National Ice Cream Month

What, you didn’t know July was National Ice Cream Month?  Don’t panic!  You still have one more day to indulge in your favorite frozen treat, guilt-free.  In the spirit, here are some shoes inspired by our favorite ice cream flavors!

Strawberry:

Beautiful!  The Christie by CeCe L’Amour is a sister shoe to the Jules: a bright spotted pink upper scattered with strawberries and blue flowers, hints of green at the toe, and a pair of sparkly strawberries!  The best kind of strawberry.  It’s got a five-inch heel and 1.5-inch platform, and is also available in black or a light blue.  Find them at 6pm for $94.

Mint chocolate chip:

The Steeplechase by BC Footwear is a green leather flat flecked with black spots, and has black leather trim around the foot and a pair of tassels at the almond-shaped toe.  Also available in brown spotted, solid black, red, or army green, and silver sparkles!  All on Endless for about $27.

Cherry vanilla:

The May Contain Nuts is just too cute—a pink gingham upper printed with red and yellow cherries, woven straw under the foot, and a heel shaped like an ice cream cone!!!!  Gaaa!  Just look at it!  If it wasn’t wonderful enough, it’s on sale!  Yours for $134 at Irregular Choice.

Nothing’s complete without toppings, of course!

Look at these!  This handmade pair has a scoop of ice cream (complete with strawberry sauce, whipped cream, sprinkles, and a cherry) on the toe, and a heel covered in whipped cream and toppings!  I feel like Katy Perry should be wearing a pair of these.  Amazing.  This green pair is a 6.5 and is available from Etsy seller delightedngel for $72, but don’t worry!  She can make you a pair in your size too, in the color of your choice.

Looking for a place to find a delicious dish of frozen goodness?  Try Franklin Fountain for old-fashioned handmade ice cream served by people in old-timey outfits and fantastic moustaches.  If you want something a little more sophisticated, try Capogiro, which was recently named the best gelato in the world.  In.  The.  World.

Iceberg, right ahead!

This Sunday, it will have been a hundred years exactly since the RMS Titanic, perhaps the most luxurious ship ever to sail, hit an iceberg and sank in the icy waters of the north Atlantic.  It was designed to be the height of opulence and extravagance, and it counted among its passengers some of the wealthiest and most prominent people of the day (including a fashion designer!). 

Needless to say, there was mucho haute couture aboard.  If you had been a passenger, you may have seen shoes like this aboard:

Well, not quite like this, but brocade was popular for shoes, and the Rock Candy by MIA certainly has brocade!  Purple floral brocade, a strappy front, and a 2.75-inch heel—not to mention the iridescent jewel at the toe!  Perfect for a meal in the Titanic’s Café Parisienne.  Find them on Amazon for $60 in sizes 6.5-8.5; also available in blue in size 8.5.

The Thoroughbred by BC Footwear looks a lot like Titanic footwear, actually!  A low heel, lots of straps... you’d be right at home at the Verandah Café.  Available in pewter and black in addition to the gray; yours for $55 from Zappos.

Victorian-style boots were still popular, even though we’re in the Edwardian era—and while the heel on the Splendor by Pleaser may be a little too high for the time (four inches, with a .75-inch platform), the black and white looks pretty similar to the real thing!  Pick up yours from A Costume House for $49—whole sizes only!

Looking to commemorate the centennial of the Titanic?  There’s a boatload (ha!) of choices to choose from.  Hungry?  Head over to Gilmore’s in West Chester on April 29 or May 6 for a dinner based on the first class menu from April 12, 1912.  Blackfish Restaurant in Conshohocken has one on Sunday too, and the Glen Foerd Mansion gives you the choice of first class or steerage and encourages you to come in costume! 

If tours are more your style, visit the Independence Seaport Museum for a new exhibit looking at Philadelphians who were on board the ship, and watch A Night to Remember in their theater all day Saturday.  There’s an exhibit at Widener University too!  Wideners were on the ship, you know—George and Harry Widener were lost.  Harry’s death profoundly affected A. S. W. Rosenbach, and their relationship is examined in a new exhibit at the Rosenbach Museum.   On May 12, join Laurel Hill Cemetery for a tour of the final resting places of several Titanic survivors, then enjoy a dinner based on the last meal aboard.

Perhaps film?  Of course Titanic is back in theaters, but the Free Library looks at the famous ship in film on April 25.

Oh, and not only is it 100 years since the Titanic sank, this is Philly Shoe Fairy’s 100^th post!  Coincidence?  Or fate? J

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Macy's: 15% off one pair, 20% off two pairs, 30% off three pairs or more

Nine West: Up to 30% off snake and python print shoes

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