Gwyneth Paltrow 2011 Oscars Shoes

In years past, I haven’t really been a fan of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Oscar carpet style.  Her pink Shakespeare in Love dress and that white slip dress just did nothing for her frame, but this year she struck gold in this sleek Calvin Klein dress with matching Brian Atwood ‘Martina’ gold platforms.   Tell me, did you like her red carpet look?

Natalie Portman – Oscars 2011 Red Carpet Shoes

At the 2011 Oscars, Natalie Portman glowed in a Rodarte gown.  The color and shape of the dress suit her so well!   Natalie’s footwear choice typically lies towards Stella McCartney, a fellow vegan, or lately Dior, who she is a recent spokeswoman for, but instead she opted for the beautiful Jimmy Choo Macys sandal.

Christian Louboutin ‘The Blake’

We already reported that Christian Louboutin named a shoe after actress Blake Lively.  This is ‘The Blake’.   Quite frankly, ‘The Blake’ reminds me of the toddler xylophone my son has.  What do you think about the shoe?

To hear Blake recount the story of how the shoe came to be named after her, check out her interview on Regis & Kelly.

Golden Globes 2011 Pregnancy Shoes

Most women opt for flats or low heels when they are pregnant, but not so for Natalie Portman (who took home a Best Actress Award. Yay!) and Jane Krokowski  at the  2011 Golden Globes tonight.   They wore, respectively, Stella McCartney and Casadei heels.  I’m not sure whether to give them kudos for walking the red carpet in these shoes or worry because even though they both positively glow, I’m petrified that they might slip and fall.  Let’s do an inform poll.  If you were a celebrity, would you wear high heels on the red carpet while pregnant?

Update:  After party Azzaro dress change after the jump.  She also changed into more pregnancy friendly shoes -  flats! (more…)

Jessica Simpson Shoes: Fun Shoes at a Great Price

Footwear News recognized The Jones Group as the company of the year. One of their licensed lines is Jessica Simpson (through Camuto).   Her line which includes not only shoes but jeans wear, jewelry, fragrance and so much more,  just reached the $750 million sales mark this year.   This is a line that is only 5 years old, but has paced so many other “celebrity” shoe lines.  When Jessica made a personal appearance 600 people were standing in line to meet her.

Another thing I like about JS shoes is that they have extended sizes.  They start at size 5 and go up to size 11.  I appreciate that since I am at the top of that range.

I wanted to focus on some Jessica Simpson shoes because they are affordable, stylish, a lot of fun for a medium price.  When I want to wear something fairly trendy, I often look at JS shoes.    Let’s look at some Jessica Simpson shoes.

The mary jane platforms are Cheetah $98 at Nordstroms The more I look at these the more I like them.

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