Will Valentine find a happy ending with the family's custom shoes?
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Valentine has been working as the apprentice to her grandmother in the family's custom wedding shoe shop in New York. She finds out that her grandmother wants to retire, and that the business is up to its rafters in debt. Valentine must balance finding ways to modernize and move their business forward, while pushing off her brother's wish to sell the building to the highest bidder. She begins a romance in an unlikely way with a restauranteur and as she juggles their relationship, Valentine puts together a plan to develop a mass market line of shoes based on some of their classic designs. When she and her grandmother come to the aid of filming movie in desperate need of a shoe (with a clever tie in to the author's book "Lucia, Lucia", their fairy godmother role is repaid by having the chance to be in a Bergdorf window display. Disappointments and challenges along the way change her life course as do the wishes of her grandmother. A trip to Italy makes all of the difference in refining her craft and vision. The first in the trilogy leaves Valentine with many things to figure out for her future, but gives a realistic feel to the tale. Filled with humor, Italian families, and of course food, this was a charming story, and I look forward to seeing what happens in books 2 and 3.
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The shoes are adorable every brides dream for a flower girl. We hope to get a smaller size. We have Time.
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I bought Toms for my daughter and she is very happy with them. However, I know they donate one shoe to a needy child but not sure if it's worth that much. I would like to donate things myself not to be forced to donate through a product that I would like to purchase. No problem with the shoe, but have  problem with the price.
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For the type of shoe that this is meant to be....meaning a dressy evening shoe....it meets the needs and it probably won't be a really comfortable shoe to wear for hours on end. But it is a beauty. Loved it.
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The shoe will become a great pair of shoes as they are worn.  They have more of a pinkish tone than purple.
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You have to get the shoes as well to make the outfit complete. Now Ladies, this is a good way to show our little princesses they are so special!!
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They fit nice and look beautiful. I bought 3 different sizes at once for my bridemaids and the quality varied from shoe to shoe. One had a small bit of glue on the bow, and some plastic hanging off the crown jewel on the bottom of the shoe. Another had some strings of glue hanging off the back of the shoe, I was able to remove those but even still that's not what you want to see when you open a box with $60 shoes in it. On the one with glue on the bow the satin layered on the sides of the shoes didn't lay flat but stuck up. Noe these could be petty things because the shoes will look really pretty unless you put your face right next to them, but even still after paying as much money as you do for them, you would think they would be some quality shoes. Overall I'm satisfied enough because they will look good on my girls and next to my own shoes for my wedding. However beware, it could be hit or miss on quality.
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They were on time and the correct shoe design and size.  I would have given 5 stars but the box the shoes came in had no tissue around the shoes or in inside the shoes, no extra laces or the little packet of silica like when you buy them from a store. It wasn't a big deal but it made giving them as a gift feel a little strange for me, like I had tried to box up a pair of shoes that were in the closet already.
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Dereck and Sofia's  quest for the elusive "happy ever after" still to come or does it? Can't wait to get on with book 6
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I ordered many shoes this year for granddaughters.  They will be so happy on Christmas.  Came as they mentioned it would and in good order.
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You need to wear heels in order to be in these shoes. I wore them without stockings but I always wear heels. They are just like Cinderellas Slippers.  My date loved them, and he even slipped one on just like the movie. He knew exactly the movie the shoes were made after.... The picture does not do this shoe justice. High enough too.  I wore them over 7 hours from ceremony to the end of reception. I love the shoes but again I remind you to wear shoes and heels before investing in this type of shoe.  The seller packaged these awesome, which is imprtant because the shoe was all crystals.
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Finding open toe shoes in stores is hard, at least here. My wife had to move the velcro strip. She may sew the whole flap down. Then I think they will be great!
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My wife was very happy when I purchased her this pair of shoes.  She selected the white color with gold trims, which is very nice to look at.  The shoes fitted okay initially for a while and then they started to hurt her toes.  At first, I thought perhaps I had ordered the wrong size, but after checking the shoes and the order, I did order the right size.  Now we are stuck with a pair of very nicely made shoes that she cannot wear.  What a pity!
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I bougth these shoes for my sons. They love to wear them. However, I don't satifisfy with the shoelaces. They came loose very easily and the end broke up. I also think they did not use a good quality of clue, when I washed my son's shoes, the pad inside the shoes came loose.
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I'm so disappointed in receiving these shoestring. They look like wedding shoes, and I did not receive the floral clip and gel.consoles that everyone else was so excited to receive with their shoe order. I wonder why I didn't receive these but everyone else DoD.
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I am between a 3-4 star rating for this. They look amazing but as with most of the other reviewers, I received shoes that had loose spikes and the large silver crystal decoration on the side was missing a crystal and broken on one of the shoes. While the imperfections might seem minor and I do plan to re-glue them and repair the decoration, I did not expect to receive a damaged item. I suspect the seller bought a lot of overstock and returns and is selling them here for a markdown price, which is fine but if that is the case they should state it in the description that the shoes may have imperfections. (Again, that is just speculation.) I have probably 10 pairs of shoes from Betsey Johnson and these are comparative quality, minus the repairs I will have to make. I am still happy to own them because I have wanted this particular pair for a long time, but somewhat apprehensive to wear them out since the spikes seem to disengage easily.
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The Supreme Macaroni Company is the third in the Valentine trilogy and each one is better than the last. Adriana is a fantastic  writer and paints pictures with her words that will stay with the reader long after her books are read. This trilogy tells the story of Valentine, a shoemaker living and working in New York City. Each character in the books comes to life in a way that is charming and touching. Reading these books you will learn about a large Italian family with their share of quirks and also much about how to design and build wedding shoes, a craft Valentine learned from her grandmother. Together they run the Angelini Shoe Company. Read one of Adriana's books and you will be hooked and want to read them all.