Oh, Canada!

For those of our readers living north of the border, here’s a quick nod to July 1,  Canada Day  … and appropriate footwear to go with the occasion:

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

DSquared2 A004 at Zappos $669 $468.

Stuart Weitzman Peepers Pump

Regulars of this blog will know that I’m a sucker for heel details.   I love it when a classic pump is embellished with details on the heel – it’s still very elegant, glam, but utterly unique.  I was already a fan of Stuart Weitzman “Peepers” when I first saw them featured on Zappos for $575.   However, I *really* had to exercise sheer non-purchasing willpower when I saw them featured today on Gilt Groupe for half off  – $278 instead of $575.    Will you exercise such restraint?

If the Weitzman’s Peepers looks familiar, per MTV, they are the same ones featured in Beyonce’s Ego video.   I assume that Beyonce had the shoes re-soled so they were less slippery, but how she manages to dance so ferociously in Stuart’s shoes with such skinny heels is beyond me.  I could probably manage a few hundred yard and back if I’m lucky in these shoes.  My admiration for Beyonce just went up a few notches.  Sigh, what we women will do to look good.

Update: They are now $135 on Amazon!

Vibram: Ask For A Five Finger Discount

I am the youngest of a large family.  When I was a toddler, my older siblings would put my dad’s leather gloves on my feet and pretend I was a trained monkey.  We were easily entertained.

When I saw this photo it took me back to my childhood.

These shoes are by Vibram at about $75.00.  Time Magazine named them one of the best inventions of 2007.   Where have I been?

They offer a classic pump

A smart maryjane

and a stylish bootie.

I saw these in a store that specialized in outdoor gear.  I asked for the five finger discount and the sales guy didn’t even change expression.  No humour.

I don’t even know where to begin with these.  I will let you all have your fun with them.

This Week in Shoes: J Aldridge and Vogue’s Closet

-The precocious and stylish Jane from Sea of Shoes (who we’ve featured many times on this blog) is set to launch a shoe capsule collection for Urban Outfitters.  We love to see fellow bloggers so successful and the shoes are pretty impressive as well. [via Sea of Shoes]

-An inside look into Vogue Magazine’s closet.  I wonder what they do with the previous season’s accessories. I’d love to take them off Vogue’s hands. [via CBS]

- And since we don’t want to leave the metrosexual male out, here’s Kanye West’s birthday cake, shaped in a pair of shoes.[via StyleFrizz]

Moschino C10112ISP1 “Money Shoe”

Call me crazy.  Ridicule my taste, style & judgment.  Whatever; in this instance, I don’t care.  I am insanely haunted by this (admittedly) utterly impractical shoe. I have absolutely no occasion, outfit, or excuse to wear these. But, sometimes there is no conscious rationale behind our attraction to a particular shoe.  So fine, I’m irrational.  I think I can deal with that.

Moschino C10112ISP1 $490 $275.64 at Overstock.com

Considering the ever-increasing prices of designer shoes, Moschino’s visual pun on shoe-bling and pricey styles falls more toward art than utility. I love it.  What an apt commentary on the amounts we shoe-obsessed women can be convinced to pay for a beautiful shoe-crush.  This shoe is such a great bit of tongue-in-cheek irony that I would love to own it just to but it on display in its own little curio nook.  It would be fun to add a hint of self-mockery to my decor – particularly since my little shoe-obsession is no secret to most of  those who know me.

And, unless I am mistaken, art may be the only wise way to purchase this particuler “last pair” at Overstock; someone has apparently neglected to note the shoe size in the item description.