For you, for spring and potentially part of summer, I'd be inclined to look into these:
http://www.amazon.com/FRYE-Wom.....ye+oxfords
(as shown in pics 1 - grey and 2 - taupe-ish).
I also like:
http://www.amazon.com/FRYE-Wom.....ye+oxfords
(pic #3)
Just noticed that the Frye Jillian also comes in regular leather (ie. not suede) and only available in your size:
http://www.amazon.com/FRYE-Wom.....ds=oxfords (pic #3)
These caught my eye too...
http://www.amazon.com/Joie-Wom.....ds=oxfords (pic #4)
These are a little bit over budget, but I love the look of them, and can totally see them being just fabulous on you...
http://www.amazon.com/Cole-Haa.....sbs_shoe_8 (pic # 6) ...be *sure* to click on this link and see all the fabulous colours these come in - just wow! I'm kind of partial to the metallic "blazer blue" in this particular shoe...very nice!
Ok - I'll stop. Just for the record, my Mom has ordered items from Amazon dot com and had them shipped to Vancouver BC without any trouble at all (a whole lot better than retailers that use the so-called "fifty one" service, but she hasn't yet had to return anything, so I can't vouch for what it would be like to order from Amazon dot com and then have to return something, but at the very least - you won't get dinged with excessive shipping charges etc.).
Looking forward to reading/hearing what you find - because I'm also looking for something similar
Good luck with the spring/transitional shoe hunt!
PS - I kind of love those last ones - the Cole Haan Skylar...they look *fab* to my eye, and while I don't own a pair of Cole Haan shoes yet, I *have* tried them on in store and they are very well made and extremely comfortable as far as I can tell.
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