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October 26, 2010

Shoe Porn: Fall edition

I LOVE boots. As much as I love summer and warm weather, I miss wearing my boots. My two favorite looks for this season are the over the knee boots and the military style. I decided to get the flats for the over the knee boots because I didn’t want to end up looking like Pretty Woman and in basic black because I also don’t want to look like Rick James!

The over the knee boots (Steve Madden) are still sexy even though they are flat. I said I wouldn’t buy anymore boots after that purchase but then I saw this military style hotness that is the Guess boots in Vegas and couldn’t resist. I paid $189US for them and was starting to feel some buyer’s remorse until I saw that the exact same style was $250 in Canada! But I love the ribbed knit detail on the side, the shape of the toe and the grooved sole. I love them so much, sometimes I just walk around in them at home for fun!

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August 20, 2010

Frugal Friday: Shoe Porn

I have a problem… I can’t stop buying shoes! Especially when I see them for such a good deal, how could I pass them up? Here are the latest additions to the collection.

endless.com $38.58

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Aldo $48.74

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June 25, 2010

Frugal Friday: Why pay more?

When you can Payless!

I’ve always had issues wearing flip flops. I just end up walking funny because I feel like my foot is going to slide out. Instead, I try to find sandals with a strap in the back to keep my foot in place. I got one from Aldo last summer but the strap kept slipping off and falling under my heel. Plus the sole was so flat, I felt like I was walking a on a piece of wood. I ended up getting these really comfy sandals last year from Payless but they were getting ratty so I stopped by to see if they had something similar this season. Score!

These are almost the same as the ones I got last year except this pair has the extra strap across. On sale for $10.99.

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I also got this lovely black pair for $14.99, also on sale. I wore them today and they were pretty comfy!

I also couldn’t resist getting these ones as well. I like that it has just a little height. It’s still a casual sandal but that little extra looks great paired with a nice summer dress. My only complaint is that the middle strap slides to the right instead of staying the center but for $23.99, I’m not too much of a princess to slide it back to the middle.

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I love summer sales! Go get you a pair or two, or three…

June 13, 2010

Shoe porn: the caged bootie

I love shoes. I don’t know why, I just do.

My current favorite in my collection, the caged bootie. Love!

I hadn’t planned on buying any shoes that day but they were on sale and they were calling my name. It was my duty to emancipate them from the drab store shelf.

Eaton Centre, Spring Shoes $35

It was also available in white and brown but I always end up buying black. I wish they had them in nude!

What I really wanted are these Christian Louboutin caged booties but I can’t justify $1600.

Christian Louboutin caged bootie, $1645

Maybe if I became a professional baby-mama and got pregnant by the right athlete…
But until then… a girl can dream.

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June 4, 2010

Frugal Friday: $30 challenge

Runway show and frantic last-minute shopping …just another Friday at the office!

Stemming from a conversation of frugal finds, the $30 challenge was born. The rules were as follows:

Budget of $30 before tax for a complete look.
Must be separates. Top, bottom AND shoes. No dresses allowed.
No gifts allowed. Must be purchased from a store.
And most importantly, must be wearable in public!

Though I’m always on the hunt for bargains, it wasn’t easy to find a complete look for $30. I was done by Wednesday and spent most of Thursday trash talking since everyone else was still completing their look. Some had yet to even buy any items! I told them heifers they might as well stay home since I was pretty confident… until Friday rolled around and I saw that I had some stiff competition.

Here’s a couple pics from the walk off that went down last Friday. Strutting our stuff on our makeshift runway, we tried to convince the judges and woo the audience with our $30 point of view.

Hilary came out with a strong catwalk. Someone’s been watching Top Model. Meow!

I tried to win them over with enthusiasm as you can see by my crazed “you-must-love-me” expression.

Rose was the only person to attempt pants but alas, she went over budget. However, we let her walk the runway with her shoes.

Aileen wowed the judges with a demo. The top went from halter to tube top. No extra points if a boob popped out during the demo though. It’s not that kind of competition.

Jeanette showed off her price tags since she was “strongly advised” to participate and planned to return her purchases after the competition. We talked her into keeping the items (and I scored the flip flops off of her!)

Sandra, who was also forced into participating, surprised us with taking the time to add extra flair by adding a blue ribbon onto the hat herself to up the ante!

Final walk. (click to enlarge images)

Here’s the breakdown.

Hilary
Double-sun-casual: Two looks, one day. Without the sweater to catch some rays or with the sweater for a quick lunch on the patio with girlfriends.