Happy Halloween!!

Be safe everyone! I changed my mind on the Peggy Bundy costume :(

I'm being a Zombie instead- boring, i know... but cheap and effective. I'll post pics as soon as I get them.

Bee good!!

OoOoOoOoOoOoooooOoOooo! (scary, huh?)

UPDATE: look how scary I looked!

Oh... Deer!

So I was checking out A Girl's Guide to Shoes and I saw these babies! There's something about these shoes that I really love. Well, lots of somethings actually!

These shoes have a total designer feel, with the creamy patent leather and metallic leather details, they look rich and luxurious.

The heel is great too with its metal cut out- it lends itself perfectly to the geometric heel trend without being over the top.

That's right... We cant all pull off crazy shoes Miss Brandes! ;)

Anyway, check them out. I think they're a great deal at $199! In MY humble opinion, they look a lot more expensive.

Wanna See Something GREAT!?

Check out this awesome video!!

I can't figure out how to embed it on here so you'll have to just click the link, but I promise you it's worth it.

It's a short video featuring Patricia Field (Sex and the City costume designer) about the high heel.

Check it out!!

L.A.M.B. on Gossip Girl

You guys, could Blair seriously be ANY cuter?? She literally makes my stomach hurt she's so cute. 

I was very excited to see her featured in LAMB heels last night. They were the perfect touch to her perfectly styled outfit! Seriously, I might kill for a chance to raid her closet.

They have them at heels.com, here! Hurry and get them before people figure out who she was wearing!! ;)

PS- They're SUPER cute in black and white too!

Click click, bang bang!

So a few people have written me to ask my opinion on these Chanel gun-heel shoes (recently seen on Madonna). 

My opinion is that Karl Lagerfeld took the term "I'd KILL for those heels" a little too literally. 

No, I'm totally kidding.

Seriously though, We actually had a designer at Titan a few years ago named Dara Young who made a gun-heeled shoe that was amazing. She totally did it first and I remember people thinking it was nuts. I also remember that there was a cost issue with the shoe, but if your name is Chanel, I suppose cost isn't an issue. 

Anyway, I think its great. I love statement shoes and these are pretty hot. I back um.

WTF Do You Wear to Gwen's Party?

Well, I wore this. I figured it was cute, without looking like I tried too hard. Plus I had to make sure that the shoes, or boots in this case, were the statement of the outfit. They're L.A.M.B. and I L-O-V-E them.

I got a lot of compliments of the boots including Shirley Manson telling me she loved them, and Gwen herself telling me she almost wore them too. Ya, I was pretty stoaked.

Anyway- a few of you have asked for pics of me in my shoes so here you go. I feel like a weirdo posting pics of myself, but I covered my face with my hair, so it's not so bad. Hey, I'm no Rumi but I hope you like.

Not That Any of You Would, But...

DON'T. Just don't. These shoe handbags are not cute. Not even a little. Not even in a novelty kind of way. Don't.

And if you do, don't come back here ever again.

hahaha

I'm Going Bundy...

So I was supposed to be in China for halloween, but my trip was pushed back a week (yay!) so I've decided on a Halloween costume. None other than Mrs. Peggy Bundy of Married With Children. I love her garish tackiness! Plus... married to a shoe salesman? Perfect.

I just want to know if any of you fashionable people know where I can get some ANTI fashion. So if any of you have any good suggestions, please let me know. I want to look as authentic as possible! I love her shiny high waist cigarette pants/leggings but I'm having trouble finding some. 

Anyway- please give me some tips if you have them! :)

L-O-V-E these boots!

How perfect are these flat buckle boots!? They're by Jinny Kim, and at $433 they're at least semi-affordabe! 

It looks like there's a hidden wedge in there but the description doesn't mention it. I love any extra height on a shoe so hopefully I'm right.

I think this is a great way to do an over the knee boot without looking at all trashy. These look super comfy and easy to wear over and over. I'm seriously debating on getting them, even though I just got those Fry boots... Hmmm

Modista.com

Ok you guys... wanna see something seriously amazing? Check out Modista.com!

Friends Arlo Faria and AJ Shankar started this website after winning first place in the 2008 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition and I think it's genius! 

Faria says they started this site to help their girlfriends find cheaper look-alikes of designer brands. Isn't that what we ALL want!? You can browse shoes according to their visual similarity, meaning you can look by color, shape, style... the sky is the limit! 

I can't exactly figure out how they do it. I think they have magic shoe fairies working in your computer or something- it's seriously mind blowing how quickly and easily all the shoes are grouped and lined up.

Anyway, check this out. I back it and think in time can get be even better- adding higher end designers, etc. I look forward to seeing this new site grow.

Etsy

Are you guys familiar with Etsy? Well, I'm sure most of you are but for those of you who aren't- check it out. I'm still on this whole "how to find inspiration" kick and I just wanted to mention that I love checking out what crafty people all over the world are making. 

Here's one of a million examples. Silvia's Think has a blog and an Etsy store. Cute handcrafted goodies from Italy. Then there's Susuten and their adorable little plush friends. And of course, Etsy is where I go for all my Blythe Doll clothing needs. People like Blytheworld make little handmade outfits for all my little Blythe Dolls. 

