Knockoff Ninja #4 - Christian Louboutin "Asteroid"

Christian Louboutin "Asteroid" in Black available at Bergdorf Goodman ($1,595), Neiman Marcus ($1,595)

Alba "Stella" in Black/Silver available at Make Me Chic ($43.20), UrbanOG ($48.20)

Qupid Neutral-284 in Black available at UrbanOG ($35.50)

Make Me Chic and UrbanOG recently added a crapton of these Loubie lookalikes in a handful of colors, some with red soles and all. Oooooohhh... they look pretty sweet!

Whattaya think?

(This post originally appeared on bresuschrist.com)

Knockoff Ninja #3 - Jeffrey Campbell "Night Walk"

It's no secret that I've been coveting a pair of Night Walks since they appeared on Solestruck last year. I've had a nasty obsession with heelless shoes since I saw Viktoria Modesta in Bizarre Magazine (how AWESOME is it that she's a badass model AND an amputee?!?) wearing a pair by Natacha Marro in 2009. My only obstacle in obtaining them has been the hefty price tag. Here they are, in all their glory:

Jeffrey Campbell "Night Walk" in Black Pebble available at Solestruck ($169.95)

Chockers "Faith" in black PU available at Chockers (£39.99, being roughly $63.68)

Knockoffs started appearing with that crazy "sculpted wedge", which is not actually "heelless" at all and I'm pretty apprehensive about it. But these! These are just amazing!

They have these in a slew of colors on the site, as well. I see a few pairs of these in my near future (since shipping from the UK will be a doozy, might as well order 2!). There is pretty much no difference whatsoever, in the shape, at least. I totally dig the leopard print as well. I gasp, I swoooooon.

What do you think?

(This post originally appeared on bresuschrist.com)

Knockoff Ninja #2 - Jeffrey Campbell "Rockstar"

As you guys may have noticed, the heelless thing is getting pretty huge in the more affordable price points in the last few weeks. So this means I'll be hunting them down. A lot. And I'll be rambling about a metric sh*t-ton of them right here :D

This week, we have the Jeffrey Campbell "Rockstar" heelless wedge, which is this bad boy:

Jeffrey Campbell "Rockstar" available at Envishoes ($179), Nasty Gal ($195)

The brand Bumper has put out a knockoff that is preeeeetty similar, except for the uncovered platform and that super-crescent shaped wedge I'm always on about:

Bumper "Qoors04" Silver Heelless Wedge available at Make Me Chic ($40.40), UrbanOG ($39.20) and Go Jane ($47.40)

What do you think? I honestly didn't even notice the lack of covered wedge until I looked at them side by side here, so I don't think that's enough to deter me. The orange and purple counterparts are a definite no (I personally HATE the colorblocking trend that's so huge right now!!! UGH!), but these aren't so bad in my book. That "sculpted wedge", though! It still bothers me. It looks like instead of being heelless, they had a bite taken out of the back. And they look too... alien or sci-fi or something. Still, not awful, just a tiny bit bothersome. But not bothersome enough for the $100+ off :D

EDIT: Know what? I ran across some even BETTER knockoffs thanks to a shoe community I love dearly on Facebook (thanks Molli!). These babies are GORGEOUS:

Privileged "Solemate" in black available at YCMC ($29.97), Go Jane ($65), and Karmaloop ($70)

I think I prefer these even over the Rockstars, they look more wearable in a monochrome, even as crazy as they are. I'm salivating, I really need these now. The turquoise is obviously great, too!

See "Rockstar" part two here, and check out my review of the Solemate shoe here!

Until next week!

(This post originally appeared on bresuschrist.com)

Knockoff Ninja #1 - Jeffrey Campbell "Str8up"

Jeffrey Campbell "Str8up" in Black Suede at Lori's Shoes ($146.95), Nordstrom ($164.95)

Privileged "Sherman" in Black available at YCMC ($49.97), AMI Clubwear ($49.99), UrbanOG ($67.90), Lulu*s ($85.00), and Go Jane ($60.00). Restocked as of 6/21!

I have to say, when I first started seeing knockoff heelless shoes on sites like Make Me Chic, I was pretty upset. They looked cheaply constructed, especially with the lack of hidden platform, and something about the overall shape of the shoe left a lot to be desired. But then I ran across the Shermans.

However, they didn't upset me. In fact, I am salivating over my screen at the moment, desperately trying to devise a way to obtain them. I'm even going to go out on a limb and say that I prefer the shape of them over the Str8ups. *hides* The lack of hidden platform obviously works in this case, and the strappy details are so, so cute.

What do you think? I'm gonna be trying my damndest to save some cash for them over the next few weeks! Sorry, Jeffrey!

(This post originally appeared on bresuschrist.com)