It’s been a while since I’ve read or seen anything on former Oscar winner, Gwyneth Paltrow. However, recently the internet is abuzz with discussions not on Gwyneth’s latest movie (Iron Man) but her choice of stilleto stunners. They are quite the antithesis of what you would expect from the soft spoken actress, wouldn’t you say?

Reader Mike asked us to ID these 7-inch booties which were seen on Gwyneth.

Photo via JustJared.com

Originally, I thought they might be a hybrid of one of these shoes from the John Galliano Fall 2008 collection, especially due to the tassels, platform, and the bondage and outrageousness of the shoe, but I was incorrect.

Shoesense (thanks!) discovered that the Sun had identified them as being heels made by designer Guiseppe Zanotti. Apparently, they were so high that Gwyneth required support to help her balance and walk properly. Gwyneth has quite the gams to show off, but the mere thought of how painful these might be should, logically, deter any rational human being from getting anywhere close to these shoes much less shell out major bucks for them. Wrong again on my part. There is a wait list for these shoes now. Sigh.

Other sky high contraptions for pain seen on Gwyneth include (from top to bottom): Givenchy peep-toe boots, Burberry boots, and the more easily identifiable Christian Louboutins.

Photos from ThisIsLondon.co.uk

For more on Gwyneth’s crazy shoe selections, visit ThisIsLondon.co.uk.

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A regular reader just asked me the following:

I’m looking for super cute t-strap flats. Not mary-jane t-strap flats, not gladiator-like sandals, but t-strap flats that have a pretty low vamp (closed-toe) and a simple back to cover the heel. I saw a girl wearing a pair, an absolutely flat pair; the only other pair I would want is from Nota Bene:

But, I’d still like a flatter shoe with more styles I can choose from…from patent leather to all sorts of crazy colors. Do you know any off the top of your head??

Well, let’s see. I’ve cheated a bit on some of the details, because there are so many excellent t-strap choices out there. Like the pretty Robert Clergerie sandals I mentioned in yesterday’s post.

There’s the Gumdrop by Oh Deer!, which fits the bill for coming in fun patterns and colors, has a closed back and toe, and is a proper t-strap. There’s a houndstooth wool version on sale at Piperlime for only $57 (but only in a 7.5–if that’s not you, try Zappos, where it’s $104). For spring, I like the blue patent, but there’s also red suede and black patent, too.

Anthropologie has these nautical cuties, which are a bit on the mary-jane t-strap side, but are adorable and relatively inexpensive ($88). They also have this pair of silver three-strand t-straps (m-straps?), which are not only trendily metallic for spring 08, but they’re absolutely gorgeous, too. Also only $88. Check out the toe view. And these certainly fit our reader’s description… yes, I have to say it… to a tee.

If you want to stick with Anthropologie, but prefer the woven trend for spring, snag these brown leather t-straps for $78, which are a bit mary-jane-ish, as well, but low-vamped for all that.

Matiko has a classic black patent t-strap that fits the bill and also comes in navy. It’s only $45!

Here’s another one that goes mary-jane style, but is so perfectly spring-like that I MUST include it. It’s the Shandi from Pink Studio, and just look at this pretty buttery yellow that’s fresh and clean without being too saccharine sweet. Or this bright coral red (this one’s $70 at Piperlime), or my very favorite of them all, this perfect robin’s egg blue version?

So, how’s that? I know some of these are exactly what you’re after, dear reader, but there are some in here that should fit your bill, and by george, are they all cute. Anyone else have suggestions? Feel free to chime in in the comments.

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A couple of weeks ago, Shoeblog.com searched the depths of the online world in a quest for dreamy fuschia wedding shoes for a very contemporary and stylish spring bride.

We thought the Nine West Luxious shoes (left) would be a perfect fit for our future bride and they were. Sadly, the size wasn’t available on Zappos and our lovely bride almost had to settle for a different pair of shoes (Chinese Laundry pump; right). Fortunately, Endless.com (which is my new Zappos given that Zappos recently did away with their free overnight shipping) came to our rescue. They had the fuschia Nine West Luxious shoes in stock, with the right size, AND they were four dollars cheaper than Zappos.

I was so eager to see our modern bride with her new shoes and I’m sure you are too. So without further ado, here comes the bride (can’t you just here the wedding march hymn in your head)!

My shoes came today! Thank you so much shoeblog.com! I saw my package was in as soon as I came in from work, I tore them out of the box, took off my Chuck’s, and tried them on right away! I added my tiara so you can tell how it will look with the dress on! (^_^) Just kidding!

And since our bride has assured us that her darling fiance will not be reading our blog (who would have thought that would be a good thing?), I present to you our super fabulous and lovely bride during a wedding dress fitting. Doesn’t she look gorgeous?

Note: Picture siloing done by the bride herself. She happens to be pretty great graphics artist (we know because, as a thank you to us, she designed us a fun Shoeblog logo which we will be revealing in the upcoming weeks).

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The quintessential, intrepid, modern bride wrote Shoeblog asking:

I am a future bride who has just tried on her wedding dress. Inspired by Gwen Stefani, my dress is white and fuschia (bright bright pink). I had a dream - an actual dream about the shoes I wanted.

Silk or Satin Fusica knotted peep toe platform shoes (also because of my love of LAMB platforms!)

But now I would settle for something like that in white. Does my dream shoe exist? I’ve looked everywhere!

Gwen Stefani’s wedding dress

After feeling quite honored to be given a chance to participate in this reader’s memorable wedding (I’m a sucker for love stories), this little shoeblogger got her wakeup call and got busy scouring the web. After all, she didn’t want to shatter anyone’s dreams.

First stop, L.A.M.B. shoes by Gwen Stefani. Sadly, while there were many great shoes by Gwen, the stars did not seem to be aligned for the bride-to-be and her source of inspiration…at least not this round.

Luckily, this season is all about the bright, bold colors so our search continued.

There were the Very Prive Pumps by Christian Louboutin sans knot. But the shoes seemed more flashy than classy for such a special occasion. This is one event where the woman and not the shoes should shine brightest.

Jimmy Choo had the classy nailed down these silk sandals. But the fussy shoeblogger didn’t think the hue was bright enough nor was there a platform.

Stuart did look pretty in pink peeptoes but the wedding ring (and possibly a understated bracelet, necklace, or earrings) is all the bling you need.

These satin dyable shoes showed promise but, despite the ‘hot pink’ dye, lacked a certain undescrible luster.

The same can be said for the Payless dyeable shoes.  But perhaps I just lack imagination.

And just when hope was about to fade away, these Nine West pumps were discovered.  Satin? Check.  Fuschia? Check.  Knotted? Check.  Peep toe? Check. Platform? Semi-check.   They are also a relatively modest cost of $93 with free shipping.  I’m sure that the money saved can easily be applied to a number of other wedding related items.

To our future bride, we hope we’ve made your dreams come true or at least guided you closer to finding the perfect wedding shoes.  We also offer our congratulations on your upcoming nuptials, a wish for a lifetime of love and happiness, and much success in your shoe adventures.

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This column will be more of a question than of an answer. A reader is asking where she can find the shoes Marion Cotillard is wearing in these pictures–some pretty hottt black peep-toe, ankle-tie platforms. We here at Shoeblog find ourselves stumped, so we open the question to you loyal readers out there. My best guess was Chanel, given Marion’s pre-Oscars couture predilections, but I’m in no way sure.

The pictures were taken on January 7th, 2008, at the 13th Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.

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