Monday, August 23, 2010

Thrifty & Chic: Blue Suede Heels

I’ve been looking for blue shoes for a while now. I’ve got quite a few clothes in my closet that I feel would be better served if paired with a pair of blue shoes rather than black or brown. However, while searching for the perfect shoes, all thrift shoes I’d come across would either be matronly or plastic & gross. Last week my patience paid off & I scored a fabulous pair of blue suede shoes for $4.

Upon arriving home, I logged on to the computer & googled the mysterious “DV” label. It’s DV for Dolce Vita. This brand retails for about $80-120. Score. These shoes are comfortable, show just the right amount of toe cleavage & match practically everything I own! So happy to have found these babies.

Above is how I wore them to church on Sunday. Here’s the breakdown of my outfit:

cardigan – DownEast Basics $15 (50% off with employee discount)
top – thrifted & refashioned $4
belt – vintage from my grandma
skirt – thrifted $2
shoes – thrifted $4

Have you found any good deals lately? Please share links in the comments! Also have you discovered the glories of Groupon? Chris & I have & now he’s going to take me out to a nice steak dinner. Mmm!

Posted in thrifty Tags: thrifted

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quinn emery

yup, i have found some great deals that i posted on my blog… a-joyful-owl.blogspot.com. I found a fossil skirt for 99 cents, and an ‘original’ beatles shirt for the same price. a sheet that is going to be an aporn…and other things, but you’ll just have to go check it out! :D

the thrifty ba

every girl needs a pair of blue shoes! love yours!

Sarah

Now that I see yours I need blue shoes – they are like jeans – they go with everything.

Emma

Great find. I agree, well worth the wait.

Emily

Love em!

Nicia

I found an American Girl doll for $1.00 at Goodwill a few months back. My heart was pounding (quite embarrassing, really) as the cashier rang it up and asked a co-worker if they realized how cheap they priced an American Girl brand doll. Pretty sure that was my score of a lifetime! …then a week later I found another one (but it was a knock off brand, still retails for $80.00 though) at a consignment store for $5.00. I bought it too. :)

Laurie

Ha ha, love the toe cleavage comment!

b.a.

so awesome! i love thrifting finds like that!
and i loooove DV’s shoes. so great!

Delishhh

Just came across your blog love it! You have a new follower!

jen

So cute!

Groupon is the best thing ever…get ready to be addicted!

lauren valeen

sometimes i wanna punch you cause you find the best deals and cutest stuff! but then again, your just soo incredibly cute you deserve it.
and i never could really punch a cute lady as your self.

julie

Nothing gets me like a good find! Those shoes are to die for.

Also thanks to you I am now a part of Groupon-let the deals begin!

Mary @ Room Polish

boo-yah! Awesome find, so happy for you! love the outfit you put together to go with your shoes…lovely!

Maria Lynn

lovely and great find! wow! :) love your blog, its adorable!

Joan

A bunch of Melissa shoes are on sale at Shoplarousse.com. Definitely worth checking out. They ship internationally too.

Elaine

Love’em. I’ve been wanting some suede pumps for a while!

Katherine

These shoes are amazing! Fantastic find! Perfect shade of blue.

Laura Chavous

This is so ironic reading this. I have been searching for blue round toe wedge pumps for months. No success yet but I have been successful at getting red peep toe flats$3 & $1 olive green canvas flats. Pure joy. :)

erin lang norris

Sweeet! I love a good score. I start at my winter seasonal job (at american girl, which i thought was funny since AG has already made an appearance on this comment area!) and I need to go clothes shopping. I told my husband that all I need is like $40 and I’ll have enough clothes to get me through the season! My best thrift ever was a $2 chunky wool sweater from Anthro that retailed for like $148. I love it!

This is my most recent find, though>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinscissorhands/4700685135/

Elisa @ What the Vita

Great outfit, great shoes! I have two blue shoes (royal blue) and now I might look for a lighter blue shoes like yours after this post…