Wow, expensive sparkes

[Katarzyna]

wow.. cannot imagine anyone would buy this... and price is only for stones.. you have to send your own shoes..

wow..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rhinestone-Ballroom-Dance-shoes-Custom-for-YOU_W0QQitemZ250207623060QQihZ015QQcategoryZ152340 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[etp777]

Holy crap, I should get into that business. Can't imagine there before more than 4 gross (probably noticably less) of ss16/ss20 stones on a shoe. Even if you figure 4 gross of color AB, that still leaves $525 to cover labor after cost of stones. Either they're REALLY slow, or you're paying a LOT for labor. :) Or I guess they might use really expensive glue. :D

[samina]

talk about having money to burn. but let's put things in perspective...

http://w w w. neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/templates/P6.jhtml?itemId=cat16010733&parentId=cat000209&masterId=cat000199 (http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/templates/P6.jhtml?itemId=cat16010733&parentId=cat000209&masterId=cat000199)

there's certainly a market for shoes in that price range... it sure ain't me, tho!

[Peaches]

talk about having money to burn. but let's put things in perspective...

http://w w w. neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/templates/P6.jhtml?itemId=cat16010733&parentId=cat000209&masterId=cat000199 (http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/templates/P6.jhtml?itemId=cat16010733&parentId=cat000209&masterId=cat000199)

there's certainly a market for shoes in that price range... it sure ain't me, tho!They could at least be attractive shoes for that price. Sheesh.

[samina]

lol... you don't like manolos? or you mean the rhinestoned sandals... on that account i would definitely agree...

[Peaches]

lol... you don't like manolos? or you mean the rhinestoned sandals... on that account i would definitely agree...Don't like either one. The manolos are just too...girly-frou-frou.

(I do like the costume they're showing to match the rhinestoned sandals, though. That's pretty sweet.)

[samina]

The manolos are just too...girly-frou-frou.



lol. that's why i like them, i guess. the girly part. not the frou-frou.

[Peaches]

See, I look at them and just think of CiF's. Some of their stuff is just as girly, just as frou-frou...but I can vouch for their comfort and wear-ability (given that they're designed for dancing, they're certainly functional), and they're under $200/pair.

[samina]

yes, i've made that association as well. comfort AND prettiness...

[delamusica]

wonder what glue they use? i would think that passing your feet together would quickly knock the stones off of the inside-side of the heel cup/vamp . . .

[hereKittyKitty]

I cant get over the fact that bloch is the brand. If it were supadance or dance naturals maybe - but bloch for $575? I know a lady that does this type of work and it is time consuming but I think at the most she charged $300-350- this included the price of the shoes.

btw-
I'm sure bloch has a good ballroom shoes but the retail cost is at the most $100.

[Stagekat]

Oh, no Kitty it's better than that... you have to send them YOUR shoes! So they can be whatever brand you prefer. :)

[chachachacat]

Wow, that is outrageous!!! Hey, I'll do it for half that!

[and123]

Yeah, and half the rhinestones will be scraped off after a few rounds of hard dancing. Stoning where your shoes naturally rub together is stoopid!

[ACtenDance]

Heh, wonder if they'll do sneakers... I'll send them some size 13 high tops.

[Me]

I found this auction and thought the exact same thing - I'll rub the stones clean off the inside edges of the shoes! There is no way those stones will stay put.

They did do a nice job with stoning them though. Very nice. :)

[White Chacha]

Think of them as sculpture?

[and123]

and ruin a perfectly good pair of dance shoes to achieve that? :cool: