https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:40:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1195389 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:21:56 +0000 Ingunn 1195389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ornella, they are beautiful. I love Unisa shoes! However, I've now decided to keep the Vagabond pumps in this thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1195384 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:44:42 +0000 Ornella 1195384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I saw these in the shop yesterday and thought of you.&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.humanic.net/de/Damen/Schuhe/Ballerinas/Unisa-Abran-rosa-1121308257?related-search=%2FWomensShoes-category%2FBallerinas-producttype%2FUnisa-brand&amp;index=3">http://www.humanic.net/de/Dame.....ch=%2FWome</a></p> <p>The metallic bit was very pretty&nbsp;under the daylight, but it is very&nbsp;matte looking.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194507 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:38:31 +0000 Archer 1194507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a gorgeous pair of French Blue pumps with a reflective gold (not yellow bright gold) heels and each time I've worn then day or night the bling glimpse just doesn't work for me. &nbsp;Think you may have just this sense, from your hesitance.&nbsp;<br />I think it might be that my mother would have seen them and brash - and she had really good taste - so ..is there anything in that for you?<br />Polite way of addressing: generational issue? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194479 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:14:03 +0000 missvee 1194479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having such a classic style, they are definitely not too young.<br /> Have you seen Imogen's blog Inside Out Style? She has a post today on wearing metallics that you might find interesting. She had an earlier post on the same subject and one of her points was that we are drawn to levels of shine based on how 'shiny' we are. For example, someone with straight, shiny hair might prefer metals with a high shine, whereas someone with curly, wavy, or textured hair might be drawn to more matte finishes. I found this very interesting because I love textured/matte metals and yes, I have slightly wavy, textured hair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194428 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:34:30 +0000 El Cee 1194428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do not think that they are too "young". To my eye, these have a refined, ladylike&nbsp;look. They do not appear overly kittenish. [I would wear these, and I am 56.] As to whether or not they are too shiny for everyday wear, I say play with them a bit and see how you feel about the degree of shine. I personally love to sport a bit of daytime shine, even when in jeans. It makes me feel playful and feminine. But others may feel it is a bit&nbsp;OTT. It is such a personal thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194416 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:17:04 +0000 Ingunn 1194416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually have the shoes in my possession right now - I bought them yesterday. They are quite nice, in fact. My concerns right now&nbsp;are:</p> <p>Are they too shiny for everyday wear?<br />Are they too "young" for me? (I know, it's a hopeless question). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194411 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:13:08 +0000 April 1194411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree that&nbsp;"metallic is a neutral" if it's an actual metal color, like these. &nbsp;If they were fire engine red metallic, you might want to wait until the lights were dimmed. &nbsp;</p> <p>I'm pretty sure that daytime shine and sparkle, like white after Labor Day,&nbsp;has been de-faux-pased. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194401 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:55:45 +0000 El Cee 1194401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ingunn -- Interesting that&nbsp;Sarenza offers free shipping and returns. Would that offer apply to you as well, or is that only for UK? If it applies, you should definitely order these pumps as it will cost you nothing to try them. They do look quite shiny, but sometimes photos can be off. They may appear less shiny in natural light. I think that the&nbsp;color seems very neutral and the shoes&nbsp;would probably be very versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194369 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:40:58 +0000 Ingunn 1194369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, Ornella, it does, and it makes me a little unsure, too. I've considered this for a couple of days, but I haven't concluded yet. Angie's metallic Calvin Klein&nbsp;shoes are this shiny, and she looks fab in them with jeans, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194367 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:37:24 +0000 Ornella 1194367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can I be a spanner? I love metallics, but&nbsp;now that there's a photo, I'm unsure. The style is perfect, so is the heel height, but it looks a bit too mirrory to me. Does it make sense? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194363 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:27:46 +0000 Ingunn 1194363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for all response, ladies. I've added a picture of the pumps I'm considering at the start of the thread. I am beginning to think that I'm better off with these than the MK nude patent pumps, for several reasons.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194092 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 01:08:01 +0000 Anonymous 1194092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say so many other kinds of metallic shoes work for daytime that metallic pumps certainly could, as long as they're not super blindingly shiny or obviously "evening" in style. In fact, I'm kind of thinking I could use a copper or rose gold&nbsp;pair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194064 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 00:41:47 +0000 catgirl 1194064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not sure about pumps but re metallics, yes, yes, and anything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194028 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:58:12 +0000 K. Period. 1194028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep. &nbsp;I wear my pewter-y silver&nbsp;pointy toe wedges all the time. &nbsp;All the time. Dressy. Casual. &nbsp;All of it. I can't believe how versatile they are. &nbsp;And to think, I used to have a poison eye for them (in my 20s, so that's excusable, right?).&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1194007 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:20:42 +0000 goldenpig 1194007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes!!! Metalilc is a neutral.<br />I just posted a WIW with metallic silver pumps for work. I could wear those for evening as well or fancify a pair of jeans even!<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/post/wiw-37-luxe-sweatshirt-and-pointy-silver-mirror-pumps">http://goldenpig.lookfab.com/p.....rror-pumps</a><br />And I love my OTBT gold booties, and my gold Worishofer sandals too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193979 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:32:37 +0000 Thistle 1193979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How metallic? I have a pair of gold sandals but the metallic is more of a shimmer than reflective. They bookended my hair and they go well with my pale coloring. For me, they are daytime wear and I consider them a nude. