{shoe}ly possessed

since my dress came in a few weeks ago, I have had the task of finding the shoes to wear with this dress. one of my first posts was about these amazing Sergio Rossi shoes that I had wanted, but were $1600! I loved the uniqueness of the shoe, and was hoping to find something similar.
on my lunch hour today, I decided to step into my local DSW to see what deals I could find for cute shoes on the clearance racks. sadly, nothing sparked my interest so I headed for the door. I decided to head up the aisle where the special occasion shoes are located, just to browse and see if there was anything that caught my eye.

and there they were...



lulu townsend - vada 
$69.95

while these shoes are not the Sergio Rossi's, the scaling is quite similar, and 96% off the price! these pictures don't actually do the rhinestone justice for how sparkly they are in real like. the front of the show hardly looks like it has color, and looks like it's made out of glorious diamonds! if you can't tell, I was very please with my find!

i'm not certain these shoes are the ones, but they are the ones for right now! I cannot wait to get home, and try them on to see how they look!

{shoe}ly coveting these

this shoe may have been the push I needed to start this blog. I had seen this shoe in a wedding magazine, and was immediately fascinated by it's uniqueness. I have recently been on a hunt for my wedding shoes. there are so many shoes are out there that I have seen that are just ho-hum. nothing has really caught my eye, and I think it was because I was looking for something like this shoe.
the  Sergio Rossi Mermaid Bootie in nude:



the reason I have not obtained these shoes for my personal collection is the cost: $1,670. now I know that that may be nothing for some, but that 10x more than I am willing to pay for a pair of shoes. nonetheless, I still covet these shoes. for my wedding, everything is intended to be very vintage, and I feel these shoes would fit right in. I'm also getting married in the winter, so these heels provide a bit of coverage but aren't the boring closed-toe options I see everywhere.
I am still on the lookout, but I have yet to find an affordable alternative, but when I do, I will be sharing!