Cover Your Wedgie
Posted on 01.09.09 to Designer Feature by Lindsay
Ahhh, tact! My strong point. You’ll appreciate me by the end of the post, I promise.
Normally, we associate wedges with summertime, flowing dresses, espadrilles and the like – we don’t see many fun wedges in the fall or winter seasons… However, I’ve become particularly enamored with wedges as of late – Gasp! Out of SEASON?! – but they’re refreshed, renewed, they’re… Covered?
Yeah, covered. What does that even mean? The sole of the shoe is covered by the same material as the upper, which gives a futuristic, “disproportionate” appeal which is a sweet change from 1970′s-throwback wooden heels, or semi-orthopedic plastic soles of “modern workwear”.
If you’ve glanced at the sidebar within the last week or so, you’ll have noticed these 80&20 Lily Wedges in the most amazing orange patent leather. They also come in patent grey, but I was just smitten with the vibrancy. They were just reduced at Tobi from $135 down to only $67.They were $81 last week! They must really need to go… Someone buy them for a loving, needy blogger-ette?
Also, the ever-innovative and stunning Nubby Twiglet has become just as enamored as I over these beautiful new creations, and sprung for two pairs of Dries Van Noten “Nurse” Wedges from their F/W 2007 collection in burgundy and grey. Ohhh, to have the beautiful bank account (correction: saving ability) to afford such amazing shoes… Where she got them is a flipping mystery, because I’ve been looking for a while and they are NOWHERE to be found.
After some serious digging, I managed to find these dopplegangers for a reasonable price:
80%20 Women’s Lily Satin Covered Wedge
$97.95 $83.26
Oh sweet joy! SATIN covered Lily wedges to covet. What’s that? What’s that you say? They also come in PURPLE SATIN? Well, skin me alive. I’m doomed.
RATON Wedges
$120 $98
There are coincidentally a billion covered wedges by Raton, but no one else seems to have gotten them memo that this style is super hot. Fortunately, we have wonderful crocodile patent leather wedges under $100 to soothe our worries.
RATON Wedges
$128 $115
These are a bit more sleek and streamlined, which I like. The shine of the leather is all the glamour I need, on some days.
RATON Wedges
$128 $90
Well, that’s the extent of the covered wedges for around $100 that I, personally, could find. However, I did find some pricier, fancier, designer-ier covered wedges that I mostly am going to show you out of lust, but feel free to spend all your Christmas money in one place (take THAT, Grandma!):
Chloe’ Boots
You Don’t Wanna Know
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA 22 – Women – FOOTWEAR – Wedges on YOOX.COM
Guess. It’ll be funnier when you click the link that way. (Actually, they’re both under $300..? Not… bad..?)
What do you think of these future-tastic incarnations of the age-old wedge? Let me know in the comments!
xoxo.
Post Tags: covered wedges, high fashion
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You Feel ___ About Wedge Boots | Broke & Beautiful added these pithy words on Feb 15 09 at 4:46 pm :
[...] written a few wedge-related posts – my obsession with covered wedges may ring some bells. We’ve also discussed the atrocity of sneaker wedges where, surprisingly, [...]
drew added these pithy words on
Jan 10 09 at
9:51 am
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80%20 Women’s Lily Satin Covered Wedge so cute… (^_^)
Jen added these pithy words on
Jan 10 09 at
10:03 pm
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I am SO coveting the first ones…
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Marisol added these pithy words on
Jan 11 09 at
3:30 pm
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Sadly I am not into shoes that much (gasp!) but I do like the last pair.
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The Fashion Pinko added these pithy words on
Jan 12 09 at
12:06 am
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I really like a bunch of the styles by 80%20.
Also, aldo did a pair of margiela-like covered wedges: http://www.aldoshoes.com/us/women/boots/dress-fashion/71813121-froling
I spent a long time wondering if I should buy those, but never did.
Also, I WANT THOSE DRIES. Where do people find these things?
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Sal added these pithy words on
Jan 12 09 at
6:31 am
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Wow, such great picks! I’ll take one of each, please.
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Lara added these pithy words on
Jan 12 09 at
8:36 am
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oh dear… I just don’t know about the covered wedges. I’d like to think of myself as progressive but something about them makes me uncomfortable, even though I think they can look amazing on other people!
I wrote about the same thing in boot form a while back:
http://mymilkglassheart.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/hide-and-seek/
Good luck finding the perfect pair.
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birdie added these pithy words on
Jan 12 09 at
8:41 am
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I LOVE THE WEDGE!!!!!
The covered wedge is extra-height, but incognito.
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