Manolo Blahnik resolved

She wants the shoes like those in the picture. I think she would be fine with the one you showed me. She does want them to be blue so she can use them as her something blue. She got the brooches off ebay. posted by stuffedcrust at 10:58 AM on July 1, 2009 These are very similar to what you're looking for, though they are white satin. They are also posted by brina at 11:52 AM on July 1, 2009 Here are some turquoise leather Manolos minus the jewelry. Not nearly as nice as the suede ones, either. posted by brina at 12:03 PM on July 1, 2009 Dyeable shoes are made of different fabric than regular fabric shoes. Satin shoes aren't likely to dye well or evenly unless they're made of dyeable satin--white satin shoes are generally made of stain-resistant fabric, for obvious reasons, and that fabric resists dye as well as dirt. I think that if you try to dye white satin Blahniks all you'll end up with are crappy-looking, unevenly-dyed shoes that cost you hundreds of dollars. posted by Sidhedevil at 12:26 PM on July 1, 2009 As far as searching for the original shoes goes, the style name for the Blahniks you're looking at is Sedaraby (there have been/are many variations of this style). I googled a bit and I think that the bride may have added the brooch herself as I'm able to find where people have posted about the very difficult to find a pair. The is cute if you don't mind the SATC reference. Otherwise, I think the posters above may have the right idea regarding finding something similar (seems to be a pretty popular style in general) and DIYing it a little.