Coveting Cesare Paciotti
Posted on March 29th, 2009 by galligator under Cesare Paciotti, High heels, Pumps
I am so excited about my newest purchase that I simply have to share it with all of you folks!
New-in-box, but not new-this-season….
Cesare Paciotti Emerald Python Pumps.
Have you ever had THAT MOMENT. The moment when, innocently cruising the *Bay when you find an amazing auction opportunity? Have you ever had your hubby, boyfriend, sig-other or what-not look over your shoulder right at the moment that you click to take a better look and say ‘Those are nice’, and ‘Wow, that’s a really good (starting) price (for the material)” … and the next day, in a conversational non-sequitur ‘So, do you still want them; you do have a birthday coming up’.
Yes!
With not-quite-two days left on the auction, I found myself investigating reptile care, authenticity concerns, seller reputation, et. al. Then, cautiously optimistic enough to take the auction plunge - and making sure to be home at the appointed hour (busy soccer Saturdays, don’t ya know) so that I could cross my fingers & bid at the last 10 minutes*.
*As a side-note, does anybody else have the inevitable luck that if they watch an item & don’t bid, the auction closes without selling, but if you place a bid before that last hour, the act of bidding inevitably draws out some competitive lurker who will drive the price into the stratosphere? Just wondering - since that’s always what happens to me if I don’t play the whole last-minute bid & hold my breath game.
So, three days and one priority mail box later left me in possession of these (as my sister notes) ‘Swank’ beauties.
And, check out that rock-star dagger detail.
Swank, indeed.
Did these need a little reptile conditioner and TLC? Yes, but they were neglected in a box for almost four years (2005 season) Four years old and not out-dated; I’ve started them on a shoe-spa regimen and they are already getting their sheen and suppleness back.
See, resisting boot temptation does mollify the Karma gods.
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March 29th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Beauties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 29th, 2009 at 11:12 am
AMAZING! I want a pair!!!
March 29th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I didn’t see any other pairs in this style on the *Bay. But, you never know what will come into stock. As far as I can tell, Paciotti is not prone to being counterfeited (if you don’t count scarves and handkerchiefs) so I was willing to take the chance on the whole designer-auction thing. The snakeskin is definitely the real deal so I am glad to have taken the chance (unfortunately, many sellers who state ‘authentic’ these days are scammers). This seller looks like the real deal, though.
I’m pretty sure the seller on this was mwexchng : http://myworld.ebay.com/mwexchng/
Good feedback & really clear item pictures. Maybe something similar will come around sometime
March 29th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
oooh! tell me what you do for the ’shoe spa regimen’ !!!
ps–are you going to protect the soles so they stay red?
March 29th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
These CANNOT be tight at all. When I was in college I purchased a pair of D’Orsays. They were a bit tight and the skin split at a seam. So be careful.
March 29th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
R5 - They are size 7 & I wear a 7-7.5 depending on the style & heel height, so they seem to be the right fit for me. But, if your warning helps make me a little bit paranoid to be careful with them, than so be it.
Jamie - So far I am using a reptile conditioner/cleaner and a very careful application & finger buff over the scale surface - you have to have a ‘feel’ for the directions of the scales & move with them. It’s almost like a massage for my shoes - Hubby could get jealous
It’s something I have to get used to since most of my shoes are low maintenance, but these ones require upkeep (like a car or a boyfriend, lol). Unlike most of my other shoes that want minimal moisture, these one’s shouldn’t be allowed to get dried out, so I will have to make sure to ‘baby’ them at least monthly since I am in a very dry near-desert region.. The red soles are a pretty thin laquer. I will probably have to get a pair of red Vibram soles from an online or *Bay supplier & have a local cobbler apply them. From what I’ve read, the red plasti-dip tends to peel off of shoes when walking so that’s a no-go. I’m not sure if the red soles will continue being made on the Paciotti’s since Louboutin got his trademark last year but that was secondary to the main styling of this shoe for me …. though this is definitely a more berry-toned red than the CL’s are. But, I do have time to get that whole cobbler thing worked out, since my B-day’s not ’til May & Hubby has these in custody until then.
March 29th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
I’m jealous those are gorg!! Love that dagger detailing.
Random sidenote; Emma Roberts is all grown up and ADORABLE.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:23 am
He is making you wait??? Poor Gal. I hate it when that happens.
March 30th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Oh, they’re just gorgeous!!!!!!
April 1st, 2009 at 6:32 am
Those are very sexy shoes. What an awesome score! I always want to bid on shoes on ebay, but I am convinced they won’t fit, you know? How did you know these would work for you?
April 1st, 2009 at 10:00 am
I have purchase several pairs of Paciotti shoes from http://www.dellamoda.com, they have the best selection of Paciotti and some of the best prices i have seen on Paciotti shoes. They actually had the same shoes for sometimes
http://www.dellamoda.com/cesare-paciotti-shoes–cpw134.html
and once they put them on sale, i had to buy them. I love Cesare Paciotti shoes.
April 1st, 2009 at 10:37 am
twink-
I was a 6.5 most of my adult life & would pick up 6.5W when I could find them just to have a roomier shoe.
But, Pregger-land moved me up to a 7-ish shoe about 9 years ago. I usually wear a 7 in lower-heeled shoes but often pick up 7.5’s in anything higher than 2.5 inches just because they tend to have more toe room and space to add full insole arch supports. I can almost always wear 7’s they just tend to feel on the narrow side and are sometimes close on the toes. It was a risk I was willing to take on an auction with a starting bid of $150. At a higher price point I would probably been less willing to take a chance on a squished pinky toe, but at the change to get this as the only bidder, it was worth the risk. Plus, I think Shomore is a size 7, so she wouldn’t have wept if they didn’t fit me
For these, I was lucky & recently found an arch-only support that I can put in them so the shoes won’t be taken over like they would be by a full insole.
Melly - I’ve seen Dellamoda but hadn’t met anyone who picked up shoes there. Glad to hear about your positive experiences there. I had heard that they had an issue in the past with some of their handbags not being authentic, but that doesn’t seem to have been the case with their shoes. (On a side note, they may have had a past supplier issue. Plus, more high-end stores are having probs with buyers who are ‘returning’/
substituting fake merchandise for their origanal purchases, so that is a small risk even with places like Neimans & Saks these days)
BTW, there’s no way I’d have been able to squeeze into that size 6 on the dellamoda site. But, it’s a great price if one of our readers with Cinderella feet is looking for these.
April 10th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I can tell you all that that pair of shoes is absolutely awesome. Bought the same model but, it deep purple for my mom for Mother’s day. By the way, does anyone now what is exactly the shoes size for Paciotti shoes for man? Got 4 pairs but, the size is quite different. Got a filing that one of them is half a size bigger that the other.