Archive for the ‘Footwear’ Category
Designers, Footwear, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on May 1st, 2012
If you heart Louboutins as much as we do the we suggest you hot foot it down to London’s Design museum, which is paying homage to the designer’s famous footwear.
Marking 20 years of red soled lovelies, the exhibition will run for 10 weeks, and showcases some of the best creations by the talented designer.
Playing on the idea that “every woman wants to be a showgirl”, the exhibition stars burlesque star Dita Von Teese, which appears as a hologram centrepiece amongst sky high heels as well as mirrored plinths, neon signs and velvet sofas.
We’ll see you in the box office queue.
See the gallery below for a sneak peak of the exhibition.
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Tags: Design Museum, designer shoes, Exhibition celebrating 20 years of Christian Louboutin red soled shoes, heels, Louboutins, red soles, shoes
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Footwear, Gallery, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on April 23rd, 2012
If you’ve had a lucky lottery win or just been saving hard and wanting to spend your money, then Christian Louboutin’s SS 2012 collection has a great range of footwear just waiting to be placed carefully in your shoe closet.
This season the designer has given a huge nod to the 80s stud and neon trends offering statement skyhigh heels with a range of pink, blue and green patterns.
The trademark black court has also been revamped with studs, while wedges are strappy and classic.
Those wishing to go a little bit bling will love the motif covered heels, while strappy heels in gold or silver are great for that timeless look.
Now where’s that credit card.
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Tags: Christian Louboutin, designer shoes, heels, shoes, SS 2012, summer trends, wedges
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Features, Footwear, Gallery, Top Five
By Andrea Petrou on February 8th, 2012
Leggings as trousers
Two words: Camel Toe.
Just don't do it to yourselves, or us for that matter.
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Tags: "Top Five", camel toes, Crocs, Juicy Couture, leggings, midriffs, Ugg boots, worst fashion trends ever
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Fashion Crush, Footwear, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on December 20th, 2011
Christian Louboutin pre-spring/summer 2012 collection
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Tags: Christian Louboutin, designer shoes, heels, preview, red soles, shoes, SS 2012
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Christmas outfits, Features, Footwear, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on December 6th, 2011
Tabitha shoe boot
Go all Saturday Night Fever with these 70s inspired shoe boots from Asos
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Tags: 70s trends, Christmas party dresses, Christmas party shoes, christmas party style, glitter heels, Platform
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Events, Features, Footwear, Gallery, Get the look
By Andrea Petrou on November 3rd, 2011
We’re sooo over the style excitement of Halloween and already can’t wait for this weekend’s firework displays. However, dressing for this event isn’t as easy as it seems.
You want to keep warm, yet stay stylish at the same time, and while the heels are calling, they are hardly practical. Therefore we suggest a casual chic look.
Go for a cutesy themed knitted jumper, which will keep you warm but also give a nod to the night and team up with a pair of skinny jeans or jeggings that can be tucked into flat on-trend knee high boots.
Finish off the look with cute mittens and a hat and a chic parka. See the gallerybelow for our best buys.
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Tags: Bonfire night, bonfire night fashion tips, fashion ideas, fireworks night, knee-high boots, knitted jumpers, parka jackets
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Fashion Crush, Fashion News, Footwear, Gallery, Top Five, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on October 20th, 2011
It’s good news for fans of the knee high boot, with this trend walking right back in for this season.
Gone are the over-the-knee boots with their shorter cousins being paraded by Prada, YSL and Jaeger on the AW 2011 catwalks.
Give a nod to the 60s and wear a pair with a mini skirt or go for a more daytime 40s look and team them up with a midi skirt. For those who want to keep it casual, the over skinny jeans, or with a long knitted sweater looks are also hot.
Buy a pair now and step right into style. Below are our top five. Just click on the links to buy.
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Tags: "Top Five", AW 2011 trends, boots, Knee high boots for AW 2011, winter boots, winter trends
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Footwear, Gallery, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on October 13th, 2011
Suede lace up boots
Give a nod to this season's hottest trend - that's suede if you've been hiding under a rock - with this boots from Topshop
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Tags: ankle boots, boots, Burberry, Footwear, highstreet boots, Jean Paul Gaultier, lace up ankle boots, winter boots, winter trends
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Celebrity gossip, Designers, Fashion News, Footwear, Gossip
By emilyborrett on September 22nd, 2011
For anyone who has a little bit of an Achilles heel when it comes to, well, heels, there’s a new glossy hardback coming out that you’ll definitely want on your coffee table as the legendary shoe designer Christian Louboutin has revealed he’s planning to release a book on his iconic designs.
