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Neiman Marcus seems to be having a big sale on designer shoes — they have 58 pairs of Manolo Blahniks newly added to their sale section just this week. There are SO MANY Manolos and Jimmy Choos, as well as tons of Cole Haans (some as low as $58), Delman, Tory Burch, Pour la Victoire and more. Great selection, good prices. For example, this T-strap pump (4″ heel, patent leather and snakeskin) was $955, but is now marked to $573. It's only available in lucky sizes, of course, but it isn't just the girls with size 4 and size 11 feet having all the fun — they still have sizes 6, 7.5, and 8.5 left. Happy shopping, ladies! Manolo Blahnik Tryx Snake T-Strap Pump
A few other choice picks: here, here, here, here, here… lovely.
On the hunt for new shoes for work? Check out our Guide to Comfortable Heels.
AIMS
NM also has some a-mazing coats on sale right now. Totally swooning over several.
Ellen
Me too, but who can afford Manolo’s? I watched all of the episode’s of Sex and the City and I figured that if Carrie could look THAT good in Manolo’s, then I would have a chance, if NOT with Mr. Big, then at least with a guy who was at least 1/2 big. Instead, I bought a pair and wound up with Sheketovits! And believe me, he was the OPPOSITE of Big, unless you figure in makeing a BIG mess of my thing’s, the least of which included my 1000 count Egyptian Sheet’s and my carpeting. FOOEY!
Dad want’s me to focus on cookeing now to attract a man, not clotheing. So I am goeing to a cooking class for single women once a week and hope to be abel to attract a man of MEANS to marry me. I do NOT have alot of time to waste b/c I need to have children THIS year, for me and Grandma Leyeh. She says that mean’s getting married by June at the LATEST!!! FOOEY! Does ANYONE have idea’s how to attract a DECENT guy who want’s to mate immedieately? I would LOVE to find such a man, but so far have come up EMPTY handed. Any advise from the HIVE will be apreciated! YAY!!!!
anon-oh-no
Wish they had my size in this featured one. but I just bought a pair in any event. Lovely forest green patent Manolos. this s*te remains bad on my wallet.
Godzilla
I CANNOT CONCENTRATE ON WORK TODAY I JUST WANT TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY
Philanthropy Girl
I don’t know about outside…it’s about 5 degrees out. But the not concentrating, wanting to play thing – I couldn’t agree more!
Unreliable Narrator
Don’t you mean you want to go outside and DESTROY!!
Hollis
I need a new color for my toenails on my pasty white feet. Any suggestions? I have a preference for Essie nail polish.
Moonstone
Essie has a pretty copper called Penny Talk. I am a Pasty Princess and think it looks nice.
lawsuited
I’m pale and recently wore Blanc by Essie on my nails and was surprised that is was very flattering and (by contrast) made me look tan.
SuziStockbroker
These are beautiful. Thankfully sold out in my size.
While I’ve moved up in buckets in terms of clothes (mostly Judith & Charles, am eyeing Hobbs), I have remained in a lower bucket for shoes. Think Nine West on the low end and Town Shoes (might be canadain only) on the higher end. So $170–$300 roughly.
I just feel like shoes are so easily damaged, esepcially the thin heeled ones, so I haven’t felt like they are worth it.
But…. are they?
Moonstone
Not if you adhere to a cost-per-use model. I think shoe price is 75% marketing.
TO Lawyer
I’m really happy around the $150-200 mark for shoes… Sam Edelman, some Nine West, Michael Kors, BCBG for formal wear – I feel like they’re stylish but I won’t be upset if they get ruined. I haven’t felt the need to move up to a higher bucket
Pancakes
Semi-related: Does anyone have any suggestions for good dress/party shoes for the winter? Something that would look good with tights and isn’t too expensive would be great.
All my regular heels that I wear with cocktail/semi-formal dresses just look much better without tights, but it’s way too cold here (Chicago) to go bare-legged.
Pink
My current favorite is last season’s LK Bennet bootie that is comfortable yet dressy.
When my colleague and I had to go to a black tie in the snow, she wore nice strappy shoes over nude-for her stockings once we got there and left her hardier boots at coat check. The strappy shoes had more straps going on in front to allow you to wear stockings underneath a cage of strappiness.
I had just moved and wore pumps over black tights.
roses
Not a specific brand, but my go-to are suede pumps in the same color as my tights.
Nursing home mom
Hi guys — very sad that my mom is in a nursing home today. It could be a lot worse: she’s 61 and broke her leg (tibia), and because her other leg is so arthritic she can’t really stand on it so she’s bedridden for the moment. Any suggestions for care packages, tips for dealing with nursing home people from 500 miles away, or suggestions for miracle products (chair risers? special crutches? designer nursing gowns?) that can make the process any better. My dad and aunt are visiting her daily, I’ve already booked a flight for a visit in 2 weeks. Thanks in advance for any words of encouragement/support for folks who’ve been through this with their parents.
