Shoes, shoes, shoes!

I have been feeling under the weather for the past two days. So, please excuse me if I haven't replied to some comments and emails yet. I woke up on Tuesday with an inflamed tonsil on the right side of my throat and a slight fever. Hopefully this will go away soon..my throat doesn't hurt that much anymore but I can feel a cough developing. Darn, I hate to be ill during summer, especially with a long weekend coming up!

But onto happier things. I was looking through photos taken during my birthday week and those of you who have been looking for a cheaper alternative to the Ann Demeulemeester S/S 09 boots may be interested in the picture below:

The photo was taken in Laguna Beach, but the store was already closed when I took this picture. I couldn't go in to investigate further, but these seem to be under a Jeffery Campbell line called "Limited edition"? These seem really close to the Ann D's and even KL thought that they were the same ones that I had. The best reproduction of the Ann Demeulemeester lace-up boots that I have seen by far! Even the multi-bow sandal next to the Demeulemeester look-a-likes are a decent alternative to the Marc Jacobs bow sandals this season!

A recent acquisition from my Vegas trip:

Givenchy s/s 09 booties

I got these on super-sale from a shoe store at Wynn. Love love love the huge zipper running up the boot, plus the cowboy boot details. It's like a bad-ass, shoe-gone-wild version of a cowboy boot, which suits me just fine, given that I always depend on my accessories to add that extra zing to my outfit. They are really comfortable and run true to size...expect to see them featured in an outfit post soon.

And another shoe-porn picture:

Rick Owens S/S 09 multi-strap booties

I call them my mummy (as in Egyptian) boots! They are in the colour dust and the multiple straps remind me of the fabric strips that are wrapped around mummies. The wedges may look deceivingly high and intimidating, but they are really comfortable! I have no problem walking in them!

My Preciousssssssssssssssss....

Givenchy feather collar booties

I have had my eye on these booties since the start of this season, when I first chanced upon them on Zappos.

There was something about the feathers that seem so frivolous and fun, plus the open-toe makes it so different from the other booties that I have. Yet I wonder if it was too trendy and I wasn't quite ready to take the plunge at its retail price.

I missed the chance to get it when it first went on sale at Zappos. I didn't know when it happened and was moping for quite sometime.

Yet when I was randomly browsing Zappos last week, I saw a pair up in my size and available at the sale price! Just like that and a few clicks later, I have ordered this pair of feather booties! (I chalk this up to good shoe karma! ;))

I received my pair today and it is high. 

I am used to 4, 5 inches in high heels, yet somehow this pair of booties seem higher than 5 inches..maybe closer to 6 inches? I shall have to measure it next to my other pairs of shoes to be sure.

It's surprisingly comfortable though and I chalk this up to the platform that's built into the shoe.

Did I mention that the shoes are gorgeous in real life? ;)

This pair's definitely a keeper!