Shoe blog

Spot the Shoe

Today’s spot the shoe is  Haider Askermann’s bootie.  This is a slick looking bootie with a zipper and mock lace-up closure that snakes around the boot.  It has a 4.7 inch heel and a 1 inch hidden platform.

Available at the The Corner for $712

Available at Barneys for $750.  Incidentally, Barneys online has several designer shoes on sale. I spent quite a bit of time there.  I have a couple in my shopping basket. Haven’t purchased them yet…..yet.

A wedge version is available at Saks Fifth Avenue for $558.

These are a lot of fun.

Butter Shoes

I am not a person of extremes.  I would never wear Louboutin’s Dafreak, even if they were given to me. I  fantasize about purchasing  Rick Owens wedge boots, but would never actually BUY them.  For two reasons.  1) Putting me more than 6 inches above the ground  is a disaster waiting to happen.

2)  You get what you pay for, but  you also have to pay for what you get.  Buying a pair of shoes that cost more than my washing machine just makes no sense to me.

Others disagree, or Christian Louboutin wouldn’t be celebrating his 20th anniversary.

Anyways, I found a shoe line that is neither extreme in it’s styling  nor extreme in it’s price.  Let’s look at Butter Shoes.  Founded by Nancy Geist and Lee Reich in 2007 to provide feminine shoes that are comfortable enough to walk and stand in. They average $250 to 300.

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Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2012 Ad Campaign

When looking at ad campaigns, I always look for Dolce & Gabbana.  Their Spring 2012 Ads are no different. They center around scenes of Italian life showing the Dolce & Gabbana values: Italian spirit, tradition, family, love, passion.

These scenes are of events you would see every day in Italy: a first communion, afternoons at the beach, Sundays at home, family parties, the first boyfriend, and tender moments with the children.

Monica Bellucci represents the matriarch in tradional black while Bianca Balti is the colorful youth.   I am the matriarch’s age, and I am loving her lace black dresses.

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Spot the Shoe Monday

OK, so I am a day late and a dollar short.  This year  Christmas came too fast for me.  I got my tree up on the 20th, Mr. R5 got the flu Dec. 24th, I sent my cards on the 27th,  and  fell asleep at 8:30 New Year’s Eve.  What a train wreck.

Anyways, I am infamous for my New Years Resolutions.  They are always the same: lose weight,  keep  my house cleaner and have discipline with my shoe purchases.   I never follow through.   This year I am going to change things up a bit.  This years resolutions will be to buy better shoes, drink better wine,  ride my horse more often and jog/run more.

Now, I know that picking up running shoes is more complicated than choosing the cutest shoe and the prettiest color. I went to a place called Runner’s Den in Phoenix and we picked the proper shoe for my needs.   R5Daughter told me the shoes were “not cute”.  What do I care?   I wear ASICS.  They are not a sexy shoe but they get the job done.  I order the same shoe, usually last season’s shoe.  Everyone is happy.

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Happy Shoe Year