Use the Force to snatch up these limited edition Star Wars shoes for your geeky wedding
Can you even believe that these lightsaber lace-up heels exist? The heels feature Luke’s lightsaber and flash blue when you step! I’ve rounded up all the rest of the limited edition Star Wars shoes over on Offbeat Home: These are the Star Wars shoes you’re looking for.
Inspiration for your DIY wedding shoes
So you’ve decided DIY wedding shoes are the way to go for you? That’s awesome! We have several great tutorials about how to DIY your wedding shoes, but sometimes you need a little inspiration for your efforts. Today I’m going to wrastle up commercially-produced designer shoes that I think the more crafty among you could get some great DIY wedding shoe ideas from.
Who says mary jane shoes can’t be for weddings?
Wedding shoes are a weird thing… there’s a lot of focus on SUPER FANCY! SO MUCH SPARKLES! MASSIVE HEELS! I try to combat some of that on Offbeat Bride with regular shoe posts focused on flats, wedges, and weirdness. If you’ve read the Offbeat Bride book, you may be familiar with my concept of “a smidge above,” which means that while yes: lots of us want our wedding days to feel a little special and a little fancy, what “fancy” means for each of us is going to be different. For those of us on the super casual end of the spectrum, “a smidge above” daily wear may not be glittering gold platform heels with bows… it may be mary janes.
Unicorn shoes: 10 wedding shoes that are by, for, and about unicorns!
What does a unicorn wedding look like? A few rainbows, a few puffy clouds, plenty of pink hair, and perhaps some sparkly magical twinkles here and there. It’s fantastical! It’s over the top. It’s oddly phallic and masculine. Unicorn weddings should totally become a thing, and these are the unicorn shoes you may want to consider wearing.
Creepy skull shoes for Halloween weddings and beyond
It’s almost Halloween and while I know most of you Hallowedding brides probably already have your shoes all set, I still can’t resist the urge to round up some skull shoes. As always, I tried to go for a range of styles and sizes — even within this niche of skeleton shoes. You’ll find some spendy Alexander McQueen styles and some uber-cheap Iron Fist stuff, sky-high heels and comfy flats. So without further ado, let’s get creepy!
Is there such a thing as TOO sparkly? 13 of Etsy’s most blinged-out sparkly wedding shoes [UPDATED for 2022!!]
There’s this whole cottage industry of indie-shoe folks who hand-bling shoes. I have gone down this rabbit hole on Etsy, and I’m here to encourage you to put on your sunglasses and behold the most blinged-out wedding shoes I’ve ever seen. Is there such a thing as too much sparkle?