“Q by Pasquale” is an all-glass shoe collection designed by Pasquale Fabrizio, aka  the ‘Cobbler to the Stars‘.

Excerpted from the attached copy of the release, for those of you who don’t have a pair of reading glasses handy:

The world’s first collection of shoes made of glass will be debuted at a champagne reception on January 29, 2010 (in Los Angeles) ….to a select group of media, celebrities, designers, and stylists.

The shoes are wearable works of art featuring handcrafted soles, embellishments of Murano Glass and 24-carat gold beading.

I know the press release mentions ‘celebrities’, but what shoe-lover would even notice a celeb nearby with the promise of such fabulous shoes vying for their attention?

My camera trigger-finger is twitching just thinking about it.  A glass shoe?  I’m intrigued and terrified all at once. I would probably be too afraid to wear them since I have an unfortunate tendency to impact into solid objects over the daily course of walking from point A to point B. But, oh, how tempting all the same.

This is yet another occasion to regret my lack of physical proximity to any of the major fashion hubs (I’m pretty sure Seattle and Portland aren’t near the top of that list).

Here are a few of my favorite shoes currently at Mary Jane’s:

Frye Maxine Shortie for $285 at Mary Jane’s (or $287.95 at Endless and $298 at Zappos)

Pink Studio Allyson Flat for $79 at Mary Jane’s

Jeffrey Campbell Pepper Booty for $155 at Mary Jane’s

But for those who live in colder climates and can’t wear these Valentine sandals out,  you haven’t been left out in the cold. There are plenty of other Valentine Day accessories for you, not the least of which are the Love Scarf and Valentine’s Day tote.