Shoeless in Seattle
posted by: Shomore in Ask the Shoebloggers on July 24th, 2008
Okay, so the shoe situation is not entirely as the title of this post might indicate. However, this Seattle bride is currently wedding ceremony and reception dress shoeless, which you can imagine is a big deal for me.
You see, dear readers, I am getting married at the end of August. Though I have browsed through TONS of shoes on a daily basis, this little shoeblogger has been unsuccessful in finding the perfect pair of shoes for her wedding. My criteria is as follows:
- Must be 4-5 inches tall: My fiance absolutely towers over me and just once, I’d like to be able to see his eyes straight on. Plus, at 4 inches, I don’t need to tailor my reception dress. I figure it’ll go into paying for those perfect pair of pumps.
- Platform shoes: To offset the fact that I will have difficulty walking in 4 inch+ shoes, I need platforms.
- Thicker heels preferred for easier walking
- Color: Gold, Champagne, Nude. I would prefer to be able to wear it to other occasions and any of these colors would might my ivory colored wedding dress
- Material: Flexible but should not be satin as it’ll probably stain
- Style: Peep toe or round covered toe. Thin and strappy is so pretty, but I’m afraid it’ll dig into me plus I have a strange adversion to showing off my pinky toe.
- Budget: $300 or less; Few things make me as happy as finding a deal on designer shoes so bonus points to anyone can
- Size: 6.5 or 7 depending on the fit
In short, I am not that picky, right?
In dire times such as these, the help of your most trusted circle of friends and shoe experts must be enlisted. Our sharp shoebloggers have been on the prowl for me. Some of my options include:
Wedding Shoe Contestant #1: Michael Kors Disco Shoe is available at NM for $298 + there is an additional 20% off. These would be wonderful shoes except they are not in my size and the straps might cut into me (criteria #6).
Wedding Shoe Contestant #2: MBMJ Peeptoe which is available at Net-a-porter for $251. I can definitely see myself wearing these shoes for work so they will wear well on an assortment of occasions but I do fear these shoes might be too informal for my wedding. Fortunately, they are not in my size so I don’t have the option anyways.
Wedding Shoe Contestant #3 and #4: These Claudio Merrazi shoes did not fit a number of my criteria (material is satin, price, etc) but style CM309 (priced at $688) and CM317 (priced at $629) are too scrumptious to ignore. For the bride who is not afraid to take chances (i.e. not me) these would certainly be memorable shoes.
Wedding Shoe Contestant #5: Via Spiga Lulu at Overstock for a sale price of $80 or at Nordies for the non sale price of $198.
Now, I’ve actually picked up this shoe (I love the detail on the heel) just in case I can’t find any better alternatives but I’m still holding out for a shoe that really speaks to me.
Wedding Shoe Contestant #6: This is my second pair of backup shoes (yes, I have two backups!). They are called the BCBG Nadette, which I bought at a final sale price for a little over $100. The best picture I could find were these Nadettes in snakeskin but rest assured that the shoes I picked up are in nude color with matching heels.
Wedding Shoe Contestant #7: Badgley Mischka Piera on sale at SmartBargains for $199 (select sizes but not mine) or Zappos for $409.
Now I know these are satin and might stain if they got wet, but my heart simply went aflutter when Galligator sent me the link to shoes. They are beautiful, classy, and timeless. In short, they might just be perfect if a size 7 were to appear on SmartBargains at its current selling price. Perhaps the wedding gods will smile upon me on my special day. I am certainly keeping my eye out for the shoes and the link has already been bookmarked.
So shoe readers, what do you think of my options? Wish me luck and happy wedding shoe hunting!
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July 12, 2012 at 11:23 pm, bronze party shoes said:
I really like it whenever people get together and share opinions.
Great blog, stick with it!
April 05, 2011 at 5:46 am, Lindsay said:
Interested in parting with the BM Pieras? I'm getting married and those shoes match my dress perfectly but are sadly no longer produced.
January 09, 2009 at 1:49 am, Donovan Robbins said:
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August 10, 2008 at 11:19 pm, This Week in Shoes | ShoeBlog said:
[...] Lizy has found her wedding shoes! Congrats Lizy, they are gorgeous! As for me, the Badgley Mischkas have been ordered…twice! It’s a harrowing story, which I will share soon but as of [...]
