I admit that the moment I bought these shoes, I
knew they were not going to be very practical. Ivory lace? It's just
going to get shredded, muddy, discolored, snagged. But I took one look
at that towering heel and lace-up vamp and there was no turning back.
Once
they arrived, I admired them with awe, then spent several days trying
to plan outfits to wear with them. My cigarette pants ended up looking
dumb (too much gap between shoe and pant). My dress worn as a skirt
(yeah, I was originally intending to wear it with these shoes) ended up
looking dumb. Khakis looked dumb. White tights looked dumb. Long pants
would have looked OK, but they would have covered up the shoes!
Finally,
I wore them with this green dress and black tights, which I think works
because the pattern on the dress kind of has lacy characteristics, and
the black details work well with the black (actually very dark brown) in
the heels.
I felt this was another look that makes my ankles look awkwardly skinny and reminds me of ostrich leg, so after several attempts at softening this effect with various types of socks, I eventually settled on the leg warmers.
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