…so of course it’s about shopping and shoes (with a hint of husky) :)
Wore my black Steve Madden Makel’s today – let me say again how much I LOVE these shoes!! This is my first time wearing the black version.
It’s another warm day today (been a glorious week weather-wise if you are not a fluffy husky) so I wanted to wear another dress. Chose a semi-work-y black (that magically doesn’t collect husky fur!!) dress. Semi-work-y means I could totally wear it shopping or to Napa as well :)
With it, I decided to wear my black strappy Makels with it for a little extra zing (versus wedges or a more conservative shoe.) Not only did I get extra cuteness but these really are comfortable. And considering they are 4+ inch heels – that’s saying something!
So if you are in the market for a cute, sexy strappy heel – seriously check out the Steve Madden Makel! They have black, a pinky-fuschia color and cobalt blue. I can attest they are all great colors in real life :) The only caveat to wearing any of them is you MUST make sure your toes are cute. Bad pedi/toes in cute shoes – not good. French pedi is best with any of these colors in my humble opinion….
Plus – black is on sale at Endless right now!! And really…who doesn’t need another cute black shoe :)
Had trouble deciding on which shoes to wear today! The reason this is funny is because I used to have no black/dark shoes to fit this category – open toe heels but not sandals/wedges. Husband would looks at my shoes and say “How can you need *another* pair of black shoes??” Well simple, there are:
Work Pumps – high (4″+)
Work pumps – low (-4″)
Pumps – dressy
Flats – casual
Flats – work dress
Wedges
Flip-Flops (don’t even count)
Strappy high heel (more of a sandal) – going out/dressy
Strappy high heel – casual/work acceptable
Peep toe pumps – dressy
Peep toe pumps – casual/work acceptable
Casual but not too casual heel to wear with capris or skirts – work
F Me Pumps (see bottom of page for these…)
There are probably more I haven’t listed. But this is your basic black shoe list (and brown shoe list if you are like me.)
So I have purchased a few pairs of shoes this year to try and fill out some of these categories. And after doing so – I found myself debating WHICH pair to wear today instead of lamenting that “I had nothing to go with this outfit!” YAY!
Outfit = simple one. Pair of Seven For All Mankind A pocket jeans – (sparkly butt to go w/my new Edward Cullen poster ;) )
7's sparkle :)
Plus white lace tank top under a gray J. Crew cashmere short-sleeved cardigan. Now which shoe…
Steve Madden Makel - black
or
Guess Nevel - pewter
I wanted an open-toe shoe so as not to wreck my pedicure! Plus it is summer. I love them both and both went with the my outfit…
So after walking around the house while I finished getting ready I chose the Steve Maddens as they were a bit more summery/open. And good thing I didn’t walk out of the house with 1 of each on like I *almost* did!! Because then I would have to take this lunch break to go buy a matching pair of shoes at the mall instead of write this :)
And of course explain once again to my husband why I needed *another* pair of black shoes…silly boys…
Like these (that I WILL have someday!)
Christian Louboutin Very Prive Peep-Toe Pumps - Suede
Oh…and these from the 2009 Fall Collection:
HOT!!!!!!! But I want the burgundy/black combo please :)
They arrived! And are HOT! Awesome thing about endless.com and zappos.com – they ship overnight so it’s *almost* instant gratification :)
Cannot wait to wear them!
Cuh-Ute!!
I saw a picture of the Steve Madden Makel strappy slingback (in raspberry) in a magazine a few weeks ago. I LOVED it! I hunted them down with some help as the magazine ad had no shoe name (advertising fail!)
Found them at www.endless.com. And they were on sale. AND I had a credit on account there for a previous order they had made an error on (their customer service is very fast and responsive – bonus points for them.)
It was hard choosing between the colors as I liked all 3. Bought both the raspberry and black with the very good intention of choosing between them and sending the other back. But they are both soooo cute :)
Steve Madden Makel in raspberry suede
Steve Madden Makel in black suede
I finally wore the raspberry ones today and they are SO, SO cute on!!! And for being 5″ heels – pretty darn comfortable.
Now if the blue ones would only go on further sale…..(I have NO blue shoes – so it would be completely justifiable!)
Elvis would agree that everybody needs some blue suede shoes!
