Nothing like a good shoe sale to make a girl happy, am I right? 🙂
I only buy shoes a few times a year and that’s during designer shoe sale time! I’ve shopped these shoe sales for so many years that I’ve got it down to a science. People are always asking me how where I get my shoes and how I find them on sale so I made a video to share my tips and tricks! It’s not as simple as just stumbling upon a sale and buying them off the rack as there are so many other ladies wanting to nab the good shoes as well. In my video I share how I score great shoes on sale both in store and online. I also share my most recent shoe sale haul which happen to all be Louboutin – I share with you where I got them and how much I saved! Check it out below.
I have a weakness for shoes and when I see a pair that I love, I kind of obsess about them until I get them. But one thing about me is that I rarely buy my designer shoes at full price. I mean let’s be honest, $700 for a pair of shoes is CRAZY. I wait until the designer shoe sale (one in the winter and one in the spring) and buy all my shoes at 40% off. (tip: they start at 40% off and then wait another 4-6 weeks or and then they end up at around 60% off) And lucky for me a lot of the shoes that I’ve fallen in love with I’ve been able to get on sale (another tip: it helps to have a good sales person who looks out for your size!). Sure it’s still expensive and you have to wait until the end of the season but for someone that loves shoes as much as I do, I have to wait for the sales to afford all the pretties that I own.
However, there are a few instances where I just can not wait until sale season (when I’m pretty positive that my size will go or that style will never go on sale) and I feel like I need them NOW. Which happened just recently with these Manolos. I spotted them at Nordstrom, tried them on and decided I never wanted to take them off my feet!
They are very similar to the popular “BB pump” which I have and love but I think this one is a bit more of a sexier shoe with a lower cut. I’m crazy about the lace, I think it’s just such a gorgeous detail and then the cap toe, I mean, it’s just my perfect shoe. I’ve really been into the pointy toes lately so these just fit everything that I wanted in a shoe. I also have to say that I think they are actually very comfy and easy to walk in which I’ve found with my other Manolos.
I do love the classic look of the Manolo pumps, here are a few other styles that I’m loving:
Lace seems to be a thing for shoes now, other gorgeous lace shoe picks:
I went to Nordstrom not knowing there was a shoe sale going on but when I walked in, my eyes immediately zoomed in on the shoe sale rack and I was SUPER happy to find some amazing shoes on sale!
There was not a whole lot of the higher end designer labels on sale but I ended up picking up these Prada flats on sale. (not on sale online) I’ve been wanting pointy toe flats so I was very happy to find them!
My SA brought out a few other pairs in a size 5 and we were talking about how hard it was to get shoes in a 5. I asked her if she might have any other shoes on sale when she mentioned that she may have a few more in the back. When she brought out these booties my eyes lit up and I’m pretty sure I snatched them out of her hands as fast as I could! LOL! I just love the color and the So Kate is my new favorite pump shape and I’ve never seen the bootie version!
They were priced at over 50% off and with some gift cards stored up, I ended up paying just a third of the original price for these! Very excited for my new shoes and I’m sure you will be seeing them in my outfit posts soon!
OK so I had to share my latest obsession with you all. I was shopping around for new flats a few months ago and came across these very cute smoking slippers from Charles Phillip. When I got them, I swear I wore them for a week straight! They are the comfiest things ever and so I went out and got 2 more pairs! I was just checking for new styles last night and loved all the new prints and patterns. My pink pair are still available here on sale, the other two have sold out.
It’s my bi-annual designer shoe sale haul 🙂 I tend to save up all my money and buy most of my shoes only twice a year during the sales. I always end up buying a ton of shoes because I can never resist a good sale especially on shoes! Well, this year I actually found a pretty bag that was on sale too so I definitely can not keep all of these but thought I’d show you what I ended up getting and maybe you can let me know which ones I should return? I really do need your help as I love them all!
I completely forgot to take “real” (not iPhone) pics of these Fendi pumps but I instagrammed them last week. They are so cute and I’ve been eyeing them forever, couldn’t believe the black ones went on sale! I can’t find them on sale anymore, seems like they are back to being full price.
These Miu Miu flats I’m definitely keeping (seeing as how I’ve worn them already as you might’ve seen on my instagram). Aren’t they so pretty? I love how they sparkle! Bluefly currently has them on sale.
