Thursday, December 15, 2011

Sartorial Love Child of Spencer and Mona

Four weeks ago, I whined about missing out bidding on the Spencer Mary Janes. Easily distracted, with all the promos ongoing and enablers like shoppingonthefly's review, I decided some grown-up Dorothy shoes were meant to be mine.








Mona Glitter Pumps
The red Mona Glitter Pumps became a need, with added justification that red is my favorite color and the mission of my blog. Even though at 30% off, I'd still be paying $160 plus tax for glitter on cotton twill, man-made lining and sole.

But! When I went scouring for them online, I found they were already sold out (whaaa!).


Harper Crackle-Metallic Platform Heels
Enter the aftermarket. Spotted a pair of the Harper Crackle-Metallic Platform Heels. In my size. Brand new. And a very decent bid price. I remembered them from nearing the end of their retail life. Didn't give them much thought since, never shopping at the B&M, the only thing I could go on was this pic on the JC website. Not too exciting. Until ... I heard about Glamour's sneak peak at J.Crew Fall 2009 (see 6th pic down). If they really looked like that IRL and not ho hum like the pic to the left, they just might satisfy my latest shoe lust. So I waited. Stalked. And won! Woohoo!!
I got them today. And before I go on, I must tell you although I've wanted to learn to become a good photographer (at one point even signing up for photography lessons but never took them), I am a point-and-shoot-with-an-instamatic-camera photographer. And from my advertising agency days, know an enormous amount of time and care go into a professional photo shoot. You could spend hours setting up the shot, playing with angles and lighting and who knows what all the real photographers must do. Anyway, on with my tale ... I took the shoes out of the box, tried them on and immediately thought I need to let you all see what beauties they are. And here's the shot:
You are going to laugh when you find out how I set it up. The backdrop is a dust cover for a J.Crew handbag. It's propped up against our coffee maker on the kitchen counter. I put my digital cam on the Text setting with soft flash and this is the third shot I took. Think the whole shoot of 4 photos took about 5 minutes. What do you think, not too bad?

14 comments:

  1. Much better than my pics! I just wave my iPhone about and two seconds and one smudgy mess later, I'm done.

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  2. Love these shoes and your pic is fab! Congrats on winning the bid on them and have fun wearing them. :)

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  3. The gold are beautiful! I think they're infinitely more versatile than the glitter pumps.

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  4. Love the shoes, love the picture, it's made my iPhone very jealous!

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  5. Hahaha I love the setup for the photo. It looks lovely! The Harpers are one of my all time fav J.Crew shoes. I have the suede and patent version. They are just so classic!

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  6. They look perfect- good job!I have these are they are soooo comfortable. I took them to Paris and walked all over St. Germaine, cobblestones and nary a blister and actually a few compliments.You will wear them every chance you get!

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  7. Tabitha, I can see you waving that iPhone like a magic wand!

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  8. shopwithm, thanks, I was excited to win them! I think hubby will like them a lot too. :)

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  9. Desert Flower, versatility, yes! And I'm so clumsy I kick my own ankles and think the glitter would leave nasty bits there.

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  10. WFF, thank you, thank you. Don't be, the camera is not fancy but has been a trusted gadget for years. I still use it because I haven't kept up with the latest gear.

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  11. J.CrewJD, glad you got a laugh out of my desperation photo studio. I didn't know there were different versions of the Harper, lucky you!

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  12. MJ, when I first put them on I was a bit wobbly and you're right, I quickly adjusted and found them surprisingly very comfortable! What a testimony, Parisian cobblestones and no blisters?

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