Etsy is great for creative and unique gifts and for inspiring ideas! My Blog-friend Tokyo Bunnie is often updating us on the cutest best Etsy stores so be sure to check her out! 

Enjoy!

Wanna Get Inspired?

... and feel totally incompetent at the same time? Well then check out Jak and Jil Blog. They have the most amazing photos of high end street fashion. Looks like they hang around in NY and Paris and know all the who's who of fashion and snap candid shots of them in their impossibly perfect to-die-for outfits. The hottest most expensive and hardest to find shoes are worn to work in these shots. You'll love it- check it out! You'll be impressed and green with envy at the same time. 

This photo is of the incredibly sexy YSL Trib2 booties and is my current desktop picture on my laptop. So good.

Wa wa wee wah!

These heels are seriously kicking my ass right now. Some designers are taking the kooky heel crazy a little too far but these are great. I could imagine myself involved in some serious shenanigans in these babies. Like watch the eff out- here I come.

These scream modern day disco, but in exactly the right way. Just garish enough to still be totally hip. I'm not usually a Jimmy Choo kinda girl- I put Choo and Manolo in the same category: boring with a over-hyped name. The shoes are usually pretty enough, but not at all interesting enough to justify their price tag. These are a winner! WOO!

Find them here at net-a-porter!

Look What I Found...

So in my attempt to "unblock" my brain, I was browsing some of my favorite blogs and various online shopping when I came across these hideous monstrosities. I never thought I'd find anything worse than Crocs or Uggs but I managed to find BOTH! 

The worse than Crocs are by Friskyshoes and take the ugliest part of Crocs and make them even worse. They're a cross breed of Crocs and flipflops with some glittery shit thrown in to make them extra special.

Then, there's the worse than Uggs. They're an open toed version! They claim to be for girls who get pedicures in cold weather... um, ya. Even better? The company that makes them calls them Bootie Pies. hahaha. 

More like Booty. These things are offensive.

So thanks to these two truly awful shoes, I am now in a better mood although no less stuck than I was before. Hey, at least I'm smiling now.

I've Hit a Wall...

Have you ever hit a creative block? I mean, super hard??

Well I have and it sucks. I have so much work on my plate and I just can't get myself to do anything. I have a deadline and I just can't seem to motivate myself. This is a big problem and I hate not knowing how to fix it!!

Any suggestions? I'm starting to freak out a little and I think I'm making it worse.

Adventures in Public Speaking

Sooooooo... I don't consider myself a good public speaker 'cause when I get in front of a room full of people I tend to babble on and on and act like a total dork. That said, I also can't say no to one of my favorite teachers of all time when she asks that I do exactly that.

Said teacher, Chris Amaral, was my teacher in a few of my classes in the fashion program over at Orange Coast College. One of those classes is a Careers in Design class (now in the awesome new art center building) where she asks various people from different design positions to come in and speak to her class and answer questions. There were a few students interested in shoe design specifically so I agreed to come in. I brought Ben in as well since Chris knows and loves him from his days at PF. 

**side note... The first time I met Ben was when I was in this same class and we took a tour of Paul Frank Industries. Ben gave us a tour of the art dept. Crazy!! :)

So anyway, I spoke to the students and was really excited to meet young people interested in shoe design! There are so few designers out there and there really is a need for them. When people think of fashion design they usually think of apparel, but if you have a knack for it, there really is a need for new young designers in the footwear industry. 

I loved walking around the art center looking at the student's art work. It's so inspiring and exciting to see young people finding themselves through their creativity. Anyway, if you have a school near you with an art program I highly recommend walking around and checking things out. If I have the time in the near future (doubtful) I'd love to go back and take an art class for fun. I almost forgot how much that helps "the process". I'm so stuck in my shoe bubble that I almost forgot how much fun painting and life drawing was.

Something to think about all you creative minds out there! ;)

80's Chic

Am I crazy? I totally love these boots!! They seem so 80's to me, and I love them. I think these would look so cute with black skinny jeans or leggings. Well, either that or a one-piece, high cut, white Budweiser baithing suit? You know, with those weird "nude" iridescent workout tights that they still wear at Hooters? Ok, now my cough medicine is taking over my brain.

Totally radical! 

I love the bright red and the angled heel too. Let's just say I love everything about these, k? I'm not usually a pointy toe fan, but these are more of an almond toe, so I can forgive it.

Nothing from Maison Martin Margiela is ever cheap, and these boots are no exception. You can find them at Brown's for £655 (about $1200 US)

PS- Is it just me or is EVERYONE sick right now?? I've got it pretty bad. :(

An Easier Way to Wear it...

So you may remember those crazy silver metallic Giuseppe Zanotti wedges with the red lacquered bottom and yellow heel piece I bought last season? Well, it looks like the designer has made an easier to wear version. Same sexy silhouette, easier to wear colors. Plus, since they're satin, they're a bit cheaper. Bonus! 

You can find them here for $695