Yes I would wear this

Yes.

Yes I would totally wear this.

I mean really... why wouldn't you want this?!?

If you see me wearing an R2D2 skirt in the near future, do not be surprised!

Still Going for the Gold

Even though I did do a fun shoe customization project with vintage oxfords, I'm still searching for the perfect muted gold oxfords a la Kelly Wearstler on the Domino cover. 

I keep my eyes peeled all the time, and so do my friends it seems.  MilkGlassHeart spotted these babies in the September issue of Lucky and sent them my way.  And these look pretty close to what I want. A muted burnished gold, not too pointy, thicker sole.  All in all pretty spot on.  And from Banana Republic for less than $100.   I was excited.

They FINALLY made it to the BR site and I quickly went there to order them. But then I saw them like this...

They call the color New Bronze, and while it does have a metallic sheen, they look much darker than I expected.   Now I'm not sure if I should risk it. And they're $20 more.

Another option are the Marc by Marc Jacobs oxfords on Shopbop.  They are gold, that's for sure, but are they too shiny and too gold????  The husband says they look like C-3PO's tap shoes. Is that good or bad?

I'm thinking he doesn't mean that as a compliment.   Hmmm...

All Wrapped Up

I've always wondered why things that are meant to be functional can't also be beautiful.

One of my biggest peeves is when you see a product that is designed to disguise or cover up something functional and needed but ugly. For example those tacky fake plastic "rocks" used to cover meters. Usually you see these right in the middle of an empty suburban lawn. Who are we kidding with these? Why can't companies just make the meters better looking? Ugh!

Okay, sorry for the rant....

Anyway, after seeing Lady Coveted's coverage on "medic esthetic-inspired" shoes you could begin to see how this could be done. Take typically utilitarian materials and look at it in a new way. Make it beautiful. The pieces showcased in Gwendolyn Huskens' show were for a show but what if we embraced the simple beauty of the materials themselves. And brought some of that back to when they were used for their original purposes?



Okay, I think I'm letting my advertising/design background carry me away.

What I also thought when I saw these images was... "I would totally wear some of those, especially that bandage-bootie!"

And now I can.

I'm seriously kind of in love with these Toms wrap boots.



I'm not quite sure where I will wear them, but I think I need to have them. They look cozy and comforting and stretchy and weird.



Maybe I just want to look cool (& hot!) like Padme....



... or Luke? I'm a child of the era, so it's hard to say.

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