Should I or Shouldn’t I…?
I am totally obsessed with these shoes:

They are by my FAVORITE designer, Rebecca Minkoff, and come in both camel colored leather and black. Here’s where I stumble (no pun intended with a 5″ platform!). They aren’t really summer shoes because they have such a heavy design, and the open toe thing only goes so far in the fall and winter seasons in New England. I’ve been trying to convince myself for several weeks now that I really will be a better person if I own these shoes, and they just went on sale, but something is holding me back.

I love them, totally love them… They would be a one season shoe but if they were comfortable, I would wear them starting in sept until the snow flies!
These look similar and might be more versatile…
https://www.shoethief.com/shop-designers/rock-republic-bette-slingback-wedge-tan.html
Very cute! I would wear them with short shorts, well not too short and shorter skirts with a cute tops. I would try to keep my clothes basic so the shoes will get all the attention
This is a great blog posting and very useful. I really appreciate the research you put into it.