You've already had the chance to read about the wedding shoes I found and rejected here. Now for the happy ending:
A couple of months ago, blonde bridesmaid and I had the great fortune of stumbling upon one of the best reasons to love living in New York: wholesale shoe showrooms. Let me explain.
Blonde bridesmaid was out on Long Island one day, when she (of course, knowing her) made a stop off at the enormous DSW shoe store. Knowing that the hunt for my perfect ivory wedding heels was on, she swung by the dress shoes section and happened to encounter THE PERFECT SHOES. Literally, these shoes look like my dress designer (to be revealed soon!) made them himself just to complement my wedding gown. I know I haven't shown you my gown yet, so keep these shoes in mind for when you get to see the dress -- they're absolutely breathtakingly perfect.
So she finds these perfect shoes, but the biggest size they have left is a 5 1/2 and I wear a 7. Damn. I checked on the website, still only tiny ones there, too. I called all three DSW stores in the city and nothing. I finally took to scouring the internet for any reference to "Caparros" shoes and couldn't find the exact pair anywhere, but did find a bare-bones website that vaguely references their warehouse in L.A., their showroom in N.Y., and the fact that Caparros shoes are sold at Lord & Taylor (which is right around the corner from my apartment). After striking out again at Lord & Taylor, blonde bridesmaid and I decided to venture into the unknown of the shoe showroom.
We had to search to find the building up on 57th street and then were told that the showroom was on the 10th floor by a security guard who definitely didn't believe we belonged there. The elevator opened onto a 10th floor filled with offices of well-known brands like DKNY and such, and we contemplated turning back because, indeed, it didn't look like we belonged there. But we bravely ventured forth into the Caparros showroom! When we rounded the corner, there it was: a BEAUTIFUL room filled with huge windows and shelves and shelves of beautiful shoes. It was like a more spacious and light-filled version of this:
There were two people inside working, a man in an office and a shoe designer named Mo, who immediately greeted us and seemed puzzled at us being there. As soon as I got through my story, they both beamed and immediately offered to help. The man got to work on the computer trying to find the specific style number and Mo showed us around the showroom and let us look at the newest season's ivory shoes. She was delighted at how much we loved all the shoes in the room and eager to hear our opinions on each of her designs (keep in mind there were about 200 shoes in there!). Soon after, the man came out and told us that DSW would be getting a new shipment of my shoes on June 1st, so I should stalk their website for about two weeks starting on the 1st and I would be able to get them! What great news! After we spent about half an hour talking to Mo about her designs, they both wished us well and Mo gave me her card in case I wasn't able to get them in June.
Come June 1st, I scoured the DSW website 3 times a day. By June 7th, I was starting to get discouraged, but by the morning of the 9th, there they were! A few clicks and they were on their way to my apartment! After three months of stalking and lurking, I finally got to see them in person. They're still available in all sizes on the DSW website, for anyone who's interested. You can buy them here.
(Photo credit by me)
Every time I look at these, my heart skips a beat because of how well the beading matches my gown. And they were only $60 with shipping!!
Have you spent way too much time obsessing over one detail to get it perfect?
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