November 11, 2005

Sole Survivor

PerlaMarre Shoes

Sure, a diamond is forever.

Forever expensive. Forever impractical. Forever unattainable.

Especially when it comes to footwear (unless you’re Jacob the Jeweler). So why not switch your gem loyalties to a precious stone that can deliver the goods?

PerlaMarre shoes are made of Italian leather and more than 700 cultured pearls. Each pearl is hand-stitched onto the shoe’s exterior or the cushiony footbed. Walking on the pearls has long been believed to have therapeutic qualities — aside from the massage-like sensation you’ll get from every step, there’s a whole mental thrill to doing it.

So whether you’re slipping on the gold or metallic pink Sulu, wearing the metallic pewter Timor with or without its ankle strap, or sliding into the white or black Tasman, you’ll be sitting (and standing) pretty in pearls.

If only you could say the same for your diamonds.

So much for best friends.

Available at E.61st, 61 Highland Park Village (214-521-0828); Liz Morgan, 5100 Beltline Road, Village on the Parkway (972-716-9446). To see styles, go to perlamarre.com.