Archive for March, 2011

Stella McCartney Faux Leather Flat Sandals: Take It Easy

Easy, breezy, and with just enough of a nautical touch to hint at seaside fun, here’s the perfect sandal for casual dressing. The effect of natural leather with braided raffia is calming, like swinging on a hammock. It also comes in dark mahogany, which is too masculine and harsh for such a warm-weather look. (Stella [...]

Proenza Schouler Platform Wedge: Mixed Materials

Proenza Schouler mixes up leather details for an earthy and eclectic wedge. But not in a granola way! Braiding and top stitching are conventional on their own but here they come together for a confusion that pleases the senses. Natural orange and rustic brown leather with a hemp-like fabric evoke images of the summer and [...]

J. Line by Jay Jaekal Black Swan Shoes: She’s Come Undone

Can’t find the happy medium between winter boots and spring sandals? Stop your search here! J. Line’s handmade cowhide open-toe booties fit the bill (inspired by Black Swan). The curves of this sexy shoe remind me of a low-cut dress – revealing just enough to make admirers curious. A delicate strap binding the peek-a-boo opening [...]

Alaïa Multi-Strap Leather Sandals: Tread Carefully

These are high-maintenance shoes if there ever was a pair. No, they’re not hard to put on – pull a simple back zip and your foot is encased. It’s because they are visually complicated and require careful contemplation when it comes to what to wear with them and where to go in them. To call [...]

Prada Woven Banded T-Strap Sandal: Way Over the Rainbow

Prada‘s woven sandal screams schizophrenia! Remember when you were a kid on Christmas morning and you wanted to play with every game you got all at once? Here is the shoe equivalent. It is a smorgasbord of checkers, hopscotch, jump rope, and so much more, all compounded into a single shoe. Whew. It’s exhausting. I [...]

Tabitha Simmons “Dasha” Sandal: A New Level of Lizard

Some may argue that stylist Tabitha Simmons has yet to earn the right to charge four figures for a pair of shoes. I tend to agree, as I like to leave the pricier shoes to the true cobblers. While the lizard pumps are just, well, sparkly lizard pumps (although I do like the “Dixie’s” extreme [...]

Brian Atwood Exclusive at Net-A-Porter: A Dream Come True

I am now accepting applications for future husbands because I have decided, due to the magnificence of these shoes, I must get married immediately. How dreamy are these pumps? Brian Atwood‘s done it again. He went directly into my head and pulled out a floral sparkly satin fairytale sandal that is the stuff dreams are [...]

Donna Karan Silk with Lotus Embroidery Platform Ankle Wrap Strappy Sandal: A True Romantic

Craving a shoe with silk ribbons and lotus flowers? Donna Karan has the answer. Even if you’re not, you might change your mind upon eyeing this strong yet delicate high-heeled platform. What could have potentially been a disaster in less experienced hands – images of ill-conceived arts and craft projects come to mind – is [...]

Fendi Anaconda-Embossed Cuff Sandal: You Sexy Thing

I’ll just take the entire Fendi spring shoe collection, please! Their recent shoes have been showing me sexiness personified, especially this stacked stiletto in a nude that’s gorgeous for spring and a style that transitions to evening just as fluidly. “Stamped anaconda” might sound like a compromise (only the best for my shoe snobs!), but [...]

Dries Van Noten Iridescent Leather Embroidered Demi-Wedge Sandal: Gems and the Holograms

What delightful shoes from Dries van Noten! This gleaming nugget out of my footwear fantasies delivers a potent shot of whimsy. Floral print, hologram leather, and sparkling sequins make for a strikingly harmonious shoe – who knew? While the sequins mimic a flower pattern, the iridescent leather dresses up the embroidered wedge, making it appropriate [...]