I got these from Net-a-Porter and I didn’t see them anywhere else on sale. I’ve been wanting a pair of Maniac pumps for awhile so was very glad to see these go on sale. Definitely not a color for the faint of heart but I love bold color shoes so I think I’ll get lots of wear from them. They are sold out of my color but they still have a few on sale in pink (60% off now), pink suede and nude suede.
These YSL booties were a lucky score as my SA at Nordstrom told me I got the only pair in store and they were my size! I’m a fan of the tributes as I already have the pumps and mary janes and find them all to be very comfortable. I love the cap toe on these! SSENSE has the all leather version as well as the cap toe tributes on sale
I love the color of these Jimmy Choo pumps but out of my haul these are probably my least exciting pair. I do like to have classic pumps in different colors and textures which was what attracted me to these but I’m a bit undecided if they are worth keeping over my other shoes. The good news for those of you that are interested in them, they are now 60% off at Nordstrom! I got them for 40% off so waiting it out is always worth it but I’m too afraid of missing out on my size so I just snag them when I can.
Lastly are the most gorgeous Prada boots. I have a hard time finding boots and these may just be perfection in a boot. HOWEVER they are suede and Seattle is so rainy and gross that I hesitate to spend this much money on boots that I can’t wear very often. I do wish they were leather but I was lucky at least finding these in my size. They are OTK boots however, they look great scrunched down too so I like that they can double as knee high boots too. These are the same ones but in leather.
A lot of places are already marking down their designer merchandise to 60% off. Sizes are slim but you never know, you might get lucky! Make sure to check out Saks, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Net-a-Porter and Barney’s!
I’m a total classic pump kind of girl. Even though you’d think they’d all be the same, they are all different to me in some way. I fell in love with these the moment that I saw them and they are just perfect to me.
I got mine at Nordstrom and unfortunately they aren’t sold online (I don’t think any Chanel merchandise is except for cosmetics, vintage jewelry and vintage bags) but I was there this weekend and they still had them AND they now have them in several colors! I love these two and they also had them in white with black cap toes.
They were definitely a splurge and I spent a full week contemplating if I should keep them or not but I was thoroughly convinced after one of my favorite enablers told me “You can wear them forever… You can be buried in them.” I laughed but had to agree. 🙂
*Blazer: LC by Lauren Conrad (gifted from my Kohl’s photo shoot) – I actually have all 3 colors of this blazer and I wear them A LOT. Like I said before in my Kohl’s post, I’m really impressed with the quality of their stuff. These are the perfect boyfriend blazers, they go with so many things and a great price. Sizing – I’m wearing a 0 and I’d say size down if you are unsure.
*Jeans:J Crew Factory Destroyed Matchstick Jean – on sale! – they run much smaller than regular J Crew jeans. Also, they are a bit stiff so not the most comfortable jeans.
*Shoes:YSL TribToo pumps– love these gray stitch ones too! My first lookbook with these! I adooore these shoes, they are one of my top favorites from my collection. On this day, I wore these babies shopping all day long and they were super comfortable.
*Bag: Summer Tote (gift from simply-bags.com) I’ve never owned a monogram bag before and I’ve been eyeing a few beach bags for some upcoming summer trips so I was excited to get this very happy yellow bag and of course had to get the embroidery in pink! I know it’s an odd bag to go with the outfit but since I can’t get to the beach now, it’s acting as my grocery/carry all bag and I love the gigantic-ness of it! It fits everything! Plus the yellow print is just so cheery, I like that it reminds me that summer is just around the corner.
I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect pair of boyfriend jeans and while I like these, I don’t love them. Also, after seeing the pictures, I can definitely see that they need to be shortened as I cuffed them but they look funny because they are still too long. I’m also adjusting to the boyfriend jean look as somebody that has lived in skinny jeans for the past few years this transition is huge to me! But I really like the look of them so just need to find the right pair. I find that the true boyfriend jeans don’t work for me since I am already short legged, the baggy + looseness of traditional boyfriend jeans makes me look even more short. So I’m looking for a pair of “skinny boyfriend” jean if you know what I mean so if you guys have recommendations, let me know! I’ve got my eye on this pair from Madewell or this one from J. Crew. I think I need to get to the mall this week!
P.S. I’m clearly loving the pastels, so check out my post on how to incorporate pastels into your work wardrobe.
