{"id":59860,"date":"2012-08-01T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=59860"},"modified":"2025-10-18T09:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:30:28","slug":"leather-shoes-and-leather-purse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/fashion-trends\/leather-shoes-and-leather-purse\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent pending: Patent leather shoe & bag combos to love"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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So there\u2019s this \u201crule\u201d that wearing patent leather shoes with a patent leather purse is a big no-no. For as long as I can remember, the world\u2019s beat it into our heads that we\u2019re supposed to choose patent leather either for our shoes OR our handbag, but NEVER both at the same time \u2014 case closed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Not so fast. Yup, we\u2019re going to go there \u2014 once and for all. Can we wear patent leather shoes with patent leather pocketbooks?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(Count to 10, take a deep breath, then read on.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Yes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Patent leather shoes and patent leather purse combinations<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The argument<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Now, before you think I\u2019ve flipped my fashion lid saying it\u2019s a-OK to do something so, well, shiny, let\u2019s take a look at what\u2019s been happening in the fashion world these days. I mean, there are grape-colored shoes and eyeshadow to match, mega-bright skirts worn with combat boots, feathers twirling from our earlobes and nail polish that smells like a bowl of cherries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Point is, here we are walking around town whiffing our fingernails while wearing head-to-toe banana brights like we\u2019re gearing up for some Fruit of the Loom photo shoot. And yet we can\u2019t fathom the whole patent-leather-shoes-and-bag-combo thing? Seriously?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

C\u2019mon, people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Gals, read our \u201crules<\/a> are meant to be broken\u201d post, then hit the stores to get your shine on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here are some ideas for how to wear the patent duo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Go casual-chic<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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