Shoe Hot or Not: Bettye Muller edition
July 8th, 2008, 5:22 pm · 13 Comments · posted by Sam Mittelsteadt
Bettye Muller, your $495 pumps (at Neiman Marcus) have torn me asunder. Asunder, I say! You see, one part of me loves this Bonham flannel pump — did you call it that after Helena Bonham Carter and her period free-spirited yet restricted would-be wench characters, whom I can see tottering around on Italian cobblestone streets “on holiday,” waiting to fall into the arms of that dashing yet slightly socially taboo rake? — and its covered platform, even the heel wrapped in sturdy gray wool fabric.
The other part of me — the polar opposite side, so far away when they sit next to each other in the car, they shrink against their respective windows so they don’t have to touch — thinks it looks like a Minnie Mouse shoe. Not literally one she wears, but with that giant disc up front, it turns into the cartoonish version of something a gum-smacking dame reporter would wear with a pencil skirt in a 1940s movie.
I hate that disc, basically.
What do you think? Is this shoe Hot, or Not? Cast your vote in the interactive poll below by clicking your choice. (And if you’ve got a different take, feel free to create a new option.) You can vote once — but there’s no time limit. (Yes, I go back and check to see how each contender is faring, even months later.)
Plus, if you’ve got the time and opinion, leave a comment at the bottom – everyone who does so by Saturday, July 26, will be entered into a drawing to win a bottle of Barrels of Root Beer shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath from Philosophy. Good luck! UPDATE: Congratulations to BBx, whose comment was chosen as the winner.
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| WHAT SAM WORE: 7/8/08 | ||||
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| The shirt: Long-sleeved cotton button-down (J Crew) |
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| The pants: Distressed khakis by Chip & Pepper (Last Chance) | ||||
| The shoes: Chukka boots by R.J. Cole (Last Chance) |
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| The scent: None. | ||||
| Listening to: “Go to Hell” by David Ford — still. (YouTube video at link) | ||||
sammi
July 8th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
That shoe would be absolutly perfect for work if you take out that huge button! It looks like a mini gray flannel spaceship just landed on it!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I agree with Jle.. I love the shoe if that button was removed!
July 9th, 2008 at 9:35 am
I love them and actually the button works for me.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Great shoes for a tall slim person with a grey suit.
July 9th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I think a shoe like that has limited wearability. The disc looks like an afterthought to try to dress it up. It would have looked alot more classy if it had a black patent leather bow on it.
July 10th, 2008 at 11:54 am
I definitely think this shoe is HOT! In a way, it has a classic look, but is something also totally in the minute. I LOVE IT!
July 10th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Not feeling it. Even without the disc, I would still feel like I was wearing cubicle fabric. And I think that is where the idea of the disc came from…push pins on cubicle walls.
July 13th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Can I rip the button off? WAIT! I know…rip the buttons off and make them a pair of earrings!
Seriously…they’d be so sophisticated and hot only if….
July 14th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Umm, yeah, what’s with the button? Without the button though it would definitely work well with many outfits.
July 16th, 2008 at 11:30 am
I love the shoes but hate that huge ugly button!!
July 16th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Those are ugly!
July 17th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
The shoes remind me of Cary Grant and Ava Gardner and everything classic about the black and white pictures. I love them.
August 16th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I love this shoe it is simple and elegant just like me. Sam just take my word for the elegant part don’t ask Tina. She won’t tell you the truth.