First up, my usual disclaimer when it comes to Steve Madden shoes: that’s not my spelling error in the title, it’s the way he’s chosen to spell the name of this shoe. All other errors are my own, though…
Enough about spelling, though, and on to the shoes! I’ve mentioned my love of toe caps often enough by now for it to come as no surprise to anyone that I’m a big fan of these pumps, with their patent toes and contrasting suede uppers. These come in four different colours – the three shown above, plus grey – and I’d be hard-pressed to choose between them. I think I’d go for the beige. Or the black. Or possibly the pink.
If you CAN choose, you can do it here: these are $99.95 at Zappos.
The big toe caps remind me of these YSL pair I’ve been drooling over for ages now http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374306418098&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446476481&R=885124224675&P_name=Yves+Saint+Laurent&N=306418098&bmUID=jpanPqx (anyone got £380 laying around they’re willing to give me as an act of kindness?). It wouldn’t be fair, or make any sort of sense, to judge the Maddens in relation to the YSLs, & so looking at the “Beautey”s on their own I really really REALLY do like them, & at that price how can one not, really? From the images above I’m liking the black pair the most because I think they make them look like they’re a better quality than the other two, & make a pair of plain black pumps a lot more interesting.
They’re okay but YSL did it better. I guess that’s where Steve got his inspiration from.