Melissa Diskin

To date, you’ve mastered:
1. Accentuating the positive.
2. Assuming a queer eye.
3. Knowing precisely what not to wear.

But when it comes to an original way to avoid looking like a desperate housewife, you might want to consider shoes from Remix Vintage.

Designer Phil Heath got started selling unworn styles (dating from the ’20s to the ’50s) to filmmakers and Hollywood cognoscenti. When he couldn’t find enough shoes to fit today’s slightly larger feet, he recreated the sleek ladylike patterns in modern sizes, using the original styles’ shapes.

The results are anything but pedestrian. Try the Greta lace-ups for universal appeal. Channel Miss Hayworth herself with the Rita, a ’40s-era slingback with an optional bow. The line’s sassy platforms and pumps are equal parts quirk and cobbling brilliance.

And a perfect excuse to dance away a night or two.

Just don’t forget to set the TiVo.

Available online at remixvintageshoes.com.