Heels Are A Girl’s Best Friend is pleased to have its post Cheap Chic Under $50: Tis the Season for Festive Holiday Shoes included in the December Fabulous Festival, hosted by LAL Musings. Heels was also featured on the Festival of Frugality, hosted by the fabulously thrify Living Almost Large. 

Check out some of my favorite links, after the jump.  And of course, shoe deals to gorge yourself on instead of left-over turkey and stuffing.  Let the fest begin!

• Actorlicious: 10 Basic Wardrobe Essentials: Stylist Lloyd Boston breaks down the essential pieces every woman should have in her wardrobe.  Not sure I agree with white pants as a staple though . . . Of course you’ll need shoes to complete the outfit, Cheap Chic Under $50: Work It!
• In these lean times, keeping the clothes and shoes you already have in good condition makes fiscal fashion sense.  The Lean Times offers tips to clean up and replenish your wardrobe.  This is one of those practical things that I always intend to do but somehow never get around to doing.  Like taking my shoes in to have them re-soled . . .

Heels was also featured on the Festival of Frugality, hosted by the fabulously thrify Living Almost Large.  With holiday shopping in full swing, frugal is the new chic so read on for some great coin-saving tips, including more great shoe steals and deals from across the web!

• PT gives us a huge money savings heads up with FreeShipping.org: Why Pay for Shipping When You Don?t Have To? posted at Prime Time Money.
• Mr. CC talks about Extreme Christmas Shopping posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog. He gives us awesome tips to maximizing and minimizing our Christmas spending.

From Black Friday to Thrify Tuesday, let the savings begin with great shoe deals, like these:

• Shop the Bluefly.com designer clearance for up to 70% off names like Taryn Rose, Marc Jacobs, Charles David, Michael Kors and more.  Many styles on sale for less than $100.
• SmartBargains.com has a huge shoe department, with up to 65% off designer brands. Check out their boots section, where you can catch deals on exclusive designer brands like these Via Spiga Sandrine Boots, just $150, and these trendy Steve Madden Oxford Booties, priced for thrifty girls with luxe taste. 
• Steve Madden has upped the savings, now offering 50% off their entire sale and clearance selections.
• Zappos.com, how do I love thee?  Let me count the ways: thousands of styles, free shipping and 365-day returns, and a bargain bonanza in their sale section.  And you can get luxe for less in their couture shoe sale section, too (well, relatively less . . .).  The massive selection of styles on both sites is backed up by Zappos’ promise that if you find an item for a lower price on another web site or in a retail store, Zappos will refund you 110% of the difference.  

Related Links:

• Gobble Up Shoe Savings This Thanksgiving
• Fantastic Toe Morning Shoe Report — Cyber Monday Sales Alert

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