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EyeTem of the Day: Flamingo Ear Lingo

Do your ears speak flamingo? If not, they should learn, I'm guessing it's a beautiful language filled with exotic and dirty words.

JewelMint tweeted these earrings last week and I cannot stop thinking about them. I was that weird teenager who had every animal dangle earring known to man. When I saw these, my twelve-year-old self poked her nose up from her Judy Blume book and demanded to know more.

Here's how JewelMint describes these beauties:

Inspired by Las Vegas glamour and Liberace’s iconic pink feather costume, our pair features rose and clear crystal embellished flamingos. These famously flamboyant birds instantly add dazzling tropical flair to any look. Our 2 ½” fishhook earrings include an oxidized silver finish. 

With words like "flamboyant, dazzling & Liberace," how could you not be intrigued!?

To join JewelMint and shop for these and other Liberace-inspired jewels, click here.

EyeTem of the Day: Singing in the Rain

If you have several hundred dollars laying around and you hate getting your tootsies wet in the rain but still want to make a fashion splash, well then I believe these are for you. Leave it to Jimmy Choo to take the Wellington to the next level! They have stamped their signature J. Choo fabulosity on the iconic rubber boot with a crocodile embossed effect and in case that wasn't enough, added a "molten silver finish!" The only thing these are missing are their own driver and reservation at Pastis.

The $800 Question

Image via Neiman Marcus

When did all designer shoe's pick the magic price tag of $800+? I can clearly remember the episode of Sex and the City when Carrie had her Manolo Blahnik D'orsay silver shoes stolen and she clearly stated the cost at $595!

Even in the first Sex and the City movie, her Something Blue Manolo's where more in the $600 range. Well, I'm not sure if any of you have searched for this type of shoe lately, but the pricing has climbed to $915!

I am going to venture a guess that the introduction of the red sole on the ever desirable Christian Louboutin is where it all began. This french shoe designer/genius felt that his hand crafted, French pumps could garner on average $850 retail, and shoe whores every where said "Ok!" Thus, provoking every shoe designer worth their weight in leather to surmise, "Hey, these shoe-loving bitches are crazy, let's capitalize!" And now us crazy bitches are faced with rising retail costs of over 20%.

The question begs to be answered, is it worth it? I have a few shoe-obsessed friends that would say "absolutely." But I have to wonder, after my countless marketing and economics classes; would these high-end designers sell more foot candy if they came down a $100 or even $200 per pair? I mean, isn't $500 still a high price to pay for a pair of shoes?

I love beautiful accessories, and while the designs look like "yes" the price tag looks like "no..."