BLACK BOOTIE--KINDA LIKE BLACK BEARD THE PIRATE... BUT NOT.

FOUND and FELL IN LOVE with these:

Banana Republic

Corgie Open-Toe Zipper Bootie

However, I did not fall in love with the price tag:

$140

I decided to browse through the regular shoe sites and was lucky enough to fing a few alternatives:

Nordstrom

Trouve Alliance Wedge Bootie

$119.95

Piperlime

Boutique 9 Alynda

$79.99

Zappos

Carlos by Carlos Santana Versa

$69.97

(I don't know how long this shoe--in my size will last--
but I'm pretty sure this is the closest I'll get to a cheaper knock-off of the shoe from Banana Republic)

I'm definitely a fan of options one and three, more so than the second that I found...

I prefer wedges to regular heels any day. Wedges are far easier for me to walk in--plus when you add 3 or 4 additional inches to a 6'ft tall blond, you want to make walking as easy as possible.