When I made my Sneaky Sneaker Stiletto Wish a few months ago, I must have accidently looked up to the stars and made a wish upon some twinkly thing out there or rubbed an old 50p coin (Queen's Nose...remember that?) because whilst I knew for sure in the pit of my heart, that the real Pierre Hardy white stiletto shoes at a shocking price of 600 quid would never be mine, nor did I think a cheaper imitation would pop up.  However... I didn't count on coming across a similar pair on eBay.  No, these aren't knock-offs as they are actually a few years old, pre-Pierre Hardy SS08 times....

I’m not entirely sure what the hell I was doing that made me come across them but then again, my eBay searches can get pretty frenetic so in mighty desperation, somehow these were uncovered.  Yes, the stiletto is not nearly as beautiful, the ankle detailing not nearly as pronounced and they’re slightly too pointy at the toes...

However for $9.99, rather than getting an exact knock-off, it’s actually like possessing the imperfect predecessor.  There is something a little off about them but you can tell that they are near enough related to the superior Beta version that are the Pierre Hardy shoes.  The outfits need some fine tuning and please excuse the horrid complexion ruined by mosquito bites in France but I’m thinking outfits that are perfectly fine-tuned might not suit the Alpha version 1.1 status of these shoes...

Now I’m by no means preaching the ‘cheap is cleverer’ route.  It’s merely a necessity for times like these when Pierre Hardy isn’t a close chum nor when the flat deposit is getting nearer to completion.  Speaking of Mr Hardy, spotted some femmes at Hyeres wearing the ‘colourama’ trainers/sneakers with skinny jeans, further fuelling my need for a WICKED/DOPE pair of high tops (words that NEED to be applied to said shoes...).