document: Consumer Shoe Index I 've always considered shoe catalogs to be a relatively safe pleasure , if only because a new pair of shoes - unlike new clothes - can be counted on to provide a jolt of fashion without leaving one breathless with anxiety . Or so it used to be until the appearance of Bergdorf Goodman 's spring shoe catalog . From the first item on , which is a crazy quilt of a Dries van Noten sandal that rings in at $ 920 , it is clear that one should beware all enterprises requiring new shoes . Which is not to say that there is n't the occasional bargain , such as a Manolo Blahnik ballet flat for $ 665 -LRB- ! -RRB- But if you 're looking for the kind of footwear that will knock somebody 's socks off -LRB- e.g. , Azzedine Alaïa 's bootie , above -RRB- , the new normal hovers around $ 2,000 . And then there 's Alexander McQueen 's gold T-strap wedge , set on a heel that 's five and a half inches , and calls for an outlay of $ 3,495 . If you think too hard about any of this , it can make you weep .
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