These shoes want to go dancing. You can tell just by looking at them, can’t you?
There’s really nothing new about the style of these – they’re peep-toe platforms, which we’ve seen a hundred and eleventy times before, so they’re relying totally on that shiny gold upper for impact. Luckily, though, the uppers are all these shoes need to make them stand out: the gold snakeprint looks even better in close-up, and while the colour will be an attention getter, you also have the benefit of knowing it’ll work with most other colours, too.
These gold wedges will be too shiny for some tastes, but I’m rather fond of a metallic wedge, particularly in the summer. Not only are wedges some of the most comfortable shoes you’ll ever walk in, the colour of these Marc Jacobs shoes will work with everything (or almost everything), and they’ll go easily from day to night, too. I’m picturing them worn with a print dress, a few gold bangles and a martini, ideally on a yacht in St Tropez or somewhere equally glamorous, but you could just as easily throw them on with a little black dress for an evening out. Double bows win Marc Jacobs double the Shoeper points for these ones, too!
This is the second pair of black and gold shoes I’ve featured here today, but I hope you’ll forgive me for that once you’ve had the chance to gaze upon the loveliness of these Rupert Sanderson sandals.
These don’t look particularly “gladiator-like” to me, but I’m not going to quibble over the name when there are beautiful shoes to be looked at, and anyway, if ALL gladiator sandals were as gorgeous as these ones, I’d be a very happy Shoeperwoman. Of course, the combination of black and gold on a shoe has always been one of my favourites, but these are particularly nicely done, and are dressy without being fussy. The strong lines of these, plus that shiny gold, would make these perfect with a simple dress: they’re £693 at Louisa Via Roma.
Jaeger isn’t a brand I generally associate with fabulous shoes. In fact, I’ll be honest: it’s a brand I more often associate with smart suits and sensible midi-skirts. It would appear I’ve misjudged Jaeger, though, because just look at these black and gold heels! Aren’t they amazing? That gold heel is just so striking against the black suede, and I also love the chunky shape. Such a simple idea, but so beautifully executed that I can’t help but want a pair. Now.
These are £170, and if you want a pair too, you can buy them at My-Wardrobe.
When I first saw these shoes, I was absolutely sure they were by Nicholas Kirkwood. Mind you, I find myself saying that a lot these days, so maybe I just spend too much time thining about Mr Kirkwood’s fabulous designs, hmm?
These are actually by Sam Edelman, though, and the good news about that is it makes them a little more affordable than a Kirkwood shoe. The bad news is that they’re still not exactly “cheap” at £165, but I think they’re rather special, and if you do too, you may just find them worth the price.
Of course, some of you will be groaning aloud right now at the gladiatr influences on these. We saw a lot of that kind of thing last year – a LOT of it – and it’s not to everyone’s taste. These are definitely to my taste, though: I think they’d make a fabulus summer sandal or evening shoe. Get them at My-Wardrobe.
Hope you all had an absolutely shoeper New Year! Just in case you’re NOT all partied out by now (in which case, I salute your stamina!), I thought we’d kick off 2010 in style, with these ‘Marbella’ peep toes by Dune. Well, if we MUST start a whole new year, we may as well do it with something pretty on our feet, no?
These are obviously evening shoes, and they have a bit of a bridal look to them, too. The colour, however, means that you wouldn’t have to be getting married to wear them, and if you’d prefer them to be even more toned down, they’re also available in black. They’re £70 at Dune.
Christmas may be over, but if you happen to be looking for a pair of party shoes to celebrate the New Year in, er, style, how about these crystal-studded heels by Miu Miu?
Just a tad ostentatious, you say?
Yup, that’s what I thought, too.
If “ostentatious” is what you’re after, though, these are $645 from Neiman Marcus.
Wow, they really weren’t joking about the “chain detail” on these, were they? When you see those words in a product description, you can usually expect a small chain (or picture of one) somewhere on the shoe in question, but these look more like the kind of thing you’d use to lock up the family silver if you were feeling really, really paranoid.
Are they the kind of thing you’d want to drape around your ankles, though, like some kind of designer shoe-wearing salve girl? If so, they’re £725 at Net-a-Porter.
These shoes want to go dancing. You can tell just by looking at them, can’t you?
Christmas may be over, but if you happen to be looking for a pair of party shoes to celebrate the New Year in, er, style, how about these crystal-studded heels by Miu Miu?
Wow, they really weren’t joking about the “chain detail” on these, were they? When you see those words in a product description, you can usually expect a small chain (or picture of one) somewhere on the shoe in question, but these look more like the kind of thing you’d use to lock up the family silver if you were feeling really, really paranoid.