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Shoes Day Tuesday: Fun Shoes!

[We know the title of this post is a little misleading because just about ALL SHOES are fun, but go with it.]

We are back today with Shoes Every Woman Needs recommendations. When we introduced the category in the initial post, we all pretty much agreed that a woman should have an animal print shoe in her arsenal. Katie 2 and Elizabeth also each showed a floral pair they already own. We are here today to give you all sorts of recommendations of fun shoes to kick up your fun factor!

Frugal (less than $100)
  1. In the initial post of shoes every woman needs (and since) we have sang our praises for leopard print. We hope by now you have invested in some leopard print for your wardrobe, so we will take this opportunity to suggest some snake skin instead. Normally these would fall into the mid-line category, but lucky you! These Cole Haan Amelia Grand Pumps are on sale! 
  2. Katie 2 loves black and white so these glen plaid pumps may be hers in the near future   (Katie 1 and Elizabeth are both morally opposed to Ivanka Trump brand products. Katie 2 totally gets it, but the brand makes quality products at a good price. And in an effort to accommodate all tastes, she is recommending them.)
  3. The color on these is beautiful, and so is the price. Katie 2 hasn’t bought shoes from Aldo in years because they hurt her feet and they don’t last forever, but for $42.50, go for it! 
  4. These Sarto by Franco Sarto are pretty floral, and despite the sling-back, they look right on the mule trend.
  5. The Desi kitten heel pump offers a pattern for every season. Pick one or pick up all 9!! 
  6. Here is a bonus pair for you flat-shoe wearing ladies.

Mid-Line ($100 to $200)
  1. Go nuts with color! Try this Zala Pump in the beautiful light purple suede. The sturdy, lower heel means it will probably be more comfortable for long days. (Also, apparently this is a very common style for the season. I’m finding a very similar shoe at tons of stores. But no one has a color quite like this one.)
  2. These are just beautiful. Way to go, Ted Baker. (And Katie 1 for finding them.)
  3. If you get these in Raisin color, they’re “fun”. We aren’t recommending them in red because we have a separate “red shoe” recommendation post coming in a month or two! 
  4. We love black watch (in case you missed it, go back and check out the post and the 5 days of Instagram posts!) so we have no choice but to show you black watch tartan loafers.
  5. Look lady-like in tweed. 
What Katie 1 spends (More than $200)
  1. For the record, these aren’t leopard print, they’re cheetah. 
  2. WE LOVE TARTAN so naturally we liked these. Act fast though because sizes are super limited.
  3. Katie 1 loves the fuchsia, and Katie 2 thinks that a royal blue shoe is highly underrated. Either one is a good choice.
  4. Save $100 on these floral brocade pumps. We are loving them. 
  5. We should probably stop doing these shoe recommendations posts, because Katie 1 always ends up finding shoes she loves. She will probably end up buying these beauties. And Katie 2 might also, because why shouldn’t she?
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