I really do love the Spring/Summer 08 Marni wedges. The shape looks futuristic and the colours are lovely and neutral, which I thought would make them perfect for investing in. It also helped that many of the fashion bloggers I idolise were wearing them in summer/autumn last year because they managed to snag them in sales (click on their pictures to see their blog).
Of course, I could not afford the US$735 for them, but I didn’t think about looking for copies of them until I found the picture of them in my old laptop.
So I found a BCBGirls chunky heel version of them for US$50 on Amazon (click on pictures to buy), and I really had my heart set on the black ones. I really wanted to get these straight away, even though it’s winter and I just bought a new pair of boots last week. Why? Because tribal styled shoes are going to be the next big thing when spring comes around and there was no way I wasn’t going to be caught dead with such tacky sandals! So I had a huge debate with my husband on whether they were any good to buy or not- but he ended up winning the debate by pointing out that shipping was more expensive than the shoes itself and the ankle strap on the original marni wedges was too large and could make even the most slender girl’s ankles look chunky. I realised he was right, and as soon as I had given up on them, he started to take a liking to them and offered to get them as a early birthday present. But I had already given up, and decided that I would have a much better birthday without the shoes.
My husband then went to look online for a version that were closer to home and came across these Siren platform heels on RoyalT, a New Zealand online shoe store, but I wasn’t very happy with them either. Because of the three colours, I was at a loss on how to wear them, and at NZ$180+ p&p, they were more expensive than the shoes from Amazon.
So, what do I do? Should I bother buying any of these? Or should I just let them pass me by?
