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Archive — June 2008

Valentino Mena Leather Pumps

It's Friday night.. I'm home alone.. what better way to pass the time than to look around for shoes and handbags that I can't afford? The bow is more of a knot (I'm rationalizing).. and the coldness of the silver helps to offset any girliness of this shoe. I'm just imaging how tall I'd look…

Originally published on The Luxe Mix, June 2008. Recovered from the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine).

It’s Friday night.. I’m home alone.. what better way to pass the time than to look around for shoes and handbags that I can’t afford? The bow is more of a knot (I’m rationalizing).. and the coldness of the silver helps to offset any girliness of this shoe. I’m just imaging how tall I’d look in these!!! ooooouu.. i love this so much i feel like crying.

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