Bastille Day!

So if Blobfest isn’t your thing this weekend, may I offer you Bastille Day at Eastern State Penitentiary?  It’s got everything: dancing French bread.  Tiny French flags.  And, of course, thousands of Butterscotch Krimpets hurled off the top of Eastern State under the direction of Marie Antoinette herself. 

Warning: They explode on impact.  You WILL leave with Tastykake crumbs in your hair.  It WILL be worth it.

If you wanted a real pair of Marie Antoinette’s shoes they’d run you about $65,000, so here are a number of options that are much more reasonable!

This beautiful mule is a pale green topped with gold lace.  And how!  It’s all over the front, around the back, down the heel, as a bow in the front… oh, and the lace is dotted with tiny rhinestones.  And a big rhinestone on the bow.  And you can barely see it, but a gold cherub in the lace above the bow.  It’s a frothy mix of lace and decadence, isn’t it?  Yours for $305 from Etsy seller Tess Harriss Designs.

Blue beauties!  These satin pumps are bedecked with ivory ribbons and lace, and queen-worthy jewels.  This pair has 2.75-inch heels (reasonable for when you’re trying to outrun the bourgeoisie), but you can pick a variety of shoes to build on.  They’ll run you $175 from Etsy seller Oxford is Heaven.

I think if Elsa from Frozen was reimagined in eighteenth-century France, she might have worn these.  Look at the ice blue shoe, plus the silver lace… and there’s a big pearl and rhinestone feature at the toe that is a little snowflake-esque.  Gorgeous!  Yours for $305 from Etsy seller Everlasting Life Fashion.

They might just let you to the top of Eastern State if you wear these.  If you do, the hoard of Tastykakes will be yours!  Take that, peasants!!  Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

Sales this weekend:

Aerosoles: Take an extra 25% off sale items

Bakers: 25% off entire site

Lord & Taylor: 20% with savings pass or promo code TWENTY

Macy's: Online only-- extra 25% off clearance

Payless: Clearance sale-- save up to 60%