never had ruby slippers this cute!

And speaking of dreams, I actually had a dream about these Louboutins last night!  I mean they spell out LO-VE.  What better way to spread it than to walk it all over town this Christmas?

I dreamt they were in this thrift store at, like, a third of the price (which believe me wouldn’t be totally affordable) and they were in my size. I could hardly believe my luck! When I woke up I knew it was a dream because who would give up this season’s cutest Louboutin flats?  Definitely not a shoe girl and they would be the only ones crazy enough to spend that kind of money on shoes.

Another pair of shoes I cannot get out of my head are these Balmain’s.  Totally impractical, totally ostentatious, totally cute!

Every time I see them I like them more. I have no idea what I would wear them with, or to, but I am pretty sure if anyone was to buy me a pair (the only way I would ever get my hot little hands on them) I would find places to wear them and buy a new outfit to go with them (which would be cheaper than the shoes anyways).

I know I can be a difficult person to shop for.  I tend to like things that are only available in the US, or totally expensive.  It is honestly because I like the item I am asking for because usually I don’t know any of these things until after Christmas and my Mom explains why I didn’t get (and never will) the items on my list. In order to remedy that this year I have come up with a great alternative…

These Valentino’s already come wrapped with a bow!  How cute would Santa’s Little Helper look this year? (yeah, yeah…they are still ridiculously expensive, but they are available in Canada to be shipped to Canada! *sigh*)

Well, maybe with the magic of the season, a generous Secret Santa, and a letter writing campaign to the man himself I will find one of these lovelies underneath my tree this year.  (I wonder where I can buy a cute frame for the picture?  Oh, and you can find the pictures here and here)

Yeah, That Just Happened!

I have been thinking a lot about shoes lately.  Yes, yes, no suprise there.  However, I was thinking about how maybe $300+ is a lot to spend on one pair of shoes.  There are a lot of really cute, really cheap shoes out there, so why bother parting with 300 hard-earned loonies?  Below are two pictures of rain boots on the market right now.  Can you tell which one is the more expensive pair?  I think I can, but I am starting to wonder if it is just because I know which one it is that the choice is obvious.  Walking down the street, would it matter what the label was?

Boot 1                                                                         Boot 2

Can you tell what the difference is?  Check to see if you were right by clicking on the boot. 

Did you know one has a famous pattern?  That the cheaper one is warmer?  I did, but does that mean I can justify spending that much money on a pair of rain boots?  Because of the label?  I don’t know.  As I was covering the phones at work the other day I was staring out the window people watching and I saw a girl tottering down the street with a group of friends. They were all laughing and dressed up in cute work clothes. But what drew my attention to that particular girl was the fact she was wearing Louboutin.  The red soles of her black boots peeped out as she passed. She looked…happy (although a bit unbalanced).  The way I must look when I totter down the street in my Louboutins.  I think that if it makes you that happy (and you can afford it!)  why not spend the money on shoes?  Or patterned rain boots that will get worn exactly 34 days of the year.

Thigh high boots.  Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Hooker. See where this word association is going?  Apparently I am the only one because thigh-high boots are big this season. Why?  They are not practical and cannot possibly keep you warm during the winter. Are they instead of stockings?  As well as stockings?  I am a little confused as to how you would wear it.  Where would they be appropriate to wear them?  Work?  School?  A night out?  I don’t know if I would take my chances on that.  I’m afraid I’d look down half way through the night to find some guy licking my boot.  Even my beloved Louboutin is making them.

  Although, perhaps they should change the name to underoo-highs.  These seem particularly tall.  Much taller than the thigh anyways.  I dont think I would ever wear a skirt short enough to show off these boots.  Someone must be wearing them, because they keep trying to bring them back every once in a while.  I just didn’t think their target buyer was Patty the Daytime Hooker (My Name is Earl). 

I love shoes.  Like absolutely love.  As in would give up my kidney to own a pair of Guiseppe Zanotti Swarovski Crystal Embellished Booties. 

Yep I am totally aware that kidneys are probably worth more than these boots, but I am totally willing to give it up. I mean, look at them.  Perfect for Halloween (which is coming up!).  I could be the best heeled catwoman ever.  Minus the skin tight body suit.  And the tail, which would inevitably get pulled. So really, I would just be wearing the shoes.  However, with shoes like these I think they could be the whole costume.  I showed them to my Mom and got a typical “Mom comment” which was “it looks like a jack-o-lantern is eating your foot.”  *sigh*  So misunderstood.  I sometimes look at the picture just to daydream about where I would wear them (everywhere) and what else I would wear with them (does it matter?)  and how I could justify to PW (Partner Will) why these shoes were more important than paying our mortgage for 2 months.   One day.