I haven’t owned any Baby Phat shoes. It’s probably because so many shoes from the brand have a tendency to go just a tad overboard on the whole Bling scale of adornment.

But, at the moment, I find myself drawn to this pair of Baby Phat pumps:

Baby Phat ‘Aly’ $41.23 $80.00@ Babyphat.com

At the most basic level, these are just a simple variation of the neutral-tone logo pumps that are produced each season for many labels. So what do I like about these?

It’s definitely that little crest over the toe. Very cute.

Perhaps I am also sensing a need to channel my inner Hermione Granger? Whatever the case, I certainly like the whole combo here. There’s definitely a bit of a playful wink and nod to that whole Hogwarts / boarding-school setting. Can’t you just see this on the foot of the stylish Gryffindor 7th-year witch?

So, this is a perfectly sassy pump for gals looking to show a bit of that college-coed attitude. Plus, these are affordable on all except the most belt-tightened budgets (which is always a plus to those of us cursed with a healthy dose of shoe-obsession).