Shop Style Spy's Closet -- June 23

More closet purging from Style Spy! And this time I'm busting out some really good stuff... (Click photos for links that have more details.)



Red leather Adrienne Vittadini knee-high boots, size 40.

Gorgeous. Too big for me.

NEVER-WORN Marc Jacobs skirt from his spectacular S/S 2008 collection (size 4).



This is an incredible piece, and an incredible bargain.


Beautiful camel silk Stella McCartney blouse (size 8 or so)


A lovely thing that I never wear because it's just too big for me.



The most adorable leopard-print calf hair pumps EVER:

Giuseppe Zannoti, size 40.

A pair of Jimmy Choo flats (size 39) that will become your best friends:


Seriously, you will wonder how you lived without them until now.


All these things are guaranteed genuine and in excellent condition. Check out Style Spy's Closet and give them a good home!


Images: Style Spy

Are You a Good Boot? Or a Bad Boot?

Hmmmmmmm... I dunno about these. Theoretically, I should love them. I love the idea of them.

But I just don't know. They may be just a little too Pleaser USA, if you know what I mean.

They are not Pleaser USA (the $800+ price tag is your first clue there); they are actually Giuseppe Zanotti, a shoe label that is really marvelous when they get it right and pretty tragifying when they get it wrong. I'm on the fence about this one.

Tell me what you think. Vote in the poll in the top right corner!


(With thanks and apologies to lovely Stephanie at Style Odyssey!)

Amended to add:

Just to be clear, I'm not contemplating purchasing these boots. I just saw them on Stephanie's blog and they made my mind whir. I don't think I'd ever buy shoes I was that doubtful about, especially not at that price. Besides, I already have these:


My Stuart Weitzman Goliaths, which have given me nary a moment of doubt and many an hour of joy, for a fraction of the price. What more could a gal need?

Remember When "Recess" Used To Be A Good Thing?

So on Monday, we got word from some big economic muckety-mucks that the country is in an actual recession and has been for a year.

Altogether now: "Well, duh!"

And yet... Someone is spending money, because these dark sparkly beauties from Giuseppe Zanotti



I would do wicked, wicked things in these shoes. I would do wicked, wicked things for these shoes. Oh, my...

that retail for a cool $995.00 on Net-A-Porter (that's about one latte shy of a grand, folks) are sold out in all but three sizes. And they're not even on sale yet.

Golly.

Can I buy stock in Zanotti, I wonder?

Undecided

Okay, these are either fiendishly clever and adorable or altogether icky. I can't decide. What do you think?

Giuseppe Zanotti Crystal Fishbone Sandal

I think I'm leaning toward icky...

The Want Monster Slaps Me Around...

... and says, "Buy these shoes, bitch!!!"




Giuseppe Zanotti from Neiman Marcus. Great googly-moogly, that is one gorgeous shoe. Those have got to be the world's wickedest mary janes, and I waaaaaant them. That is teetering on the ever-so-fashionable edge of a bondage shoe, and I would really like to see how well I could keep my balance in them, so to speak. Wearing that shoe, I would be guaranteed to drink too many manhattans, purchased by men with loosened ties and guilty consciences. Oh, baby...

Thanks to reader Elke for the heads-up!

Photo: NeimanMarcus.com