Yellow is a hard color to pull off, especially when it’s on your shoes. I never owned yellow shoes, and I’m pretty sure that since the time I turned 12 I never wore anything yellow.

This spring, however, things are going to change. Yellow is big, and some of yellow shoes proposed by the designers are positively delightful. Every year I make one big shoe resolution–a couple of years ago it was throwing out my high heels; last year was buying more peep-toes; and this year, I think I’m going to make the leap to yellow.

I’m not sure what to choose though, especially when the choices are so varied!

Cynthia Vincent Sophie in black and yellow, 270 at Piperlime.

Kenneth Cole Button Up yellow suede flat, $120 at Piperlime.

Rafe Irina bow flat, $220 at Piperlime.

Dolce Vita Moritz peep-toe Mary Jane, $100 at Piperlime.

Frye Cameron skimmer, $148 at Piperlime.

AK Anne Klein Foxie, $89 at Piperlime.

Paul Green Vienna thong sandal, $219 at Zappos.

Kate Spade satin and crystals sandal, $299 at Zappos.

Gabriella Rocha Studio Cota, $109 at Zappos.

Franco Sarto Fancy, $89 at Piperlime.

Tory Burch Reva2, $195 at Plaza Too.

Chie Mihara Quake flat, $310 at Nordstrom.

…I’ll tell you what, I’m going to go and mull over this for a while…

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Now that all our Christmas and after-Christmas shopping is complete and life is slowly returning to normal, why not extend the holiday spirit of giving a bit longer?

I’m a little late in reporting this, but you can still donate your gently used shoes to Soles4Souls, which is an organization that aids those in need. For every donation,  Piperlime will even  give you a $15 off $75 coupon off your future purchase, you’ll receive a tax deductible receipt, and Piperlime will donate $1 to Soles4Souls. To qualify, the donation must be postmarked by Dec 31, 2007.

This is a great way to ring in the New Year.  Mark the passing of 2007 by throwing away the old (but lightly worn) shoes to make room for more NEW shoes in 2008.

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Purple is such an autumnal color for me. Not literally, of course–maroons and oranges and browns would probably more appropriate for the color palette of the season. Metaphorically though, it’s evocative of twilights, it’s melancholy, it’s spiritual–just like fall can be. Which is why I stubbornly look for purple shoes every time fall comes, just to get me in the mood.

Ok, it’s also a fun, fun, FUN color to wear, I admit. Happy now?

Here are seven of my favorite purple picks for this fall:

1) Sigerson Morrison violet suede pointy-toe skimmer, with a demure Mary Jane buckle and bold silver lining, $379 at Zappos:

2) Tory Burch ‘Quinn’ quilted patent ballet flat, lined in deep purple and featuring the signature ornament on the vamp, $225 at Plaza Too:

3) Dolce & Gabbana assymetrical high-throat, peep-toe pump, with cutout detail at the heel, $454 at Zappos (very appropriate come witch season, may I add):

4) Taryn Rose ‘Desi’ ankle boot, with black patent rosette detail, $645 at Nordstrom–absolutely stunning:

5) L’Autre Chose distressed leather oxfords (very in this fall), $174 at Yoox:

6) Vince Camuto ‘Heaven’ cutout patent pumps, $128 at Zappos:

7) Marc Jacobs violet slingback with frayed grosgrain trim, $355 at Shoes.com:

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Edition 2 of our weekly round up of interesting happenings in the shoe world around the internet.

This week, The Coveted brings us a list of tips on learning to walk in high heels , something I’ve lost the ability to do since I pretty much stopped wearing them. 

Shoewawa reports on the footwear choices of the re-united Spice Girls.

Piperlime rolls out their big sale of the season.  Check out the Lime tag sale for some bargains. 

Here’s a suggestion from the folks at the Faryl Robin blog for a festive July 4 shoe (for those Americans) or perhaps a Bastille Day option for our French readers.  Want to see that shoe a bit closer?  Here it is from Onlineshoes.com, where it also happens to be on sale for $80, a savings of 50% off the original price.

But beware, oh ye with July 4 barbecue plans!  There are some rank, nasty feet out there that are now being freely displayed (aka shoved in everyone’s face) since sandal season has arrived.  This reporter pines for the seasons of closed shoes. 

Payless, in an ongoing effort to change their image, has acquired the rights to be the exclusive USA marketer of Dexter shoes.  And with this merge, Dexter’s will become less expensive to fit with Payless’ clientele.  Think $25 to $45 for men’s shoes and $15 to $30 for women’s. 

Watch out, shoe fans!  We’ve got competition from the purse people!  Well, in all fairness, shoe fans and purse people are often one and the same in my experience, but a new marketing study shows that only one in three women (32%) in the US spend more on shoes than on purses, as opposed to 37% in 2005.  We’ve got some shoe buying to do!

And finally, on a more serious note, here is a link to the New York Times obituary for Liz Claiborne, fashion designer extraordinaire, who died of cancer complications last Tuesday after decades of outfitting career women in stylish, affordable clothing.  Hats (or should we say shoes) off to Liz for helping many women dress with the confidence they deserved as they made their fashionable strides toward workplace equality. 

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