Shoed or Shoed Not? first edition

So I came up with another section for this blog and it's called "Shoed or Shoed Not?" meaning: should you or shouldn't you like OR buy this particular pair of shoes?

There are times when I go shoe shopping and  happen to chance upon an UH-mazing pair of shoes. I pick it up, admire it and all is good...until I turn it over and find that the heel is an ugly piece of 3 inch chunk. humph. Or that the platform isn't right and so on. These are the shoes that just have a "je ne sais quoi" but in a wrong and bad way. It's a great pair of shoes but somehow you feel like something isn't right about it.

And SO, that's how I came to have this section. I will be showing a pair in each post that I think is pretty great but feel like they need more validation to be considered an awesome (or not so awesome!) pair of shoes.

I'd also love to hear from you guys if y'all think that it's a shoed or shoed NOT pair!

The first pair is this Max Studio one that I found in DSW shoes.


photo from dsw.com



photo from dsw.com



photo from dsw.com


So I actually love the gold color and the sort of butterfly straps in the ankle. They SORT of remind me of these gorgeous gold aperlai sandals (see here in my twitter). Of course the Aperlais are so much more gorgeous, but anyways moving on!

Yes, at first glance it looks pretty (especially as a small icon) but once I enlarged it I started seeing a lot of things that were wrong with the shoe.



photo from dsw.com


First complaint: the platform and the heel. Um why did they have to have this kind of white-ish color? Second: the pointed front part. This kind of style does not look nice with the white platform. It kind of makes the shoe look cheap.


photo from dsw.com



photo from dsw.com

I think maybe if there was no platform I could tolerate the heel in this present color.

What do YOU guys think?

Is it a shoed? or a shoed not?

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Comments

  1. Oh my Dior!March 4, 2012 at 2:02 AM

    those shoes are amazing!!!


    http://www.ohmydior.org/

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  2. Thrifted ShiftMarch 4, 2012 at 2:37 AM

    I do like that butterfly detail. It would be a shoed for me if I had someplace to wear it and could walk in it!

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  3. AnnaMarch 4, 2012 at 2:39 AM

    thanks for your comment on y blog ^^
    wanna follow each other? =)

    keep in touch ^^

    http://dreamloveshop.blogspot.com/

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  4. MartaMarch 4, 2012 at 4:33 AM

    Nice post! Your blog is amazing!

    http://www.martasfashiondiary.com/

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  5. The chic and cheapMarch 4, 2012 at 4:43 AM

    very nice heels!
    THE CHIC AND CHEAP BLOG

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  6. UnknownMarch 4, 2012 at 6:28 AM

    I loved them at first but the more I look at them the more I dislike them. Lovely blog by the way!

    http://whisperwordsofcouture.blogspot.com/

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  7. Content Director - Strong Female LeadersMarch 4, 2012 at 7:06 PM

    This is gorgeous. I think it is a "shoed."

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  8. UnknownMarch 5, 2012 at 12:43 AM

    Nice!

    californiamadness.blogspot.com

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  9. CarmenMarch 5, 2012 at 3:32 AM

    I think they are pretty at a first glance but the white platform is really bugging me, so for me they are a shoed not!

    Carmen Ri.

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  10. BonnieMarch 5, 2012 at 5:37 AM

    I love this new feature! So fun.
    I think these shoes, while cute, are a "shoed not" simply because of the weird platform and heel. What is with that color?

    http://www.glamkittenslitterbox.com/
    Twitter: @GlamKitten88

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  11. Julie Khuu | Haute KhuutureMarch 5, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    Shoed! Love the laser cutouts..such a chic take on spring looks!

    Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving such thoughtful comments, hope you’ll be back to see my latest designs!

    xo-Julie
    Peace. Love. LOL!

    Haute Khuuture.com

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  12. Prisla BuahMarch 5, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    You always find the best shoes out there

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  13. Nikki | The Ginger DiariesMarch 5, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    Shoed not... The gold is very classic and elegant while the heels and platform are very clean and sportsy. These two things don't match in my mind :) xo Nikki

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  14. welldressedmakerMarch 6, 2012 at 2:20 AM

    uhm definitely shoed not. I don't like stilettos, for one, but I also really don't like anything that looks garish like this.

    ♥ laura
    the blog of worldly delights

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  15. AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    totally shoed! they are cute!
    love to follow your blog, feel free to check my blog and maybe follow it,
    xoxo
    http://leopardandsalmon.blogspot.com/

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  16. Karen (littlepiecefnb)March 6, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    Thanks for your comment on my blog! Hot shoes! =P

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  17. LilliMarch 6, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    That heels are amazing, love them!!:) Kisses!:) xoxo

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  18. AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 8:29 PM

    Thanks for visiting my blog.
    I lvoe this feature, I'd say shoed not, the top doesn't seem to match the bottom, strange xxx

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  19. AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 4:46 AM

    Beautiful shoes!

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  20. oomph.March 7, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    cute section. i have to agree with you on the white. i have a rule never to wear white shoes (heard it somewhere years ago, and it stuck). otherwise, it is a pretty shoe!

    [oomph.]

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  21. KatrinaMarch 7, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    They are very pretty but I share your concern with the platform. The color is so beautiful!

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  22. UnknownMarch 7, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    It's a cute shoe & I like the straps..not a fan of the heel height & white platforms! great review..

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  23. DeniseMarch 7, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    I liked them, but maybe the color is too shiny for me... anyway, the style is cool!

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  24. AnonymousMarch 8, 2012 at 12:00 AM

    Thx for your comment :)

    Great shoes!

    xxo,
    themagicstyle-by-nari.blogspot.com/

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