Fantasy Friday: Kickin' it old school

Not literally but in the sense that these are all going to be shoes.

I thought to myself, self, you really love shoes yet you never spend the money to get shoes that you really love. Mostly I think about it on Sunday's because I wear my MJ Crocs pretty much everyday of the week, so come Sunday I want to wear some great heels and I turn to my shoedrobe and it's sad...very, very sad. You see I use to buy two pairs of shoes a month...maybe more, when I worked at good 'ol Payless but that was in 2003, not that I haven't bought shoe since then (I have, trust me) but I've bought as little as possible. Like most moms I like to put my daughters in super cute crap and I live vicariously through them. But, NO MORE, I pledge that I will buy a pair of shoes that I really love that scream SUMMER LOVIN' (or something along those lines) so that I can feel a sense of pride on Sunday once more.

This all stems from the fact that my outfit last Sunday would have been 10 x's cuter if I had a pair of espadrilles. Eh, hem, onward:

So cute, what more could I really say. We all know I'm a big Betsey Johnson fan, I just love the little ties, they are so carefree and a little flirty. Btw, there's nothing wrong with having flirty feet. I've put up two pics because there's something lost in this view that you may have never known.

There's the sweet little cute out, I like anything that has a little surprise...something you weren't expecting. Whether it's a cut out, a texture, a unique design...it adds to your personal style, it says something about you. These BJ's can be yours for $212. All I will say about these Frye sandals is: love the color, love the design, love the height. $180.

These are adorable. Just so you know, bows are in right now, not like hardcore bow tie bows, more like light, "limp" bows if you get what I mean. Anywhere too, on your shoes (ie: this adorable Miss Sixty sandal), your jewelry, on skirts, shirts, you get it. I just saw this little sandal and thought it was so dainty, I love that it wraps a little around the ankle and the color is soft ans sweet and it would looks cute with shorts or a sundress, even skinny jeans, cute. $132.

Now when you first look at this shoe you may think, "Eww, mustard yellow, helloooo." but I think "Statement!" I think these are a hot shoe. Not only are the patent so you know these babies are going to shine, but the yellow has this basket weave type pattern to it (something that is unique!) and I love the metallic roping and heel. There was this great pink color but it came in a flat not the heel, so I opted for the heel. Besides, I know you think, what can I wear this with? Trust me, you can wear this...and you should probably not have anything else yellow on, at least not a main piece. Let me think, dark denim wide legs jeans and a white button down. Ohh, one of those new floral blouses and a navy pencil skirt, that could be hot. When pulling off a statement piece, remember, if you're scared always, always rely on your neutrals, when in doubt, you could wear this with anything black, white, grey, khaki or navy. Like a khaki circle skirt and a grey boat neck tee, that would be so cute. These shoes are by Due Farina (a name I don't think I've brought to you yet) and are $400.

I know these aren't exactly my style, they may be yours, who knows...I definitely think they're cool. I could see a little 18 year old in super short shorts and a vintage tee rocking these studded sandals. These have a great sense of style none-the-less. D&G $895.

Now these are the opposite of the yellow Farina pair, these you can wear with color. Solids. A hot pink skirt with a black blouse...that could be hot and tons of silver jewelry. These are fun, a statement piece, I'm all about making a statement with your shoes, your shoes can really say a lot about you. I know that sounds a little weirdo but I totally believe it. That's why women have to have a ton of shoes, we're not one sided, there are many facets to our personalities, different shoes can express different things about ourselves. These are from LAMB $297.

I really, really, really love these sandals. They are slightly gladiator but they have a great summer style. I love the color, and I loved the buckles and I really love that it's a sandal but it has the "t" going up the top, that will make your foot look slender. Trust me I need all the help I can get, I already had big feet, and then I had two kids. Anyway, these are STEVEN by Steve Madden, and if I had an extra $149.95 I would have already had these on their way to my humble home.

Have a great weekend, and I hope you can get some great shoes that express yourself, that make you feel really good, shoes that you love and could look at all day. That's the dream.

And happy Friday the 13th....my most favorite day of the year.