Maybe it’s just the fact that Steve Madden has copied other designers so many times now that I always find it hard to trust that his designs are actually his own work, but I feel like I’ve seen this shoe somewhere before. Still, I’m writing this post in advance, it’s late, and I’m just too tired to remember what it might have been “inspired by” – if anything at all – so if you know, feel free to drop me a comment, and excuse me for being a bad shoe blogger. And if it hasn’t been “inspired” by something else, well, then, my congratulations to Steve Madden, because I love these shoes: the soft colours of the uppers work perfectly with the thick wooden soles, and the overall shape is very “now”.
These are called “Free”, but of course, they’re not literally free: they’re actually $99, and you can click here to buy them from Bloomingdales.
woah those are some platforms! As you said I like the soft colours against the wood platform. Although I don’t like that small peep toe thing, I have a thing against peeps of that shape :/
You are not a bad shoe blogger, exactly the contrary! The new moon is making all of us tired… really! I think I saw that style too, but I don’t remember who was the designer, since I am not particularly fond of slingbacks AND that shape of peep toe… so I second Ally. The colors are nice and the platforms too, though!
Yes, I have seen those shoes before. I’ve definitely seen them before. They remind me of Sergio Rossi ‘Cachet Leather Peep-Toe Pumps’ if they are inspired by them I don’t now.
yup ‘inspired’ by sergio rossi for sure….check out the original…slimmer heel and covered platform…
http://www.sergiorossi.com/us/en/eStore/women/women-shoes-SpringSummer2010-Collection/Sandals/P-PELLE-Suede-Peeptoe-Platform-Pump-Heel.aspx
How has Steve Madden not been done for Copyright yet?
But I suppose he lets us mere mortals have a taste of designer style at a fraction of the cost… but then again they aren’t even that cheap!
He’s actually been sued, or threatened with it at least, quite a few times – doesn’t seem to stop him, though.
I don’t like the tiny peep toe – it seems a bit pointless.