Once upon a time Madame Shock was a mere mademoiselle, sent abroad at a tender age to acquire some polish and education. (She ended up meeting Mademoiselle Chic and getting kicked out of school for stealing a ladder from a farmer's barn and using it to climb out the dormitory window to go clubbing all night...but that's another story.)
Armed with a copy of Born To Shop Europe and an "emergency" credit card, Mademoiselle Shock practically ran straight off the plane and into a secret Parisian shoe sale. There she acquired the most divine, velvety grey suede Christian Dior pumps. Knowing she could never wear grey before 30, she whisked her prizes to the Shoe Guy (see "Add-An-Inch" entry) for a quick dye job. Voila! Perfect buttery-soft, deep black masterpieces (that she wore clubbing, of course).
Ah, but Madame, you say, WHAT ABOUT THOSE GORGEOUS LOUBOUTIN BOOTS IN THE PICTURE??? You have been very sweet in allowing Madame her geriatric reminiscences, so here's the secret. Those boots, which Louboutin himself declared in InStyle magazine to be one of his favorite all-time styles, were sold out in black before they even hit the shelves. But the hot pink version (which we find very chic, indeed)...well, they languished in stores like pumpkins after Halloween until they were finally reduced to half price. HALF PRICE, dahlings!
Madame Shock snapped up two pair: one to keep in all their dramatic, hot pink glory, and one to dye a perfect buttery-soft, deep black.
And now she just might go clubbing.
.... Or ladder climbing if her skirt isn't too tight;-)
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