Start Your Engines!

On your mark…get set… go!  This Sunday is “America’s Race,” the Daytona 500.  Thousands of screaming fans, fast cars, and, er, lots of handsome men (see here, and here, and oooh, here) might merit you tuning in!

But wait—do you know anything about NASCAR?  Okay, here’s a beginner’s guide to the flags.  Green, of course, means go!

The Jesssy by Steven is so beautifully geometric, isn’t it?  The green nubuck upper is intricately cut, with a green buckle at the ankle and a 4.5 inch heel.  On sale for $153 on Zappos.

If someone crashes, you’ll see a yellow caution flag:

Throw caution to the wind in the Seduce Pump by Mia.  It has a gleaming yellow leather upper, pointed toe, 4.5-inch heel… and love the blue inside, don’t you?  Also available in coral, tan or blue; your choice for $60 at DSW.

If things get really dicey on the track, or if it rains, the action will stop on under a red flag:

These would stop traffic, all right!  The China Doll by Chinese Laundry has a kid suede peep toe Mary Jane upper, a patent leather heel-less wedge underneath (six inches high, with a two-inch platform), and sex appeal to spare.  (If you can walk in them, that is!)  Find them at Macy’s—and they’re on sale for $60, down from $120!

White flag!  One lap to go!

They may be a little hard to see, but the Jiffy is a white jelly flip flop with a bow on the toe—but the strap and the bow have square studs!  Hard and soft at the same time.  Also available in black, but the white is way cuter.  Yours for $40 from Steve Madden.

And the checkered flag?  If you get to it first, you win!

Can’t beat a classic!  The Checkerboard Slip-On is a slip-on sneaker with a checkered canvas upper and vulcanized waffle rubber outsoles.  Also available in eight other color combos (pink!  red!  blue!); your choice for $47 from Vans.

Ladies, start your engines!

Sales this weekend:
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