Luxe Diva or Budget Diva?

These heels cost $995, and with tax they are over ONE THOUSAND dollars.  They are smokin’ hot.  And there is one pair left in my size.

I kind of really want them for my birthday.  I also kind of think, even as a gift, no pair of shoes is worth that money.  Then again, I think they totally reflect my personal brand/style.  Then again, I also think I have successfully been able to reflect it for a lot less.

I looked in my closet at my latest shoe purchases and realized that randomly they are all totally budget.  I must have some sort of high-low cycle for my purchases because at my last trip to Heaven on Horatio I walked out with four fabulous pairs of red-soles.  But my latest additions come from Guess, Tar-Jay and the esteemed Forever 21, and are all remarkably $50 or less.

These denim cuties cost me $50 on sale at GUESS in Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas.

These flirty fuscias cost me $26.99 on target.com.

And these gold metallics cost an unbelievable $26.80 at Forever 21 on the Santa Monica promenade, Los Angeles.

The best part is that I had been looking for gold platforms all summer and after months of no luck, was prepared to pay any price.  I nearly fainted from reverse sticker-shock.  I couldn’t believe there were shoes this cheap worth placing on well-pedicured feet.  They look great, I might add.

It just begs the question – Is there really any justfication for $1000 heels when I can find THREE pairs I’m totally happy with for approximately $100?!

I get there is a quality factor here – but I just wonder could  the Louboutins really offer 20 times the quality of the GUESS?  Are they truly 33.3333333 times better than my Mossimos or my 4Evas??

Ok, maybe yes, but do I even notice the difference?

It’s not like they are any more comfortable or durable.

So, I am publicly proposing that someone who reads this blog who has friends in footwear pretty please come out with something very similar at a price point that doesn’t make me feel so guilty!!

Even $500 would be far more palatable, and I’m wincing as I type this because that too seems a little much in these times.

$200?

What is even a reasonable price for hot heels these days??

I’m so confused.

Did I mention there is just one pair left in my size…….