Next Best is Better: Black Dress Booties

Searching for the elusive purple lovelies from Christian Dior, I came across another stylish pair of Diors - booties. Shortly after I came across a couple of more sensible options.

The Originals:

Black Patent and Mesh "Corset" Booties by Christian Dior

$675.99 from BlueFly (on sale from $712)

"Corset Peep Toe" Booties by Christian Dior

$712 from BlueFly (on sale from $890)

The Next Best:

Almund Oxfords by Nine West $89

Vegan Next Best:

Nydia-38 Lace Up Oxford Bootie by Qupid

$25.20 on Urban Original

Next Best is Better: Suede Ankle Booties

You know me, I love boots and bootlets. Inspired by Britt's post on The Broke-Ass Bride today, I sought out to find a pair of high fashion bootlets for a low price (goal under $40).

I found an adorable set of bootlets to later discover they're Christian Louboutin-inspired! I have some shoes in my closet that cost a couple of hundred dollars but there's no way I'd pay over a thousand dollars.

The Haute Fashion Original via The Shoe Goddess:

Christian Louboutin Fifre 120

$1,195 from Barney's (no longer available)

The original knock off:

Steve Madden Trumpit

$89 from Mezing

Steve Madden Trumpit

$149.95 from Endless.com

$119.99 from Piperlime

$59.98 from 6pm.com

The knock off:

Charles Albert New 1347

$20.93 from Endless.com

$16.43 from Amazon.com

What You Save

If you love red bootlets, you can get the original Christian Louboutin-inspired bootlet for $89 - a savings of $1106 without tax. If you prefer black to red as I do, you can get the Christian Loubotin-inspired bootlets for $59.98 - a savings of $1135 (if you prefer leather uppers) or for $16.43 - a savings of $1178 (if man-made uppers are OK).

Have you found great deals such as this? Please share. I love a good shoe story.