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193974 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:28:44 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1193974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, memories. Not pumps, but metallic running shoes...well, black and silver...in 1980 or so. LOVED. Them.</p> <p>Anyway, I agree with the consensus here--they can totally be daytime neutrals if the style isn't too dressy. My bronzish gold daytime sandals bookend my hair in the summer, but I have more silver. However, no pumps--they don't suit my feet or style--so I'm no help with that specifically. I have 3 different pairs of silver sandals and silver-trimmed gray oxfords. All but one of those 4 are completely daytime styles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193871 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:37:50 +0000 Sveta 1193871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think there are metallics and metallics, some are much more subtle than the others.&nbsp; The subtle metallics are really neutral in my book and go virtually with everything (well, you need to consider cool vs. warm colors of course)<br />However there are some high impact metallics like mirrored finish or very shine ones and they may be more difficult to wear in daytime IF your style does not have a bold element in it. I would&nbsp;treat them more like a bright color than a neutral in this case. And then there is a style in addition to the color: e.g.<br />a mirrored finish in flat oxfords (like Angie's) is tamer that the same mirrored finish in high heel stilettos or other grabbing attention style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193864 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:23:55 +0000 Ingunn 1193864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is interesting! I totally agree that it's in the details. Somewhere I read that metallic shoes could be considered "loud", but to me, they've rather been like nude patent heels. I was wondering if I was alone in seeing them that way. </p> <p>I think I bought my first pair of metallic shoes in London in 1982, at the age of 14. My mother didn't love my golden booties as much as I did I've sported silver strappy sandals for many years, but I haven't had pumps before. </p> <p>I know that you wear metallic pumps and shoes as neutrals, Angie, and in a very inspiring manner, too! I adore both your metallic oxfords and pumps. I feel that the metallic shoe speaks to the playful side of my style, a lot more than nude/beige shoes do. Maybe a metallic pump is a better choice for me? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193852 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:08:27 +0000 unfrumped 1193852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's in the details, then, isn't it? The right metallic color and finish (for coloring, for outfit, for occasion) including in the right style of shoe for same. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193839 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:56:24 +0000 Angie 1193839@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear metallic pumps and footwear like nude footwear. Any time of the day.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193749 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:40:50 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1193749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think metallic pumps are fine for daytime - I think it's when you combine metallic with strappy that you get into the evening wear only kind of look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193740 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:28:43 +0000 LACeleste 1193740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Ingunn,</p> <p>I love my Calvin Klein Baisha pumps which Angie highlighted on YLF&nbsp;(and also has)! &nbsp;They are a soft gold with a slight texture. &nbsp;I have the same hair color as you--maybe they or something similar would work? &nbsp;I wear any time.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193723 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:07:24 +0000 Jenava 1193723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE metallic pumps, yes appropriate for day and yes, a neutral.&nbsp; My one caveat is that, depending on the material they can be a little stiff.&nbsp; If you find one that is a pebbled leather rather than a patent-like finish I think that's not only more comfortable but better for day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193703 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:50:04 +0000 El Cee 1193703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear my metallic shoes (both pumps and flats) as&nbsp;neutrals for daytime wear. That being said, none of them are overly shiny (they are more of a muted or burnished&nbsp;tone) and most are relatively unadorned, so I do not think they read as dressy. As for my metallic pumps (which are about 1 1/2 inches tall),&nbsp;I wear them with everything… jeans (of all styles -- even BF's), skirts, dresses, full length&nbsp;dress pants and ankle pants. I own one pair in pewter and one pair in a burnished bronze/gold tone. I often (but not always)&nbsp;bookend them with jewelry, belt or handbag. [But, just to be perfectly truthful, I am a bit of a magpie and metallics also fit my eclectic, somewhat maximal&nbsp;fashion personality.]</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193700 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:48:54 +0000 missvee 1193700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a pair of mirror finish Fluevog pumps and wear them occasionally during the day with trousers and a sweater, but they're not that comfortable for extended walking. I wear them more often at night with dresses or skirts. This spring I'm hoping to buy some metallic flats for daytime wear because I really like the touch of shine that they add to an outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193685 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:44:32 +0000 rachylou 1193685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say and no. Metallic shoes are focal points to me. Then again, they do go with anything in my book... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193679 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:41:33 +0000 Liz A. 1193679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, yes, and I pair them with dresses or cropped pants.&nbsp; They don't seem to look as good with long pants.&nbsp; The shine is being dulled by the pant perhaps.&nbsp; If you're worried, try to get a less shiny pair to start with.&nbsp; Oh, I should note that the ones I wear for daytime are leather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/can-we-talk-about-metallic-pumps-please#post-1193672 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:37:49 +0000 Ingunn 1193672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are they suitable for daytime wear?<br /> Are they considered neutrals like nude and black pumps?<br /> What do you prefer to pair them with?</p> <p>This is a post and run, but I'll be back later! </p> <p>ETA:</p> <p>Here's a link to the actual pumps I'm considering:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sarenza.co.uk/vagabond-disa-3601-083-s803456-p0000084389">http://www.sarenza.co.uk/vagab.....0000084389</a></p> <p></p>