shopping for gown-shoes

I have a few criteria for buying shoes to go with my gown.  They must be:

1. Wearable with more than a gown.  In other words, no satin.
2. Low heeled.
3. Black.
4. Not summery.
5. Affordable.
6. Comfortable (or at least not too uncomfortable).

I start at Bergdorf’s big shoe sale.  I try on a pair of Chanel dress shoes.  The heel is right, but they are not terribly comfortable, and the rounded toe is not all that attractive.  I don’t buy them.

Next stop is the Manolo Blahnik boutique for their final markdowns.  I’m told the lines were out the door yesterday.  Today it’s crowded, but no lines.  Mostly the size 38 1/2’s are gone.  But I find the perfect shoe.  It meets all my criteria.  And best of all, they have it in my size.  It fits.  It’s marked down 63%.   

The picture makes the shoes sparkle in different colors, but that’s only the way it reflects the light.  The shoes are all black.

I think Dorothy wore a version of these shoes in red.  Though my wishes may be different, I'm hoping they will give me the same luck they gave her.