Friday Shoe History Corner: Shoes for Project Runway's Kenley

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As Natalie Portman put it on last week's episode, Kenley's like some 40s broad.Â* She styles herself well, although the jury's still out for me on her designs and her personality.Â* But she does indeed work the 40s style, and with that in mind, I'm taking it upon myself to suggest a pair of pairs she might want to look into.Â* No, they're not vintage 40s, but they're certainly styled that way.

The first is the <a href="http://bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2074489141&amp;FOLD ER%3C%3Efolder_id=1169&amp;rvform=true" target="_blank">Cole Haan Camilla Air</a>.Â* This one comes in 3 colors, but trust me, Kenley, this is the one you should go for.Â* It looks like it belongs on the foot of a Hollywood starlet back in the era of the Glamorous Silver Screen.Â* Get yourself a matching green alligator purse, and you'll be the belle of any ball.
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And for those special nights out (when you won't have much walking to do), the <a href="http://bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2087342875&amp;FOLD ER%3C%3Efolder_id=2057231773&amp;rvform=true" target="_blank">YSL Tribute Pump</a> in this spectatorlicious (sorry... channeling Blayne there for a minute) satin/patent combination in a black and seafoam color combo that says clean Lauren Bacall chic like nothing else.
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Think about it, Kenley.Â* Lots of people work this style.Â* If you want to do it a cut better than the rest (and no, that's not a Project Runway sewing pun), here's the footwear to (literally) lift you up above the competition.