Take a moment and look at these Dolce & Gabbana wedges. Go ahead. Take a peek.

Are they not indeed over-the-top and monstruously stylish–in an almost scary kind of way? But still, with vertiginous, impossibly sexy curves, which leave me a little weak in the knee:

The view from up there must be breathtaking–and you’d better have an oxygen supply tank handy, as the air is bound to be rarefied and faint-spell inducing.

A remarkable testament to why we love couture, why a daring sumptuous piece like that leaves us in a state of unsettled wonder. Price is irrelevant for this creation–it seems destined to land in one of those shoe museums any time now.