I just got a wonderful little surprise from Shopbop in my email. Through August 7th you can get an additional 20% off of sale items by using the sale code Bonus20.

This is on top of the to the 30-70% that these items are already discounted. How’s that for a deal?

Here are just some of the available styles:

• Scorah Patullo “Alanis“ sandal. Originally $730; through Thursday these are an additional 20% off a sale price of $219 making these $175.20:

• Claudia Ciuti “Carolina” wishbone platform sandal in metallic or croco-embossed leather. Originally $375; 20% off the $262.50 sale price brings these to $210:

• Moschino Cheap and Chic’s “Linen T-strap“ sandal has a cute retro style. Originally $524; 20% off the $157.20 sale price brings these to $125.76:

And one last temptation, Pour La Victoire’s “Dominique“ woven platform sandal. Originally $226; the 20% off it’s sale price of $158.20 brings this down to $126.56.

Drat, this is why I’ve put myself on a stricter budget. Too many tempting sales.

But, I sincerely hope someone else takes advantage of these fantastic prices. And, if you do grab a great deal, we’d love to have you share your newest additions over at our forums.

Ready. Set. Shop.

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I was sighing over the perfect Zanotti rose sandal a few weeks back; in the meantime, I’ve discovered that it also comes in blue, wanna see?

Yep, still pretty, still out of my price range at $550.

But! Never fear! Rose seems to be a popular sandal flower this season. Poetic Licence has issued this pretty version that’s selling like hotcakes (plus, it’s double the rose!):

The red version is $80 at Piperlime or Endless, $88 at Anthropologie; and if you want it in gold, Zappos is barely holding on to their last pair in a size 8.

Anthropologie also has this pretty-pretty raffia rose sandal, for $188:

Then there’s this adorable French Sole “Serenity” sandal, $202 at Zappos (also comes in a black/cream raffia combo):

But wait! There’s more! How about this darling Moschino sandal, available in yellow or red? ($354 at Zappos):

My, my, roses are really in season this spring, aren’t they? Go grab a fresh one while they’re still in bloom!

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I have to confess, it was love at first sight with these:

Who doesn’t love the red/animal print combination (especially in ponyskin)? It has been used to great effect by many a designer, and once can see why. I personally own two Pliner creations, a loafer and a toe-loop sandal, sporting a cheetah-print upper with a red sole combination, and we all know the Louboutin heels with an animal print upper combined with the signature red sole. These Moschino Cheap and Chic leopard-print shoe are equally delicious, sporting a red patent trim and heel. They are available for $395 at Net-a-Porter. So what if the toe reminds me a bit too much of the famous Marc Jacobs ‘mouse’ shoe:

…they are still super-cute! 

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Here’s another shoe perfect for the eve of the 4th of July, and why not, for the 4th of July itself, this adorable nautical sandal from Moschino, which, amazingly enough, is 50% on sale. It now costs $135 at Nordstrom, finally living up to the ‘Cheap & Chic’ moniker of this Moschino line. I love the color combo, the buckle, the sailor’s knots, the patent, the stripes, the flair. Deee-lish!

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Every time I start browsing through Zappos (an excellent if potentially dangerous way to kill time and stall if you’re ever trying to put something off), my eye is always caught by the Moschino shoes. It’s not even that I go looking for them specifically, but often when I see a pair I like, I check the name and see that yes indeed, they’re by Moschino.

No matter which line of Moschino shoes, they always seem to have the right balance of fun and style for me. They’re not too girly or too clunky or too bound by current shoe trends or really too anything (except sometimes too high for me to wear or too expensive for me to afford). The polka dot linings satisfy my love of hidden shoe detailing and the styles that are always a basic shoe model with something slightly unique about it… ooo… I’m in love.

I mean, what’s not to love about these slightly retro asymmetrical d’Orsay’s?

or these patent-leather trimmed kitten heels?

And check out these glam silver metallic heels with the gathered leather trim. Delicious!

These thong sandals with the cherry tassles were so adorable that I once literally stopped someone on the street to ask where she’d bought them.

Of course, they do go too far for my taste sometimes. I’m not looking to show up to anything in glitter cowboy boots

But hey, everyone’s allowed some missteps, and taste is subjective anyway. So if you’re jonesing for some gold glittery cowboy boots and have $400 to drop on them, these just might be perfect for you.

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