Love Moschino Sandals

The Beatles put it aptly.

All you need is love, all you need is love.

All you need is love, love, love is all you need….

I know they weren’t talking about Moschino’s sister line, Love Moschino, formerly called Moschino Jeans, but wouldn’t the song make a great commercial for these Love Moschino thong sandals?  I have seriously fallen for this sole.

Images via LoveMoschino.com

Let’s Make it a Moschino Monday.

Why Moschino?

Simple. Zappos.com has a number of styles on last-chance clearance in limited sizes and lowered prices. That’s pretty much reason enough to chase away any ‘Case of the Mondays’ a shoe-lover might have.

Moschino MA1603AC1O G40 in Bronze $337.62 $585@ Zappos.

The New Years holiday may be over, but every gal should have at least one metallic evening shoe in her collection. It’s always a great match for the requisite LBD. Strappy details make this all the better.

Moschino C10370ISXO0A $204.00 $394 @ Zappos. 

Sure, it doesn’t have an actual Red Sole; but that fire-engine heel will still turn heads when you wear this be-ribboned shoe that avoids cute and moves right on over to sexy.

Moschino C16200 IS40 06 $207.00 $399 @ Zappos.

Have I shown these to you before? They make my heart skip a beat … I really can’t stop looking at this lovely shoe. The color, the cut …. I love this simple and sexy D’orsay.

Finally, there are the floral beaded shoes that are firmly in the ‘Sweet’ category:

Moschino C10430 IRPO OA (Size 5 only) $260.00 $524@ Zappos.

Moschino C16170 IRPO 69 $249 $499@ Zappos.

Moschino C10440 IORO 35 $205 $399@ Zappos.

I like the florals; when I am surrounded by snow, shoes that remind me of spring are always a welcome site.

Shopbop Summer Bonus Sale

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.

Everything’s coming up roses

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!

Moschino Cheap & Chic Leopard Print Shoes

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!