I have been looking at getting this shoe for a few months now, but since my boys’ shoes have gotten considerably more expensive, I couldn’t justify paying $50 dollars for one pair of shoes – a trendy pair at that. I rarely do trends, and if I do, they need to meet three criteria:

1. They have to be inexpensive – I don’t want to spend a lot of money for something that I may only wear one or two seasons.  I am somebody’s mom, but I still want to look and feel cute… I think that’s fair.
2. They have to be comfortable – I’ll be pretty upset if I end up with corns and blisters because of a shoe that I only got to wear for a few months.  I mean, I don’t do uncomfortable shoes anyway, but still.
3. They have to be reasonable – I am blah blah years old, and I do feel like it is important to at least act AROUND my age.  I liked these because they are conservative enough, but not boring, and can go with a cute, fluffy sweater, nice handbag, and some dark skinny jeans – give trendy fall – without giving “trying too hard to look young”.

This comes in black too – very conservative, but really cute too.  They are on sale for Black Friday on JCPenney.com, for $35.

How do you deal with being on trend on a budget?