High Heels, Low (ish) Prices
After mourning the loss of my Dolce snakeskin pumps, I realized something: A Cheap JAP’s love of fashion should never inhibit her life. If she’s running late for dinner with some friends, she’s got neither time to plod along daintily to preserve her pricey heels, nor money to splurge on a cab. If you don’t spend $300 on designer shoes, you won’t freak about tossing them after a few months of night time pavement-pounding.
With clothing, I stick to the no-one-item-over-40-bucks rule as diligently as possible; this allows me at least two or three things for a Benjamin. Some shoes can be had for $40 or less: Converse, Havaianas, flats on sale, etc. But high heels are different, and don’t give me that Payless crap - this is about looking loaded too, people.
These adorable Guess and Steven by Steve Madden heels were purchased at Bloomingdales (whose shoe selections are, shockingly, not entirely overpriced). If memory serves, my bill totaled $130 - the Guesses were around $50, the Stevens around $80.
I’ve worn these shoes on intoxicated evenings out multiple times, and am thrilled to report that both pairs have held up much better than those snakeskin pumps.
In my experience, heels of the under $40 ilk can’t be made to look loaded. Spend a little more, and you’ll look as loaded as you did in your designer heels of yesteryear without worrying about the inevitable wear and tear that everyday life (read: bar-hopping) wreaks on your shoes.
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