Thanks, Mia. I don't own any strappy dressy sandals at all, nor do I own any high heels, really. I do have some dark pointy toed pumps with a slightly higher heel than these gold ones. I could try the outfit with those, and I could also go shopping! And I don't mind doing that.
I think for leg lengthening on me, I prefer a shoe toned closer to my skin colour. Silver could work -- in which case I would have to change the clutch and jewellery -- but that is also do-able and I am not against it.
I did look around at strappy dressy sandals when I was at Yorkdale and to be completely honest, I wasn't all that impressed with what I saw. The styles just didn't really sing to me.
Interesting that you feel this shoe has visual weight. To me, they almost disappear because of the pale gold. I guess we perceive things differently -- always an important lesson.
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond with your thoughts. I am off to look at Net a Porter now!