Shoe Drama

Sooo... I decided that I was going to get my shoes dyed hot pink. I wanted to avoid spending a boatload of money on shoes. I was trying to be good :)

Well that was a fail. My shoes are not bright pink. They are coral. A soft pinky orange. Let's just say when I picked them up, the lady at the shop and I had the most awkward conversation. She insisted that the shoes were not dyeable. I told her that they indeed were. They not only said dyeable but they also came with fabric swatches. I don't think regular shoes come with fabric swatches. Cole Haan sells them as dyeable bridal shoes.

Then she told me that as she was doing swatches she was nervous that they weren't going to turn out the color that I wanted. Isn't that the moment where you would STOP?! Wouldn't you not dye them so that you could tell me ahead of time that this shoe might be tricky? Instead I am stuck with coral shoes. Coral shoes. like those below




I specifically got those Cole Haan shoes for their
a) comfort
b) price
c) ability to customize them with my shoe brooches (another post on them later)

Oh did I mention the dye was also inconsistent? So it's blotchy in some places. It doesn't show up on my camera but to the naked eye and on fancy cameras it will surely appear uneven. So the only thing I can do now is have her dye them black. Hoorah. Another black shoe in my closet.

So after freaking out I found some shoes that could have worked. Kevin found these for me.

One was the 'Solitaire' by Stuart Weitzman



Cute. bright pink. And the little crystal is pink. Is it available? Of course not. I even went to the Stuart Weitzman store in Tysons 2 and the sales person told me that she can no longer order them.

Next: The 'Clarice' by Kate Spade




Kevin found these as well (he was really helping since I was so distraught). I didn't love them but they would have worked. Unfortunately I saw on a board somewhere that they were at Marshalls somewhere for $130 as opposed to the $300 that is listed online. Knowing that it is somewhere for so much less prevented me from paying full price.

So...I decided to go with...the Manolo Blahnik d'orsay in pink!



Yes, the shoe I feel in love with when I went to Barney's about a month ago. I didn't like them because I felt that my toes stuck out a lot. The salesperson at Tysons 2 assured me that the shoes were like that because of the desire for toe cleavage. Also, that I could just buy pads to put in the shoe if I wanted my toes higher. She also suggested I just buy a size 8 even though I am an 8.5/9.

Neimans did not buy the shoe in pink this season so I had to call Barneys in New York. Tidbit I found out--Neimans and Barneys are owned by the same company. Barneys has them and they will be sending them to me. I'll hopefully get them in time for my fitting tomorrow :)