Flower Show!

Okay, so it doesn’t exactly feel like spring what with the relentless snow and biting cold, but inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, it sure looks like it!  Yes, it’s time for the annual horticultural wonder that is the Philadelphia Flower Show.  This year’s theme is “Celebrate the Movies,” with a focus on Disney and Pixar films in particular.  (And they’re not messing around.  A young man dressed as Prince Charming was handing out carnations to the lady commuters in Market East two weeks ago.  More please. J)  Guests will experience the magic as they walk through floral displays highlighting their favorite movies, from Cars to Frozen and Maleficent to the new live-action film Cinderella.

So, of course, I give you shoes inspired by those movies as well!

Know who else was inspired by Maleficent?  Christian Louboutin!  Called the Malangeli, they have a nude mesh vamp detailed in sinister curves.  While they’re long sold out (there were only 96 pairs to start with!), they were once available in black, white, gold, and red.  Keep an eye out on resale sites—you may find a pair someday.

The Larisa by Kate Spade New York are icy blue shoes worthy of Elsa herself.  This pointed toe pump has a leather lining, sole, and insole, and a 3.5-inch heel to finish it off.  Also available in beige and gold metallics, as well as blue stripes and a black and white grid—your choice for $328 from Zappos Couture.

The glass slipper of Cinderella, of course!  This pair of pumps by Gianvito Rossi has a clear PVC vamp capped at the heel and pointed toe with silver foil-printed suede.  It has the clarity you want in a glass slipper, but also the coverage—no wonky toes showing through here!  Yours for $825 from Lane Crawford.

The Flower Show runs through March 8.  Don’t miss it!

Sales this weekend:
Sorry ladies; I'm away right now.  You'll just have to ferret out the sales on your own!