In my opinion, they should not make the average person on the street wonder if your shoes are trying to knaw off your ankles.

Example:

There are lots of great ways to wear animal prints.

Wedges can be an easier way to wear heels for some women.

Peep-toes can add a little dash of sex appeal to a plainer shoe.

These leopard-print wedges from Giuseppe Zanotti are none of the above.  I’m sure someone, somewhere can pull them off – but they remind me of part of a “cave woman” costume for Halloween.

A very expensive part of a cave woman costume for Halloween.

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Is Something Chewing On Your Ankle

And if the combination of ballerina flat and gladiator sandal wasn’t odd enough – it’s made out of a “hypoallergenic plastic material”.

Should Crocs make these instead of Melissa & Vivienne Westwood?

I think it’s time that you made your own decision…

Opinions, please?

I will admit to wearing plastic shoes when I’m out walking my dogs or doing lawn work – but this combination still makes me scratch my head.

Am I missing something?  Is this the most genius shoe design you’ve ever seen?  Let me know!

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Ballerina Flat + Gladiator Sandal =

Whoops, it’s only pom-poms… sorry about that…

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Um, excuse me miss, but there seems to be something on your hat…

Especially hot pink Muppets.

Seriously, leave the puppets alone and pull on something something… I don’t know, stylish, or attractive – I can even work with trendy here!

You want a bold color?  Let’s see what we can find that won’t make my eyes ache…

How about the “Denver” boot by David Tate?

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No?  You still want hot pink?  Maison Martin Margiela may have the boot for you:

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Thanks to the Fug Girls for finding this horrifying gem!

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And the lesson for today is…

It’s become a tradition for me to do a year-end round up of my favorite fashion accessory picks from the year.  I’ve got great designs, hot celebrity styles… and possibly even a fashion goof-up as well!

in no particular order – but with a sense of fun, here you go

• Beyonce’s (or I should say “Sasha’s”) robot glove is definitely a style goof – at least to me…
• I think Michelle Obama is ushering in an era of elegant and yet low-key style to the White House.
• Sarah Jessica Parker’s hat at the London premier of the Sex and the City movie was another fashion moment I’d prefer to forget from 2008.
• Don’t have an Oscar-worthy budget?  Fake it with these fabulous jewels!
• Christian Lacroix made me drool with gilded dragonflies on the toes of his shoes.
• I recommend treating yourself to classic and timeless accessories – especially if you can find them on sale!
• Launching a new jewelry blog was definitely a high point of my year
• Her Accessories celebrated prom with a series of budget prom accessories – all of the sparkle, none of the credit card pain afterwards…
• This purse certainly doesn’t fall into the budget category, but the Judith Leiber cupcake purse that Katy Perry carried at the MTV Awards is just too cute not to include!
• I celebrated the Twelve Days of Shopping – with my annual Her Accessories Christmas accessories gift guide.
• Hush Puppies new design team is making me drool – I adore these boots!
• Steve Madden made me go “hmmm….” with his “Bukled” shoe – see what you think…
• Let’s finish this round-up off with indie designer Island Cowgirl Jewelry – whimsical silver jewelry with a funky edge.

Do you have a favorite Her Accessories post from the year?  Share it in the comments

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Her Accessories – favorite fashion picks from 2008

May I suggest the “Promiscuous” thigh-high boot?

It’s red cuffs and polished leather finish are guaranteed to make the pirate of your choice exclaim “Arrrrr me hearties!”

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Are you dressing up as a slutty pirate this Halloween?

Neil Patrick Harris as the “Shoe Fairy” on Sesame Street

Now where can I get my own magical creature that will give me shoes….

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Neil Patrick Harris as the shoe fairy

You could fall in love with a still-expensive, but on sale, ridiculously-trendy, about-to-go-out-of-style-in-five-minutes pair of shoes like these Jimmy Choos:

Those, by the way are the “Lester“, with faux-zebra printed Pony accented with snakeskin – although it doesn’t say whether the snakeskin is real or faux…

Sometimes, it’s better to think twice than end up with a pair of shoes that will live out their lives in the back of your closet.

Remember, dear readers – red wine and shoe shopping don’t mix

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or you could spend a lot of money on trendy shoes…

Louboutin – on sale – how could I resist?

Until I came across these babies...

My first reaction was…

Hooker boots – really, really expensive hooker boots!

They’re on sale for $1260.00.

Let’s face it – how many “real” women can pull these off?

Is this not look best left as a concept for the runway?

I’m sure a hip and/or trendy nineteen year old in a size 00 could pull these off… but I don’t think I could even pull them on…

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a rare fashion stumble from Louboutin

Even so…

These sandals from Sigerson Morrison just don’t seem quite right to me:

Is it the braided patent leather?

The layers of leather circles on the top of the sandals?

Or the white leather ties that stick out like little fingers – how long until your cat chews those off?

At least I don’t think it’s a mystery why the sandal is now on sale, for a measly $274.0 – better than $429.00!

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is there such a thing as an over-decorated sandal?