Uraniumfish

Need shoes baaadly

Somebody tell me where I can get high quality shoes that I can actually afford in this city? I know this has come up in various other threads but I've lost the overview of where to find the information. I'm looking for good sample sales, or discounted designer stuff, or just well-made shoes at reasonable prices wherever I can find them.

Remember, I am a serious shoe snob and have ridiculously high standards for quality. They gotta be leather, they gotta last, they gotta be tasteful. I usually buy my shoes in Europe when I'm there, but I'm not planning a trip any time soon, so...

Help!

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uptowngirl Mar 22, 2010

@Uraniumfish then you might want to check out the Hermes sale which begins on Wednesday and has a preview on Tuesday. http://ny.racked.com/archives/2010/03/22/hermes_4.php

Uraniumfish Mar 22, 2010

@uptowngirl Okay, fair enough. Much as I love Hermes, I doubt I could really afford it, even at 70% discounts. Know of any places that have rather more "middle class" prices but high quality. Am I asking for the impossible?

hhusted Mar 23, 2010

@Uraniumfish: How about Show Warehouse on Long Island. I hear the prices there are cheap and the shoes are of good quality.

uptowngirl Mar 23, 2010

@Uraniumfish In another thread I posted that Lanvin Shoes were on Sale at Loheman's on 7th Avenue a few days ago- the shoes which were priced at $249 a pair must have all gone by now. However I dont know if you like ballet flats for the store French Sole on the UES has a sale on currently. Also Bloomingdales has a Friends and Family sale which starts tomorrow with 20% off. Yet another suggestion is the shoe department at Century 21 which has a European designer section as well.

hhusted Mar 24, 2010

Uraniumfish: You may not be interested, but I bought a great pair of shoes at Wal-Mart and they lasted for three years. That is an alternative if you have a tight budget.

uptowngirl Mar 24, 2010

@Uraniumfish fyi- here's a report on the Hermes sale http://ny.racked.com/archives/2010/03/24/epic_line_length_at_hermes.php

ajadedidealist Mar 25, 2010

ORVA on 86th St isn't so bad. I have lately tended to buy my shoes used (I got lucky and found 10 designer (ie, leather, super-nice, etc) shoes in mint condition, exactly my size, for $5 each at a garage sail....) but I like Orva for good, simple stuff. Pimkie is also a good bet.