Christian Louboutin is like the holy grail of designer heels with his legendary red-bottomed soles, so we can’t wait to take a peek at the new book (currently it’s missing a title, but hopefully Christian will find the time to think one up).
The book is planned to be divided into six chapters, with the first showing the designer’s work earliest in his career, including pieces that created for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent and the other chapters showing his inspirations, the international stores, and gushing contributions from some of his loveliest, most famous friends – including Dita Von Teese and Kristen Scott Thomas.
We hope it’s out soon – we want it to go riiiiiiight to the top of our Christmas list IMMEDIATELY.
Tags: book, Christian Louboutin, designer, Dita Von Teese, Fashion News, Footwear, high heels, photography, red bottomed sole
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Designer collaborations, Fashion News, Footwear, shoes
By emilyborrett on September 15th, 2011
Cheryl Cole has made her first dainty steps into the world of fashion design, as she’s just designed her first ever shoe collection.
Cheryl, everyone’s favourite Geordie lass, is collaborating with the fashion site StylistPick.com to create her new line of limited edition shoes – and it’ll go on sale in December. We’re usually sceptical about celebrities attempting fashion design but we might leave a space on our Christmas lists, just in case..
StylistPick’s creative officer Juliet Warkentin said: “We are thrilled to be working with Cheryl. Cheryl is the style icon and is amazingly warm, a quality that has made her the nation’s favourite. We believe that the launch will have a huge fashion impact; establishing fashion’s greatest influencer as a major force in fashion design and further democratising fashion.”
Lovely little Cheryl has remembered that her fans aren’t as rich as she is and made the collection affordable as well as glam, having overseen the entire design process herself “from concept to design and packaging”.
Girls, it’s time to start learning how to totter in our heels like Cheryl. ARE YOU READY?
Tags: celebrity fashion, Cheryl Cole, designer collaboration, fashion design, fashion gossip, Footwear, Girls Aloud, Glamour, high heels, shoe design, shoes, X Factor
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Designer collaborations, Designers, Fashion News, Footwear, shoes
By emilyborrett on September 13th, 2011
Is there anything that these twins can’t do? They’ve already got three huge fashion brands (The Row, Elizabeth & James and Olsenboye) and now they’re turning their dainty manicured hands to footwear design as they’re set to take over the creative directorship at Italian show brand Superga.
Steve Madden, who holds the North American license for the brand, said on this new merging of minds: “We do a lot of business with Mary-Kate and Ashley. They’ve become friends.”
Surprisingly, the plucky enterprising twins actually approached Superga about the project, instead of the other way round. Ashley spoke out about their new footwear plans: “We were at a meeting with Steve, and we were wearing Supergas – two years later, it kind of fell into our lap. I really don’t think there’s anything like this brand. It’s a tennis-shoe brand with 100 years under its belt. Superga is really a luxurious brand. We are really hoping to bring it back to its roots.”
We absolutely can’t wait to see what Mary-Kate and Ashley come up with for their S/S designs..
Tags: Ashley Olsen, designer collaboration, Fashion News, heels, italian footwear, leather, Mary-Kate Olsen, Olsen twins, shoes, Superga
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Footwear, Gallery
By emilyborrett on August 31st, 2011
Burberry Prorsum
A double-breasted trench coat in a caper green that hits the spot.
Even though it’s only the end of August, it’s getting colder in the UK and all of my lazy-student instincts are telling me to go and get under the covers and sleep until winter is over.
I have to say, I hate the cold weather, with a passion – I am definitely a summer girl. So one of my little pick-me-ups when summer is over is to start planning new, fashionable ways to wrap up warm, and nothing can update or transform an outfit like a pair of great fashion tights or socks.
Marc Jacobs used a lot of polka dot hosiery in his Autumn/Winter collection, something that the high street has picked up on and copied. For a girlish Minnie Mouse look, team a pastel-coloured midi skirt with Asos’ nude polka-dotted ankle socks with a pair of high heels in the milder months – when it gets colder, go for a pair of polka-dot tights instead.
Another sexy hosiery trend is the sex-siren look that we saw on the fetish-inspired catwalk of Louis Vuitton, where it was all about peekaboo black underwear with tight corsetry, fur and terrifying heels. Asos have an amazing pair of 40s-style seamed stocking with tiny sparkle details on them for a pin-up feel. Just wear them with a leather skirt and a prim blouse and you’ve got a sizzling hot fashion look to go.
