Friday, April 5, 2013



Dear ESB,

I may not have planned a single detail of my wedding yet, but one thing I do know is that...

I want to get married in LEOPARD PRINT SHOES. Priorities and all that.

Yes, I am after a pair similar to these beautiful Charlotte Olympia Love Dolly shoes (£620), only cheaper and lower. I'm already 5'11". An extra 6 inches and the "You may now kiss the bride" thing just won't work. That said I don't want flats, I want to strut not shuffle. Know what I'm sayin?

Thanks in advance,

British bride on the wild side

x

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Cheap leopard print can look pretty cheap. Actually, so can expensive leopard print. Those Charlotte Olympia heels are FUG, imho.

How bout these Moschino Cheap & Chics?


Is £254.17 more in the ball park?

28 comments:

  1. I am a leopard print apologist and fully support leopard print heels + wedding dress. However I think the quickest way to make leopard print tacky is to add a high stiletto heel. I can't tell, are these ugly?

    Calvin Klein

    They are still pretty sky-high, sorry. As a tall lady myself (5'10"), I sympathize.

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  2. stella does leopard print pretty well; these?

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  3. How about snakeskin instead?

    In case you have size 5.5 feet, these are five bucks on eBay.

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    1. If she's 5'11" and has size 5.5 feet she's probably a Barbie doll.

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    2. the good news if she's a barbie is that she won't have to worry about peeing in a complicated dress.

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    3. Hahaha, yes. Or wearing a bra!

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    4. In the snakeskin vein, these Loeffler Randals have a similar vibe to leopard print, but they're not so towering.

      I'm also a fan of the Emerson Fry's, but I highly doubt a size 5.5 is going to work here.

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    1. Ugh, I messed up the URL....trying again

      Gilda Pump

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    2. I'm on board with these. Although all depends on the dress. There is a fine line between Marilyn and Dolly.....

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    3. Agreed. The shape is elegant and the print is more refined. Depends on the dress though!

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    4. those are hot.
      5 inches though… oof.

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  5. The Mochinos are the clear front runner, they actually look classy!

    These Hobbs are also an option.

    These are not bad either.

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    1. It's a leopard print shoe, I don't think that bow is suddenly making it tacky where it wasn't before.

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  6. No leopard heels. all suggestions look cheap.

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  7. Leopard print shoes are a fail-safe way to look back at your wedding pictures with your grandkids and think 'I made a huge mistake'. There are cuter, classier ways to incorporate leopard if it's really what you want. Always opt for 'cuter' and 'classier'.

    Kate

    www.thrillofthechaise.com

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