Last-minute bidding drives up the price on Tamara Mellon's classic "Icon" boots

These Tamara Mellon "Icon" boots sold for an impressive $405.  What's especially impressive is that I was tracking this auction and it went into the final minute of bidding with only a $71 bid.  I thought someone was going to get a real deal on these, but then the bids shot up within the last minute.

These size 39 boots were made in Italy and feature a sexy 105mm heel and nicely pointed toes.  These are the classic black leather knee-high boot style.  They're also trendy in that they can be worn slouchy.  They've just recently been discontinued by the designer, which is interesting considering how popular these are with the fashion bloggers.  Tamara Mellon herself also wore them for several photo shoots.

Biondini black leather thigh-high boots make a rare appearance

 A seller in Germany sold these stunning Biondini black leather thigh-high boots for a deserving $474.  This auction received an amazing 67 bids!

These size 41 boots were nicely modeled over skinny jeans and leather pants.  These Italian-made boots featured sexy stiletto heels and pointy toes.  Unfortunately, those pointy toes also tend to get significant wear as the seller's photos also show.

Interesting to note that in the background of some of the photos you can see more sexy stiletto-heeled black leather boots.  This seller has excellent taste in boots!  And I can only imagine how sexy those stiletto heels sound walking across her hardwood floors!

A real deal on Coach "Monet" OTK boots

For their starting bid of $28, someone got a real deal on these vintage, hard-to-find Coach "Monet" black leather OTK boots.  Elsewhere online, these boots are listed for anywhere from $98 to $325!

These size 8M boots were made in Italy and feature strap and buckle details along the shafts and narrow stacked heels.

A 2018 post on this blog shows a size 8 pair selling for $289.99!

More women's long leather gloves nicely modeled

These nicely modeled black leather gloves in a size XL sold for $44.  Had it not been for the modeling, I'm not sure these would have sold for nearly as much.

Vintage long black leather gloves from Nordstrom

These vintage 21" long black leather opera gloves from Nordstrom sold for an impressive $105.50.  These size L gloves featured studded detailing down the side of each glove.

Although Nordstrom used to feature long leather gloves regularly as part of its fall/winter collection, it hasn't done so for years.