Yves Saint Laurent Tribute Platform T-Straps

I went to Bergdorf Goodman yesterday where two wonderful things happened. One, to my pleasant surprise they have racks and racks of clothes and shoes that are already marked down as much as 60% and two I came across Yves Saint Laurent Tribute Platform T-Straps ($995). They come in an array for colors including a pair in fluorescent yellow which look very fun in a Giambattista Valli-like way — anyone else love Mary-Kate Olsen in those neon pink platforms from all those months ago (pictured above)?! I tried on two pairs of the Yves Saint Laurent Tribute Platform T-Straps yesterday — a pair of black suede woven leather ones with gold leather piping like the purple ones pictured above and the leather fluorescent yellow ones. The heel is very, very high — over 5 inches — which would be fine if the shoes themselves were more comfortable. Unfortunately they’re rather hard and I could tell, given how much I always end-up walking, that if I wore them out I’d probably be left with a few red marks from the straps cutting into my feet. That said, given the heel these shoes are clearly not meant for walking and for a dinner-party or anything that doesn’t entail too much moving around — I absolutely love these! Also given the choice, the suede ones are more comfy than the purely leather pairs.