Hello Again...

Sorry I've been away! I've missed you all.

Ben took me away for the long weekend to Palm Springs. We stayed in the cutest little bed and breakfast I've ever seen!

In the Pretty in Pink suite where Marilyn Monroe used to stay. 

My Valentine's day "outfit" consisted of a beautiful set from Agent Provocateur and my pink Miu Miu mary janes. 

Ben liked.

We barely even noticed that it rained all weekend ;)

What did everyone else do???

I know my dear friend Jessie P got ENGAGED!!!! Congratulations my dear darling friend!!! I love you! :) YAY!

Wanna Meet Christian Louboutin?

I just got my invite in the mail and I'm going! :) You guys should come if you're in the area. Wouldn't that be fun?? A Shoe Girl field trip?!

Yesssss.

Anyway, He'll be at the Louboutin boutique @ South Coast Plaza on Tuesday, Feb. 24th from noon to 4pm.

I met him once a few years ago and he was great. You can have him sign your shoes or whatever and he's seriously adorable.

I'm thinking I should pick up the "sexy ice cream" ones. Hehe.

Along with my invitation was a little insert telling about Louboutin's collaboration with the world renowned embroiderers Jean Francois Lesage. They are previewing their limited edition Marie Antoinette capsule collection, and they say "Each shoe is a work of art and exquisite blend of sculpture and fine embroidery in a wearable classic Louboutin evening silhouette."

There are only 36 pair that exist in the world, and each shoe is stamped with a limited edition number. Each pair will be sold in a special box with accompanying book.  

The shoes will retail for $ 6,295 and will debut February 23 at the South Coast Plaza boutique and on February 26 on the East Coast at the Madison Avenue boutique. I'd think that we would get the second shipment, as New York is so much radder than our Orange County... but I guess not.

I obviously won't be buying these shoes. Firstly, Ben would murder me- collect on the insurance and then sell the shoes on ebay (and finally get those damned countertops).  

Second, I'd never in good consience wear them out. Ever. 

I find it interesting that in such crazy economic times, there would be $6000+ shoes. I mean, it's kind of an F-U to those of us struggling to pay our mortgages, right? But... that's what we love about our fashion icons I suppose. Their never wavering middle fingers they all seem to be throwing up at us.

Celebrity Classic Long Hairstyles

Classic Long Hairstyles will always be in style. Take Michelle Rodriguez, for example.

This is a soft style for this sexy star from the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The length has been left below shoulder level and the top and sides have been angle layered to create a full and wavy design.
This is an easy style to maintain with regular trims.

How to Style:Apply mousse to damp hair then blow-dry using a medium vent brush, turning your hair under as you go along. Smooth shine the top layers and then lacquer lightly for hold.

Oh Miss Katy...

So I'm not a huge fan of awards shows. I sometimes watch the pre shows to see what everyone's wearing, but that's usually it. 

For whatever reason I found myself watching the Grammy's while Rock of Love Tour Bus was on commercial. Yes, I love trashy TV- so what?

I was a little disappointed in Katy Perry. I think she's super cute and her songs are catchy enough. Her performance last night though, was as flat as her shoes. 

Her voice sounded not too good, but sadder than that was the fact that she was wearing some pretty boring shoes. 

I guess I just feel like if you're a performer you should wear killer shoes. Maybe I'm spoiled with girls like Gwen who run around on stage, give a great performance, AND wear killer heels! 

Anyway, my point was just that I was pretty bummed to see these (YAWN) boring shoes with the otherwise glitzy and over the top stage/costumes. 

What do you guys think? :)

I Heart Sales.

Sooooo, to be perfectly honest, I didn't like these at first. I might have even said that they were hideous. I know I thought it at least.

Something magical happens when you see a YSL shoe on sale. You go- hmmm, maybe I should give that a second look. And then, sometimes when you do... you like it.

Case in point. I saw these on the sale rack at Bergdorf, and figured I hadn't given them a fair shot and never actually tried them on. So I did, and you know... I kinda love them. They look great with my JBrand zipper jeans and they aren't as over exposed as my TribToo pumps. 

I wore them to dinner tonight and was pleasantly surprised at their comfort and that the tractor bottom does wonders on icy and snowy patches of concrete. Haha. My new "walking" shoes. 

So anyway- time for you to judge. What do you think??

Tomorrow it's back to California. I didn't make it out of here without shopping for myself, but at least the things I did buy were at HUGE discounts. I got these YSLs for like, 60% off and then I got THE SICKEST Jill Sander boots for a whopping 80% off!! Amazing. (I'll post about those when I get home)

I also got a Marc by MJ coat for I dunno what % off... but it was a good deal. ;)

Pretty good for a shopaholic, huh? 

Ben, don't be mad! We'll get our countertops soon!

Valentines Schmalentines...

I for one, am not a big fan of Valentine's day. It's pretty silly and I think it puts a lot of pressure on dudes and they hate it most of the time. It's kind of a selfish holiday, no?

Plus, my baby's nice to me every day, so I don't need a holiday for that. ;)

ANYWAY, enough self-righteous ranting. hahaha

Though I'm apposed to the holiday, I'm always up for a theme and a reason to wear something to go with it. I love gaudy Christmas sweaters and Halloween costumes, and on Valentines Day... I go for the girly hearts and pink, white and red.

Here's my first attempt at using Polyvore.

Yay! I went into McQueen yesterday and saw those hot pink heart peep toes in person. I think the heart opening is a little too big and I hate when there's too much toe action going on. 

I still love that Vivienne Westwood for Melissa shoe (the pink one with the black hearts) but won't get them 'cause Pamela Anderson kinda ruined them for me. 

Hello from Snowy NY...

Sorry- I know it's been a few days but I've been traveling and getting ready for this shoe show. 

It's freaking cold in NY by my California standards, but I can tell by the lack of coats around here that I'm just being a wimp. It's been snowing all day and it's starting to stick. 

slushy slush slush.

So far I've had a really positive reaction to my Harajuku collection, which is awesome, and people are actually really excited about JLO for the first tim in a long time. It's an international only brand right now, with the exception of a few dot com's like the amazing heels.com (LOVE you girls! Are you coming to the showroom??) So it's exciting when we get interest domestically. 

Anyway, I forgot my camera- BIG doi- but I'll try to take pics tomorrow to show you my collections.

Here are my new Harajuku Lovers rain boots I had made for the trip. Thank god I brought them or I'd have ruined some shoes for sure!

Also, our new apartment in Tribeca that I have absolutely fallen madly in love with and plan to make my second home. I really want to get to know NY better and now I have the best excuse. :) yay! Bi-costal designer sounds nice, right?

My dad and his friend. Good times.

Anyway, just wanted to touch base. Tomorrow it's more meetings and then my favorite part- SHOPPING!

If any of you NY locals have any little shopping gems I should know about please hook it up! I am such a newbie and I want to know where to go besides the obvious Barney's, Saks, Jeffrys, etc etc.

Thanks bitches!

Over and out.