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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Project Runway 5.2 is tonight. (Season 5, Episode 2 for the non-PR junkie).

Reading Jitterbugbaby’s Project Runway 5.1, those Dior python shoes looked vaguely familiar to this small-town girl.

Dior Anniversary Python in Green:

(Discounted 40% to $834 off from Bluefly)

Maybe it was the glammed-up L.A.M.B. “Georgina”?

(Available in Grey, White, or Camel from Endless.com, Shoes.com, Zappos and retailing at just shy of $400; It is currently on various sales at Heels.com/$349.99, Shopbop/$197.50, and DJPremium/$266)

No, it was the Guess “Karavi” slingback:

(They are available in black, white, tangerine, pink, green, or espresso at Zappos/$114, Shoes.com/$110, Endless/$109.95, & Heels.com/$108.99 . However, you can steal these for $59.99 at Smartbargains.com).

And there you go. There truly is a shoe for all budgets.

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It seems that I was telepathically hooked into Shoesense’s vibe yesterday. While she was posting about wedges and lamenting that they may be on the way out, I was at my local Macy’s drooling over this shoe on the clearance racks. In fact, I severely fractured my shopping ban grabbing these funky babies:

The Zinc “Cassidy” slingback.  Love, love, loving that tattoo “flash” that wraps around the wedge all combined with that soft suede upper. I am almost tempted to keep these as a display; I can’t stop staring at them.

As far as I could discover, there are only two actual ’Cassidys’  available for purchase online: A Size 7.5 in Red at Endless.com for $88.95 and a Size 6 in Blue at Zappos.com for $93.00.

On a positive note for wedge lovers, Zinc doesn’t appear to be abandoning the wedge style anytime soon.  While I was still haunting the local shoe department, I saw that they have now released the “Cassidy Too” which is based on the above  style. This time, its edge comes not from tattoo art, but from a bold pop-art graffiti style.

Have a look:

Available in a variety of colors from Heels.com ($84.99),  Endless.com ($88.95), Shoes.com ($90.00), and  Zappos.com   ($93.00). 

These are for the person who likes their feet to do the talking.

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Let’s talk about the “Mouse” shoe. The leather ‘whisker’ originating the ‘mouse’ designation:

Available in Brown or Blue stamped leather ($237) and Cracked metallic bronze (222.50) at Net-a-porter.

 Mark Jacobs updated it playfully last fall with full mousy features, including 3-dimensional ears.

Available in a basic flat style at Zappos ($243.46) or Shopbop ($325); or in a slingback style, at Net-a-porter ($227.50).

Now, Mr. Jacobs has taken the mouse & flattened it again; this time with the look of  ‘drawn on’ stitching which creates a cute illusion of 3-dimensional ears and tail:

Available for $250 at Shoes.com, Piperlime, and Shopbop, among others.

And, just when I thought that was enough variety for any shopper, along comes the Jelly Mouse:

My, Oh my! Almost speechless here. 

Available in Teal and Coral at Net-a-porter for $160.

Oh, and the vinyl and jewelled shoes from an earlier blog? On sale today at Saks for $165.90 for the D’orsay & $107.90 for the flat. Happy shopping Cinderella.

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