Shoe Calling: Tods Ballerina Flat

When I saw this pair of ballerina flats from Tods I became torn and the desire to visit the showroom again came upon me. Last year, I tried on a pair of red limited edition La Scala ballerina flats (See here) but stopped myself because I couldn't swallow the price of $595. Anyhoo, the style is relaunched in basic colors which I am rather tempted. However, my concern now is this style is only cute when a gal wears short bottoms, meaning shorts and shorter style skirts, in order to show off the cute satin ribbon straps. Also does it mean I really need to keep my legs in great tip top shape, like a ballerina? Else, these satin straps may potentially make my legs look slightly elephant trunk-ish? What do you all think??