Shoe Lust: Speechless Spectators

While I've always been a bit crushed out on the classic beauty of a good spectator shoe, I must say I felt a bit speechless when I discovered that these vintage spectator pumps by Red Cross Shoes fit me like a glove. The practical mid-heel means you can actually walk around in them, and the faux leather makes them easy to wipe clean and maintain. You might say they are a pretty great deal too.

I'll try to stay mum on the subject.

I will say that they are a perfect size 7. Purchase here: MS. BOSS, RED CROSS.(Edit: the shoe have since sold.)

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Feeling Golden: Shoes that Gleam

What is it about shiny gold shoes? 

I've been fond of them since high school (which was back before the days of Zeus + Mt. Olympus, and cell phones) where I learned of the invisible fine line on wearing bright gold shoes- somehow your shiny hooves can veer from "goddess slippers," and slide into the gaudy category of "hooker shoes."  Gold shoes have 2 flavors: high class or just crass. I owned two pairs of gold shoes: Espirit gold leather ballet slippers which rang regal when worn with just about anything, and a cheap brand of strappy gold stilettos.

Gold lame on tottering heels, I learned at age 17, when worn with anything flouncy or flirty (including the magenta jersey knit V-neck dress your mom stay up late night sewing) could come off as "trampy." At least according to three classmates, one History teacher, and a frowning high school principal. As one admonisher put it, I looked less "Saks Fifth Avenue", and more "Frederick's of Hollywood." In the big scheme of things, I learned that to feel golden, looking demure was preferred to shiny streetwalker winsome.