August 08, 2008 at 6:32 am, allison said:
So I'm nothing if not altruistic, right? In case anybody's following this comment thread for fantastic wedding shoe options, you know, I just found a couple of crazy deals on silvery, satiny, high-high-heeled fancy-pants goodness. Who knew shoes-dot-com carried such snooty brands?! (No affiliation, natch, just wanted to share the wealth.)
A frou-frou-to-the-max pair of silver Donna Karans for $125 (free s/h & returns, too) in euro 36-40 inclusive, a metallic blush pair of Kenneth Cole t-straps for under $100, the most silvery strappy pair of Delmans I think I've ever seen, and a fair selection of Report Signatures if all of those heels were too short. (Plus this saturday, 9AUG is one of their "saturday sales," with an extra 20% off.)
But really, I'm just leaving this comment in hopes that I won't be the only one spending, uhm, an undisclosed amount of money on shoes this week.
August 04, 2008 at 5:23 am, Shomore said:
To all the lovely ladies, a HUGE THANK YOU for all the wedding shoe suggestions and feedback. I have serious love for the Jinny Kims and the Roberto Cavallis you mentioned and it has taken quite some restraint not to order them just to see them in person and have more options.
The Badgley Mischka's popped back in my size (yay for me!) so I immediately added them to my shopping cart. I've been prowling my apartment's mail room for the shipment. The wait is too much!
And if the BMs don't fit, I won't be terribly disappointed. I have some wonderful recommendations to try.
August 01, 2008 at 12:59 pm, allison said:
I was just prowling stuff over at yoox, and saw a lovely pair of <a href="http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/ROBERTO+CAVALLI/dept/upto70off/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/441134894B/sts/sr_upto70off80" rel="nofollow">roberto cavallis in a most delicate blush pink–with a slightly overbearing, yet intricate and fabulous (imho) bright gold rose decoration at the toe of the strappy vamp. They've got a 6.5 in that light light pink–just wanted to mention it!
July 28, 2008 at 7:13 am, shoefreak ;) said:
#4… I think these are the best ones, not the typical bridal shoes and these will receive tons of compliments BTW, congrats on the wedding
July 28, 2008 at 5:28 am, SLBMcGriddlioni said:
I bought this shoe for my wedding and they are absolutely beautiful
http://www.beverlyfeldmanstore.com/istar.asp?a=6&…
July 26, 2008 at 3:19 am, shoebox said:
If I would shoes (haha!) between these options I would pick the MBMJ´s or the Badgley Mischka´s, they are both gorgeous!
July 25, 2008 at 6:07 pm, FlipFlop said:
First of all, congratulations! As for the shoe – I know they aren't an expensive designer shoe – but they break in well and are great for dancing . . . try the Ninas. Here it is at endless.com – CHEAP – just $49! (http://www.endless.com/Nina-Womens-Border-Pump/dp/B000V7U5MK/?tag=blubuycom-20). I have some silver ones (similar) that have served me well at three weddings and a fancy dinner.
July 25, 2008 at 11:45 am, Friday Bridal Shoe History Corner | ShoeBlog said:
[...] ongoing hunt for the perfect bridal shoe is, admittedly, egocentric and totally obsessive. To relieve my guilt for putting so much weight on [...]
July 25, 2008 at 9:59 am, Wearit.com said:
I'm having a not so serious wedding ceremony in a church, but I feel weird wearing open toed sandals under my Vera Wang dress. Any suggestions?
July 25, 2008 at 12:51 am, Nadia said:
Go with the Badgely Mischka, classy and cute and perfect for a wedding. Leather won't do for your big day- too informal. Pay the money!
July 25, 2008 at 12:21 am, heney said:
These are the most gorgeous shoes I have ever laid eyes on.
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July 24, 2008 at 2:26 pm, Josephine said:
http://www.revolveclothing.com/DisplayProduct.jsp…
July 24, 2008 at 1:47 pm, Josephine said:
Here are my not so helpful suggestions: http://www.revolveclothing.com/DisplayProduct.jsp… (rather informal, but pretty!) or http://www.revolveclothing.com/DisplayProduct.jsp…
I'll keep looking…
July 24, 2008 at 11:27 am, Michelle said:
You have some great choices. I really like number one, number three, number five and number seven. I hope you find your dream shoe. It's so hard to stay within budget on the big day. Good luck! (I love the satin one but I wore satin and they got wet…:()