A Realistic Do-It-Yourself Edition: Louis Vuitton Bows

In my past posts, I was raving about how I love the lady-like trend that has been gracing the runways (Prada, Louis Vuttion, Miu Miu). It is no surprise that most of us cannot buy those amazing shoes seen on Coco Rocha or Lara Stone, but we can get inspired from them! Why not take what we already have, and make it current?

Welcome to Realistic Glamour's DIY Louis Vuttion Bows 101.

These bows were seen at the F/W RTW 2010 shows on pointy pumps. Think of full skirts, hints of décolletage, and bow shoes. Now, I already know what your think, and no, these are not an eight year-old's bow. This is a flat chic bow. The bow is the essential lady-like accent to complete any ensemble. Here's how to make your own fabulous lady-like pumps:

What you'll need:
A pair of pointed heels
Textured leather ribbon
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Velcro

Directions (makes one bow): 

1. Cut two pieces of leather into strips (one should be 7"x1.5" and the other should be 4"x1.5"). You can play around with the lengths depending on how big you want your bow.  
2. The longer strip will serve as the base of the bow. Place this piece in front of you, horizontally, with colorful side facing down, dull side up. 
3. Starting at the outside edge, fold the leather strip into thirds, gluing each side down (with glue gun, duh!). Final bow should be about 4" long.  
4. To make the bow's knot, take the smaller piece of leather and fold it around the center of the bow. When you positioned it correctly, (make sure the seam is in the back please!) hot glue it into position. 
5. While the glue is drying, cut two pieces of Velcro, measuring 2"x1".  
6. Using the hot glue gun, attach one small piece of Velcro to the back of the bow, in the center. The glue the opposite side of Velcro to the top of your pump, in the center of the cone of point. 
7. Then stick your bow to your pump and here you have your own Louis Vuttion lady-like pumps.  

Inspired from P.S. I Made This