Shoe help!

[dogmama]

Hi all!

I''ve been MIA mostly because of teaching and wedding planning, but now I''m stuck! I need to find shoes! I can''t seem to find anything that is delicate enough or stable enough for extended dancing. If you talented ladies can, please shoot me some suggestions!

It needs to be:

- 2.5 to 3 inches high
- open toe
- gold/metallic (so I can wear them with my Chinese wedding dress!)
- interesting vamp with some sort of crossing straps or rhinestone details
- ankle strap and heel cup

So far, there''s really not been anything promising and I''m starting to get discouraged...but if you guys hit a jackpot let me know!!

 

[FrekeChild]

Size and budget?

 

[Clairitek]

Hehe I just had to look up what a "vamp" is! I know nothing about shoe technical terms.

I know Freke is the resident shoe expert but I wanted to chip in some suggestions.

Forgive me if these are totally off base!

Gold t-strap from Zappos.

These are too tall but they fit the other criteria!

Stuart Weitzman''s

Tahari from DSW. Might not be wedding-y enough but I like the crossing wide straps.

Thats all I have for now. Hunting for shoes is really fun!

 

[lala2332]

you may want to try dance shoes. They are super comfortbale and have a nice sturdy heel for dancing and being in all day.

The gold ones on this page are pretty....but i''m sure you can find others if you did a search for ballroom dance shoes

http://www.allaboutdance.com/cats/ballroom-shoes

 

[dogmama]

Freke! *bows to shoe goddess* ^_^

Budget is anything below $100
Size 7.5 or an 8 depending on designer/brand

 

[Winks_Elf]

Try Steve Madden''s website. His shoes are TDF, and reasonable. They''re also very comfy!

 

[dogmama]

OMG Clairitek the Zappos ones are gorgeous. I love the beautiful ornate detailing on the front of the strap. I just think I''ll fall over when I walk in them!

There''s no reviews so I have nothing to go on in terms of comfort for those beauties. I''m scheming though. Thanks so much for looking for me!

 

[Clairitek]

Date: 2/18/2009 1:36:41 PM
Author: Winks_Elf
Try Steve Madden''s website. His shoes are TDF, and reasonable. They''re also very comfy!

ITA with Wink on this one! Steve Madden heels are the first ones that I''ve ever been able to walk around in for more than an hour.

 

[Clairitek]

Date: 2/18/2009 3:59:03 PM
Author: lilythespitfire
OMG Clairitek the Zappos ones are gorgeous. I love the beautiful ornate detailing on the front of the strap. I just think I''ll fall over when I walk in them!

There''s no reviews so I have nothing to go on in terms of comfort for those beauties. I''m scheming though. Thanks so much for looking for me!

You''re welcome! I''m surprised I managed to pick anything out that you found attractive. Its hard to know what people''s taste is.

I bete Freke will be able to help you a lot... she just found my wedding shoes for me about an hour ago! Shes a magical shoe-finding PSer.

 

[FrekeChild]

Lol. Thanks Clairitek! I will have to look later though, I have a test in an hour that I have yet to study for...

 

[doodle]

link

Okay, so there were so many on here that fit the description you posted that I just attached the link for the search I put in for you to scan (if that helps at all!). I second looking at ballroom shoes, too--they''re perfect for weddings because they''re designed to hold your foot in the shoe with maximum support, generally have medium heel height, and they aren''t too slippery. here''s a link for just one pair out of many that were on usadanceshoes.com. good luck!

 

[FrekeChild]

Ok, so I may have gone out on a limb...

Champagne--no strap and over budget

No ankle strap, and over budget

Too high of a heel...

Has a black heel

I just had to share these--I think they''re gorgeous!

Strappy sandal

Strappy and embellished

Funky, but they almost fit the requirements

I think these are just about perfect. Very strappy though.

Maybe there is something.