CLEAR! i’ve been shocked back to life.

Deep down, I knew my blogging hiatus wouldn’t last forever. If renowned thespian Amanda Bynes can unretire from acting, I too can reemerge.

And I have shoes to thank.

Alexander Wang’s Natasha pump in leopard, to be exact.

Lest anyone mock the emotional relationship I have with fashion, I give you this:

This shoe is better than you. Every milimeter of its form is thoughtful. Special. Superior. The way it tows the line between ankle boot + pump, vintage + modern. It is, at once, the most bananas basic and sophisticated statement piece. It will get you free drinks. Held elevators. Job promotions. Walk-offs. Oh, and the inside of the heel is MIRROR. Yeah, I said it.

I’m not hurting for to.die.for. shoe enounters in my life. Believe me, I obsess regularly.  But every once in a while a pair comes along that is on another level - the kind that you would keep even if it didn’t fit just so you could maintain visitation rights and put it on display like a leather sculpture.

I am saddened, but at peace with the idea of this glass slipper finding its rightful Cinderella*. They are size 38. Asking $400. Email me: laura.w.blackburn@gmail.com .

They’re also on eBay.

*Must be a meth-free, cat-free, Steve Madden-free home.