Philanthropy Girl
I’m so sorry! Being bedridden in an unfamiliar place is so difficult.
Get to know your social services folk and the Director of Nursing at the facility. They have the most direct influence over your mother’s care, so being in contact with them will make sure you have correct information. They will also have good recommendations for special medical products that may be helpful to her (especially things that can help her get around better). They will be your biggest allies in making sure you mum is well care for. Is there a rehab service onsite? Making sure she’s getting the rehab help she needs is super important – and the perfect conversation to have with social services. They can facilitate conversations with her doctors and nurses to make sure she has every advantage possible. If there is a chaplain on site, s/he may be able to give you good insight into your mom’s emotional well-being and can also be an advocate for the types of emotional support she made need from the medical staff.
Those daily visits are so important – they will make such a big difference for her. Assuming she doesn’t have diet restrictions, a care package with her favorite (non-refrigerated) snacks would be most welcome. Or even having an outside meal delivered on occasion would be wonderful. Many facilities have very nice kitchens, but the food can get monotonous and/or be very bland and boring. Other nice things to include in a care package would be things she can do with her hands – read a book, knitting, cards, etc… I think the worst for most patients is the boredom of not being able to get around so anything that keeps her hands/mind active is great.
I haven’t been through this with my parents, but I work in a nursing facility. I can tell you the more involved you are, the better your mom will do, even if you’re only involved behind the scenes until you can be on site. Wishing your mom fast recovery and excellent communication with the nursing home staff.
Anon
No experience with parents but have been bedridden with broken leg myself (recovering right now from additional surgery, in fact). I’d say daily phone calls and texts are necessary…you can start to feel all alone sitting in the same room by yourself day after day.
I love my shower chair and my raised toilet seat. Robes are not great – they untie when you try to crutch around. Slip-resistant socks or slippers that won’t fall off could be good. If she had surgery, Kelocote was great for helping my scar heal.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
Carrie...
Is she using crutches? Are they the traditional, under the armpit crutches? If so, those are very uncomfortable and will discourage her from walking… .and the more walking she can do, the better.
I would suggest she order these as soon as possible. Insurance should pay for all of it with a prescription. If the nursing home doctor wont write a prescription, just call her primary care doctor and ask for a prescription for “Forearm crutches – Diagnoses: tibial fracture, osteoarthritis” (or whatever kind of arthritis she has). Her physical therapist should look at this link and figure out which style crutch cuff is best for her.
http://www.walkeasy.com/shop/category.asp?ProductType=Forearm+Crutches
Simple comfort things like a fleece blanket or an electric blanket might be nice. And then the usual entertainment…. a kindle with books loaded, a tablet with movies loaded, a digital picture frame with family grandkids pictures loaded. Definitely a care package with favorite snack foods as well as healthy ones like nuts and dried fruits and yogurt coated pretzels and protein drinks. And regular phone calls of encouragement….
I would make sure it is clear why she broker her leg… does she have osteoporosis? Have they started treatment for this – like Forteo (which also helps fracture healing) or Reclast or will this start in the future? Is she getting enough calcium and have they tested her vitamin D level?
I would worry the most about picking up an infection while she is there, as people never wash their hands enough. I would encourage her/local family to keep sterilizing cleaning wipes in the room, and to regularly wipe down surfaces that folks touch (especially any that the nurse/doctor/aid/therapist touches) regularly. Only takes 2 minutes. Do it once or twice a day. And have them learn how to “gently” remind every health care provider to wash their hands when they enter the room and definitely before touching her.
Otherwise, she needs to keep moving as much as possible to decrease her chance of developing a blood clot in her legs or pnuemonia – two common complications after a fracture like your Mom had that is making her less mobile. When people visit, they should get her up in a chair if she is lying down. If she is sitting, they should go on a short walk with her. Encourage deep breaths, frequent coughs to open up her lungs.
Communicating with staff is close to impossible from far away. Who is a tougher cookie… your aunt or your Dad? Have one of them be the point person, to keep lists of questions, find out when “rounds” are done with the doctors each day so they can try to be there at that time occasionally to find out the plan and get answers. And write down the answers!
And remember, buying a box of donuts for the nursing staff can do wonders…. be the family that does that once or twice. It helps.
She will be ok. Thank goodness she has all of you watching out for her.
Moving q
Anyone have any great books about home organization? Moving from an apartment to house and Pinterest is a bit of a black hole. Looking for decoration, organization, separation ideas, best practices, etc. thanks!