Or if you just want to keep your tootsies warm during the evenings, try a cute pair of statement socks – we absolutely adore Urban Outfitter’s lace mohair ankle socks, which are just so pretty and feminine.
Check out the gallery above to see our favourite tights and socks for this Autumn.
Tags: ankle socks, autumn/winter, fetish, Gallery, heels, hosiery, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, new season, statement tights and socks, Trend Alert
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Accessories, Bargain POTW, Features, Footwear, Gallery
By emilyborrett on August 24th, 2011
Bow Pleated Soft Shift Dress
This dress is so Marc Jacobs it's untrue - the ultimate first-date dress. With a chunky cardigan and a pair of vintage ankle boots, you're good to go. Find it here.
I absolutely love putting together Shiny’s fashion hot-list for the week, because for me it is basically an excuse to go window-shopping and compile a mental list of all the things that I want, nay, need the most. This week the hot-list is a merry mash of different prints, textures and styles – but did you expect any different from me?
I’m in a bit of a “back to school” mode this week which is looking towards Autumn and the weather getting colder, so I’m daydreaming about new tights, new knitwear and new bags to put all off my books in. I was especially taken with Oasis’ dreamily soft-looking pale pink tea dress with a sparkled collar detail, which is so like the Marc Jacobs design that it’s untrue. That dress is going on my list, along with a chunky cardigan and some cute ankle boots to go along with it.
My ultimate buy for the week? It has to be the Sam Edelman slipper shoes from Urban Outfitters. Slipper-style loafer shoes are massive this Autumn because they spell luxury and comfort, and you can’t get any more luxurious than this designer pair, which is covered in black gemstones and studs. So delightfully rock and roll.
Check out the gallery above for our top buys for the week.
Tags: autumn, dream buys, dress, fashion wishlist, Gallery, Knitwear, loafers, Marc Jacobs, Oasis, Sam Edelman, Slippers, Urban Outfitters
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Celebrity gossip, Footwear, Gossip, Models, shoes
By emilyborrett on August 18th, 2011
Gisele Bundchen, the world’s highest-paid supermodel, will apparently no longer wear heels on the catwalk because she isn’t used to them anymore, says designer Nicolas Ghesquiere. And apparently she isn’t the only one, either, as he claims more and more models are refusing to walk in ankle-breakers.
Nicolas told NY Magazine: “The idea was to have this crazy casting with Gisele Bundchen and Amber Valletta and Carolyn Murphy and they said no for high heels. They were not used to walking in heels anymore. Gisele was worried, she would not walk in my heels.”
Well, I suppose when you’re the highest earning model in the world you can choose to be a little picky about what you will and won’t do. But come on love, you’re Gisele!
Tags: catwalk, Footwear, Gisele Bundchen, Gossip, heels, runway, supermodel, Victoria's secret
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Footwear, Gallery, shoes, Trend Alert
By emilyborrett on August 11th, 2011
Brothel creepers were all over the catwalk this season
They used to solely be the footwear of Camden goths and cyber-clubbers, but bizarrely brothel-creepers are the only shoe to be seen in this season if you’re a close follower of hipster fashion. We’ve seen quirky London girls Pixie Geldof and Agyness Deyn wearing them – and now even Katy Perry is getting in on the act, as she’s been spotted in a posh pair of punk-style creepers by Jeffrey Campbell.
Dolce & Gabbana’s excellently slick androgynous trend has had us all suddenly getting complete shoe-lust for creeper styles. It seems now that girly, delicate styles are out, and masculine, tough footwear is in. In the past brothel-creepers have been dauntingly unwearable, unless you’re a fifteen year-old girl in a tutu and a Marilyn Manson T-shirt. but now designers are teaming the shoe with long, tailored cigarette pants and sharp-collared blouses. They’re not all decorated with cobwebs and spiders anymore either, thanks to the likes of Asos who have created the “Monroe” creeper which comes in both patent pink and silver metallic. J’adore!
The bravest of the brave have been wearing these shoes with absolutely everything, to mixed receptions, but we think there is definitely an easy way to rock this shoe. All you need is a sharp pair of creepers (plain black ones are classic if you’re not feeling brave) with tapered trousers, a high-necked blouse and an elegant draped blazer. Just add some muted makeup with slicked-back hair and you’ve got a look fit for Fashion Week.
Check out our favourite brothel creeper shoes in the gallery above.
Tags: androgynous, brothel creeper, english style, Jeffrey Campbell, London, Pixie Geldof, punk, Trend Alert
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