Vibram: Ask For A Five Finger Discount
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I am the youngest of a large family. When I was a toddler, my older siblings would put my dad’s leather gloves on my feet and pretend I was a trained monkey. We were easily entertained.
When I saw this photo it took me back to my childhood.
These shoes are by Vibram at about $75.00. Time Magazine named them one of the best inventions of 2007. Where have I been?
They offer a classic pump
A smart maryjane
and a stylish bootie.
I saw these in a store that specialized in outdoor gear. I asked for the five finger discount and the sales guy didn’t even change expression. No humour.
I don’t even know where to begin with these. I will let
Boudoir Stools and Closet Kitsch
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I consider myself lucky to have purchased a house whose previous owner was likely a shoe-lover like me. At somewhere over 120 pairs of shoes, even I have not yet managed to completely fill up this legacy walk-through closet.
But, one glaring omission in my closet set-up is the lack of any proper stool or chair on which to sit when actually putting on the day’s shoes. Admittedly, it’s not exactly a crisis – but the daily hopping around on one foot while stuffing my other foot into a shoe would be a bit less comical and more dignified were I to correct this small wardrobe issue. And, while it need not be fancy – we are after all talking about a piece of furniture that is only briefly needed on any given day – something pretty or fun would be a nice way of starting out the day.
Luckily, today’s postal offerings included some intriguing shopping options in just this area (in the form of a new catalog ‘Design Toscano‘ – on whose mailing list I have apparently been recently added).
Included are a fair selection of salon chairs, tabourets (of which I have always been fond), and boudoir stools to fit a wide number different styles, tastes, and decors.
Among them:
French Salon corner chair $198 $225
Mademoiselle Cezanne’s French slipper chair $249 $298
King Leopold’s cross-frame tabouret $175
Acanthus leaf mahogany tabouret $495
Lady Annette Boudoir stool $89.95
Madame Bouvier boudoir stool $85.00
And, finally, the piece-de-kitschy-resistance:
Folis Bergere boudoir stool $75.00
How much fun is this last piece – definitely not for those who take themselves too seriously.
Which one would you choose – assuming you have a place to even put it?
Shoes of the 2009 AMA’s
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I am not much of a celebrity watcher. But, as might be expected, I am a shoe-watcher. So, despite my general cluelessness on who’s who these days in Hollywood, I love looking at the fashion photos of red-carpet events like yesterday’s AMA’s.
By the way, it drives me nuts that you can get fashion coverage of what folks wore, but they almost never mention the shoes as a part of this!!!
Am I the only person driven bonkers by this oversight?
Now I am left trying to wrack my brain in an attempt to remember who makes which shoe, etc. It’s enough to give a girl a migraine.
So, a quick rundown of some of the shoes seen on the AMA red carpet along with who makes them…in cases where my memory is actually serving me today. (Celeb photos are c/o Huffington Post & Popsugar)
Kristen Bell in Christian Louboutin:
Christian Louboutin ‘Archidisco’ $995
Colbie Caillat in what looks an awfully lot like a non-platform version of Louboutin’s ‘Ambro’ lace pump:
Christian Louboutin ‘Ambro’ $825
(A similar budget style is available here.)
Alicia Keys…I should know this shoe & it’s driving me nuts. Somebody help me since my memory has completely betrayed me on these brilliant blue sandals:
Rihanna, sporting the Marchessa cut-out dress we saw recently. Love it or hate it, these white ankle-strap pums paired beautifully with this dress. (No, I haven’t figured out the maker of these shoes yet, either.)
Leona Lewis in chain-bedecked booties.
While her boots are probably not the exact ones I am showing here, these are the closest I could find on at the moment to a match for her booties:
Bakers Shoes ‘Julee’ (Another similar style is ‘Flash’ by Dolce Vita)
And I’ll end this with another shoe for whom I can’t find the maker, but have found a few strappy-alternatives that I would be just as happy to wear.
Carrie Underwood:
If you like these uber-strappy sandals, maybe one of these would also tempt you:
Guiseppe Zanotti Strappy Leather Sandal
Fun Shoe Slideshows from Haute Couture 2009
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We have seen a few of the shoes that were a part of the Haute Couture shows last week. Newyorkmag.com put together a slideshow of couture shoes, including these beautiful heels from Armani Prive.
I love seeing what other people are wearing. Here are a few links that give us slideshows of what people were wearing during the Couture shows.
New York’s High Line Street Style from style.com.
So, New Yorkers, put your best shopping outfit on and hit High Line!
