Today, I’m officially 21 years old. In terms of partying, I did nothing spectacular this weekend— I’m not that kind of girl. I actually worked the last day of Lucky Shops on Saturday. If you live in the Tri-State area and missed it, shame on you, but there’s always next year to experience so many amazing discounts, all under one roof.
Today, was simply relaxed— well, sort of. In the morning I sipped mimosas with my family, then my parents took me shopping for— get this— MY VERY OWN PAIR OF CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN SHOES (the capital letters are very necessary)!
I felt like a kid in a candy store, and truly didn’t know what to do with myself. However, I managed to control myself and realized if I’m going to spend an obscene amount of money on shoes, I’m going to get a pair I can wear with anything, anywhere, and at anytime, so, I ended up with the black ‘Bruges’ platforms in kid skin leather.
As soon as I slipped them on, I knew they were the ones. They aren’t as feisty as some of the other Loubs I tried, but they’re surprisingly comfortable, all 4½” of them. They are most definitely the perfect pair of black pumps.
Now, I’m going to get back to dancing around my room in my new shoes while listening to Owl City’s song, “Fireflies” on repeat and watching re-runs of Criminal Minds.
I always go boot shopping and end up getting nothing because I feel my legs look strange in boots, but whether I like it or not, it’s boot season and over-the-knee boots are on everyone’s list of must-haves. Lucky for us, Via Spiga and Shoe Hunting have come together to give one lucky ShoeHunting member a pair of over-the-knee boots, and all it will cost you is a couple minutes of time for signing up for ShoeHunting and picking your favorite boot.
Here’s how to enter:
- Sign in or sign up on Shoehunting.com using our login form or the Facebook Connect button located in the header.
- Chose which pair of Via Spiga boots you prefer, the ‘Nevin’ or the ‘Malory’. This will take you to the boot’s page on ShoeHunting.
- In the comments section below the boot, tell them: 1) Why you prefer this boot over the other, and 2) What you would wear with it.
The contest ends on November 15, 2009 at Midnight EST. Click Here for all the rules.
Yesterday, as I passed the same Payless store I always pass on my way home from my internship, I saw something slightly unexpected. Instead of wondering when I was going to see some Alice + Olivia or Christian Siriano behind the freshly cleaned glass, right up front for all of 8th Avenue to see was none other than Christian Siriano’s line of shoes and accessories for the budget friendly store.
When I first heard about the Christian Siriano for Payless collaboration, I was beyond stoked at the prospect of having the “Fierce” platforms he sent down the Fall 2009 runway available for wallet-friendly prices. I should have, then, realized the über-platforms I was lusting over would only be inspiration and the heel would be scaled down for the proletariat.
Needless to say, the Christian Siraino for Payless shoes aren’t as amazing as I dreamed, but still awesome enough to make me stumble a bit as I passed them while walking by the Payless store window.
One of the most memorable stories my mom has told me about her high school years— which were cut short due to the fact that she’s pretty much a genius and graduated at 16— is a story about a jealous giant girl intent on pummeling my 5′2″ mother after school, some silly jock who was lusting after my mom, and a pair of Charles Jourdan heels.
If I were a cinematographer shooting this story, I would pan up from the floor showing my mom at her locker in red Charles Jourdan heels, Jordache jeans, and a tucked in white tee. The boys across the hall are checking her out, when Big Bad catches “her man” ogling Little Miss Madre. Big Bad storms across the hall threatens my mom with certain pain after school. [Time Slows] “Why wait?” says my mom, the shoes slide off as my mom leaps into the air, and miraculously the bully ends up face down. [End Scene]
So, when I read Charles Jourdan will be relaunching this fall at the Premiere Classe exhibition during Paris Fashion Week with Alexandra Neel at the helm, I practically squealed with excitement. According to Elle.uk, the designs are being kept hush hush, but Neel did say, “I try to do something very different for stiletto addicts who are looking for something other than [the] usual.”
What does that even mean?
I feel like CJs were my mom’s generation’s version of Loubs, and I’m eager to see what Neel will bring to the table to revive this brand of legend.
Photo Credit: Charles Jourdan Shrine
I was slightly concerned for my sanity when I realized the shoes I had just been gawking at were from Paris Hilton’s footwear line. Not that there’s anything wrong with her. It takes a smart person to hoodwink others into paying said person to act dumb. I may respect her business prowess, but her personal style— not so much.
After about an hour of being confused at my taste in shoes, I realized that I don’t have to be ashamed of my fondness for some of the shoes in Paris Hilton’s footwear line for two reason: 1) Paris didn’t actually design the shoes she probably only nodded at a picture of the shoes she liked— if that— and 2) these shoes are eerily similar to a lot of shoes I’ve seen from other designers making them unoriginal, but infinitely cheaper.
All that being said, the red soles make me uneasy. I may not have a problem buying “inspired’ shoes, but sporting shoes whose soles are deceptively similar to those of by Christian Louboutin just seems… WRONG!
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