These black satin vintage peep-toe pumps by Daniel Green made me gasp. As in, I was sitting in a coffee shop when I found them and I made a gasping noise, and the guy next to me squirmed an inch or two farther away. They are insanely gorgeous and they remind me of this fantastic NYT Article, Recession Looks – 1940s and Now. The key to recession fashion, it says, is utilitarian elegance and these have got it in spades. They’re satin, they’re low-heeled but cut with such sensuous clean lines. They are also a size 5 1/2. I admit, if they were an 8, this post wouldn’t exist.