shoe advice please!

[LabRatPhD]

I think I have finally decided on my wedding shoes!

I will be having these shoes custom made through the Christian Louboutin boutique. I know this is the style I want, but I am stuck on the color. The SA has not sent any swatches yet but had asked that I give her my top three choices so she can find out what''s available before she emails me. The three I told her were golden yellow, fuschia, and ivory. These are the reasons I picked the three:

1. Golden yellow - I am Indian and in my culture we wear yellow saris as our wedding dresses for the ceremony. I went to India a few weeks ago to shop for my wedding attire/jewelry and my aunts basically said that brides wear whatever color they want these days and told me to pick whichever color sari I liked. I tried on a bunch of different fabrics and loved a bright peacock blue silk. My whole family loved it on me and that''s what we went with. Deep down though I know my mom was hoping I would wear a yellow sari. Since I am not doing a yellow sari, I thought yellow shoes may be a nice homage to my culture. It will also be a very pretty contrast with the peacock blue sari and also my ivory wedding gown. The only downside is that it may be hard to match with my wardrobe after the wedding.

2. Fuschia - similar to (but a bit brighter than) the pic I have posted. Just a really fun color and will go with a lot of my wardrobe after the wedding! I am a big fan of pinky-purples in general!

3. Ivory - traditional bridal shoe! This will have the baby blue insole like all the other ivory bridal CL''s. I should be able to dye them after the wedding but I don''t know if I like the idea of dyeing the shoes (if they don''t turn out well, etc).

The design will be the exact same as the pic. The brooch will be on the shoe, the fabric is satin, the heel is 100 mm, and the soles will be red as usual. These are going to be pretty pricey since they are custom and non-returnable so I want to get some advice before I take the plunge. I am also open to any other colors that are not mentioned here!

Thank you!

 

[LabRatPhD]

Here is the blouse fabric of my sari. My sari is this exact color but more embellished.

 

[LabRatPhD]

This is the golden yellow color I am going for. I would have totally gotten these Manolos but I really want an open toe slingback since the wedding is in the summer. I don''t know if Christian Louboutin has any fabric in this color...

 

[purselover]

I love your idea of yellow! I think it will be a great homage to your heritage like you said and I think still wearable after the wedding. You could wear them with any neutral as well as green, blue, and red accents. I have a great pair of pink and green heels you''d think I''d never be able to wear with anything but I''ve actually come up with a lot of great outfits. I think if you gave it some thought you''d be surprised how many outfits to wear them with you''d come up with.

 

[farfrompro]

Great style choice! I love the yellow as well. nice color and it will go with a lot after the wedding as well.

 

[princessplease]

I think the yellow would look divine!!!!!!!!

 

[meresal]

I like the Yellow as well. Definitely NOT the fuscia.

With that said, I noticed that you aren''t sure that CL has this color... what is your plan if they don''t?

 

[jcrow]

i vote yellow. i think it matches your sari so well + i love the sentiment behind the yellow.

 

[LabRatPhD]

Thank you for your input, everyone! FI likes the idea of yellow as well.

Meresal - As of now there are a few backups. The Manolos are still a possibility despite me not really wanting closed toe shoes. FI likes the color of the Manolos a lot and I think overall they are a gorgeous shoe. I love the silhouette of the CLs better, though. The CL SA said that she thinks they will definitely have some sort of yellow but won''t know if it''s a more muted yellow or something bright or how many variations. CL has made various shades of yellow satin shoes in the past, which the SA told me is a good indicator of what the possibilities are. Another possibility for me is the ivory, which I have seen pics of and photograph beautifully.

My only issue with a yellow shoe is that I still think it really may not match much in my wardrobe after the wedding and I don''t want to be stuck with an expensive shoe I won''t ever wear. The SA also suggested a peacock blue satin, so that the sari color can be carried over into the reception. I won''t be in the sari for more than 1 hour and we won''t be wearing shoes in the temple during the ceremony so I guess the shoes don''t have to match the sari.

I am really confused! The SA said she''ll get the swatches to me by early next week so I will definitely post when I get them.

 

[marlie]

i like the yellow best too. I think you can find a way to work them into your post wedding wardrobe. Would look great with grey or brown dresses. Love the style of the shoes.

 

[tyty333]

I love the golden yellow and think it will be beautiful with the blue!

 

[FrekeChild]

Yellow. And I don''t match (Good grief if I tried with 150+ pairs of shoes and NOT that many items of clothing!) but I do coordinate. I''d wear yellow shoes with any number of colors, but one that stands out to me is gray. Like MMM''s wedding colors. LOVE that combo!

 

[meresal]

As for yellow, my favorite pairing is white or white&denim. However, those are very spring/summer colors, so with your wedding being in the Fall you might have to tuck them away in the closet for a few months, but you can definitely add them to a wardrobe!

 

[LabRatPhD]

Thanks for the advice, ladies. I am leaning towards yellow as well. Hopefully CL''s yellows are something that I like!

Color is tough for me because my wardrobe consists of black, gray, navy, and some bits of red accessories. I like the idea of adding color to my everyday wardrobe but it takes me way out of my comfort zone!

 

[blueberrydot]

How would you feel about a metallic gold fabric? It would still be "yellow" but it would go a lot better with a lot more things after the wedding. If they could find a pale gold metallic, I think it would be gorgeous. My wedding shoes have gold metallic on the bottom and on the heel(link here) and it's a very subtle, muted gold. It might be a good alternative to yellow!

 

[oddoneout]

I like the yellow colour too. I think it would look really good with the sari (even if you''re only wearing it for a short time. Also I like the homage to your culture with the yellow too.