If you read this blog regularly you will know that I'm not a heels girl...not that I don't like them, I just have no sense of balance. So, while I can admire the Pierre Hardy shoes on the left I realize that, for me, both pricewise (at $605) and heightwise (at whatever perilous number of inches they come in at) they are out of my range.

Thanks to Urban Outfitters though I can have my stripey cake, and eat it too. These striped black suede and gold skimmers have the feel of the Pierre Hardy shoes but with a manageable (even for me) 1" high platform. At $88 the price doesn't leave me reeling either...