On Facebook, some of you were hinting that I might do an Oscar-inspired shoe. Why not! So thanks to so many of you who left links and comments! There was definitely overwhelming feedback for the lovely miss Mila, pictured above. I loved Cate Blanchett's adventuresome little number, but part of it came down to logistics--the fabric I had readily available and a color I had not worked with yet. I had actually just picked up some lavender leather, which fit perfectly!

So, I started with the lavender leather and did a peep toe, but I drafted a new pattern, and it comes much higher up on the foot, almost like a bootie. Confession: I was so tempted to do three small leather bows. I thought that would be so cute and also a little more versatile, but that strayed a little too far from our inspiration. I thought what was notable about Mila's dress was the pretty lace and cut outs. Thus... the Mila peep toe bootie...

This shoe is a warmer purple, and I slightly prefer the bluer tone in Mila's dress. However, purple leather is hard to come by, and I thought this shade was lovely, too. But, you might see dusty bluish violet lace in some new apparel this summer... just maybe *wink*

Onto pretty purple photos, like this lovely bouquet of lavender and the gorgeous light in this photo from Vogue:

My studio is actually the palest shade of lavender called Moon Dance. Here is another lavender room, that is very high glamor. {Yes, we are very fancy today!}