Shoe Porn: 10 Beautiful Fall Shoes We Can't Afford

Oh, fall shoes! They come in such beautiful autumn colors like olive moss, wine, and ochre. But I don't know why so many of the good-looking ones have to be over $100, over $200, or even more! In case you didn't know, shoe-maker people, THAT'S NOT AFFORDABLE! And if the shoes are not affordable, then we shoe-loving people can't have the shoes that we want to have so we can love them. See the predicament?

In any case, we must, once again, resort to loads of shoe porn. Because porn is all about fantasizing about all the things you'll never have, right? In this case, the shoes we'll never have.

Line 'em up. I'm ready for the fantasy ...

The fantasy begins like this. The woman (who looks an awful lot like me) steps out onto the sidewalk in her fantastic $350 wedge booties that she found on markdown for $56.73. As the leaves crunch under her feet, she closes her eyes and smiles. Shoes, she thinks, beautiful gorgeous lovely shoes all over my feet ...

10 Beautiful Fall Shoes We Can't Afford

Shown above:

Color: Olive Moss

Lindy Platform Peep Toes ($265) at J.Crew

Color: Taupe

Rosegold Genie Boot ($185) at Piperlime

Color: Purple

Christian Louboutin Elisa 100 Pumps ($625) at Net-a-Porter

Color: Wine

Chime Velvet Peep Toe ($315) at Kate Spade

Color: Merlot

Hunter Original Rain Boot ($125) at Zappos

Color: Cognac 

Re-Mix Vintage Cambridge Wedge ($233) at Dear Fieldbinder

Color: Mahogany

Sam Edelman 'Wakefield' Wedge Bootie ($199.95) at Nordstrom

Color: Brown-Red

Restricted Leather Boots ($119)

Color: Royal Tan

Howard Wedge Hiking Boots ($395) at Tory Burch

Color: Ochre

MARC BY MARC JACOBS Platform Sandal ($225) at YOOX

Are you coveting overpriced shoes in fall colors?