Christian Louboutin Video on Vogue Paris

click the picture of Mr. Louboutin (I thought he'd be older and white). This is on my list to watch. Tell me how it is. My obsession with shoe makers goes on...


found via la boudoir

sigerson morrison and shift dress

So here are boots that I hope will go with my soon to be made shift dresses.
I got these shoes at Loehmann's the other day (ok, like a month ago).
They're sigerson Morrison.
And as I've been writing, short boots are awesome.
However, they are difficult to pull off and cannot work with every outfit.
Like these, I can't tuck them under my boot cut pants because of all the leather above the actual shoe part of the boot.

I've decided that you've got to have ankle hugging pants - like leggings.

So... I want to make some (like a million in a million different colors) that look like this (yeah, if I post the picture enough, maybe I will finally make one):

Best search agent for finding boots

on racked.com i stumbled upon modista.com.

it shows you shoes and as you choose the shoe it shows you similar ones like it so that you ultimately find your dream shoe.

great idea right... well, yeah, in theory.

as i tried it i kept clicking one shoe leading me to another shoe, leading me BACK to the first shoe.

it was the worst.

it got me thinking about how complex it must be to create algorithms (right?) that search the way you want them to search and reflect your style.
i mean, it's difficult enough to choose words to describe style, how do you do it with numbers?

THEN...
i kept searching the internet for "mid-calf boots" because, just when you thought you had the complete collection of boots, they come out with another type that works so much better, well at least for this year.

I found myself at shopstyle.com, a website that i underestimated.

compared to the fiasco that was modista, shopstyle.com is soooo much better. how do they do it.
no really, they must link to select stores.

what did I find you ask?

inspirational ------------->
(meaning not affordable)
D.CO COPENHAGEN booties/mid-calf boots/boots from a website called farfetch.com. The shop they are from is called OLGA in paris. ugh. shipping costs would apply here too.



<-----------------------More affordable are these ALDO SAMMIE boots, which are cheaper on amazon.com than on the ALDO website (or their actual store, that's right i went).

i'm not 100% sure if they're cute because... they're the first that I actually like. one should not make rash boot decisions.

FRYE

So I have a pair of boots from a thrift store 3 years ago that look just like FRYE's paige short buckle boot -------->

now that i see MINE via digital image they look like crap.

(no wonder a lady at work asked me if they were from last year)

needless to say they did not cost me $237.95 like they are listed on amazon.

BUT mine look really used and I may need to replace sometime soon.

i think I remember seeing them in UrbanOutfitters last year for $175... should have got them then...

they look like a pair that should be barbour, or filson.com
you know, like one of those classic shoes... llbean maybe?

the rain boot

a few days a month it rains ALL DAY in the big apple.
if you wear flats they get drenched and ruined.
if you wear sneakers it's the same.

the only way NOT to ruin your shoes on a rain filled day is to wear rain boots.
luckily they're gorgeous!

<------ so i have a pair of nice Lady N Hunter boots, BUT if you look at me walking down the street my legs are not swimming in the shoes. They're actually quite tight around my calf (sigh). therefore, i have come to the conclusion that i must find short ones for the lady on the go go.

here are my finalists:
<------------the ARGYLL short boot that I can only find in men's so I need to try it on some time at a store before I venture to buy. i'm even thinking of ordering them from the England. $69.26 at Zappos.com


today i found a pair that i think are the ones: TRETORN----------->

they are lined
and they look canadian (not sure though)
they're cheaper than the short trendy argyll

i'm convincing myself just writing this.

$60 at REI.com

not shiny ones at amazon for $54.99, oh amazon, so reliable...

$59.95 minus $20 using paypal = 39.95 if you buy at shoebuy.com