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Elle · Hermes

Wood heels on evening shoes look weird!

Kelly · Hermes

I like #3 the best for the dress you're describing although they're not really skin-toned

I feel you about the wooden heels. I feel like they're way more casual - more like what you would wear to a bar. Especially stacked heels. I tried wearing some red pumps with stacked heels to a semi-fancy occasion once and I regretted it the whole time. I felt like my feet were underdressed.

Elle · Hermes

I guess I don't understand why they even make a fancy shoe with a very unfancy heel on it. How maddening! They'd probably be perfect in the spring or summer with a sundress, but so would a covered heel and the covered heel is much more versatile IMO.

I found a really nice pair of Cole Haan peeptoe slingbacks for $40 in a lovely pearlized beige leather, and a second pair for $45 in nude patent. What did they both have? Freaking wooden heels! Gah!

I guess I thought fancy nude heels were 'the thing' these days, thanks to their leg-lengthening properties. Where ARE they, then?

-- Edited by Elle on Monday 21st of December 2009 02:09:55 PM

Boots · Gucci

I agree. the wood heels suggest daytime to me, not a fancy event like a wedding.

And as to why they make evening shoes with wooden heels? First explain to me why they make this:
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Now onto your problem. What about something like these?

Me Too $91

-- Edited by Boots on Monday 21st of December 2009 02:45:02 PM

-- Edited by Boots on Monday 21st of December 2009 03:18:59 PM

Elle · Hermes

I really like those, Boots (um, not the orange ones!) but I'd prefer leather over satin. We get a lot of rain here and satin tends to get ruined easily, and at least in theory I could wear a leather/patent pair both day and evening. Those in leather, maybe minus the bow, would be absolute perfection.

-- Edited by Elle on Monday 21st of December 2009 03:03:55 PM

Boots · Gucci

$85.95

$49.97

$67.46

Endless only has a size 10 left but maybe they have this somehwere else as well. the description lists it as patent leather.

And if you change your mind about the Me Too pump, it's on sale at Endless for $43

Suasoria · Chanel

ITA - wood heels = casual/daytime. Love the patent slingbacks Boots posted.

Vanessa · Kate Spade

These lovelies are a Louboutin knockoff but a little higher than you want. The platform does help though :)

http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/onlineProductDisplay.vs?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=EH-228328&page=1&cgname=OSSHUPUMZZZ&rfnbr=2828

gossipgirl · Dooney & Bourke

Vanessa wrote:

These lovelies are a Louboutin knockoff but a little higher than you want. The platform does help though :)

http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/onlineProductDisplay.vs?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=EH-228328&page=1&cgname=OSSHUPUMZZZ&rfnbr=2828

I like these too - although killer to dance in. I agree about the wooden heels looking more casual