More Beautiful shoes...

I'm dreaming of new shoes...

Alessandro Dell'Aqcua suede bondage stilleto with mosaic glass heel

Givenchy suede wedge boots

Givenchy open-toe pumps

Proenza Schouler lace ups

Peep toes

I love peep toes - they are soooo demure and sexy.

canvas wedges - styleprodigy.com

satin heels - jcrew

suede peep toes - jcrew
jeweled peep toes - chinese laundry


velvet pumps - chinese laundry




black pumps with bow - Hollywould



snakeskin pumps - Hollywould

leopard print heels - Hollywould

black patent leather pumps - Hollywould

More Houndstooth Love

Other great houndstooth patterned things I found online that are oh so cute.

Loving these suede shoes!

Prada has a beautiful collection of all shoes - I'm in love with these two suede shoes...

Tall suede bootspleated suede heels

Add a little shine...

Satin is gorgeous, and can add shine and dress up an outfit.

Satin bomber jacket -Halogen

Satin straight leg pants by Laundry

Satin trimmed silk charmuese dress - macys.com

Satin headband by Tasha

Satin color block pumps - ninewest.com

Satin flats - ninewest.com

Happy Friday!

I love Fridays! Everyone is relaxed, no big crazy meetings, just time to work and wrap up for the weekend. The mornings are great downtown because everyone is out and about getting their morning coffee or bagel. On Fridays, I kick off my heels and let my feet rest in comfy flats for the whole day. They go great with a nice pair of worn-in jeans. I love flats – I wear them whenever I can and there are so many cute ones out there now. My current obsession with flats is ones with ornament details – a nice piece of hardware or jewels to jazz them up.

My Now Very Organized Shoe Closet

I was inspired by this month's Real Simple magazine to organize my shoes. I keep most of my shoes in their original boxes so that they keep their shape and are not smashed by other shoes, and then I stack all the boxes together on shelves. It looks really neat at first, but the downfall is that not all shoe boxes are the same size or the same colors, so I end up with a mish-mash of shapes and colors. The other thing is that since I have to remove the lids to get to the shoes, if a pair of shoes that I want has two other boxes stacked on top, I have to remove those boxes or do a really quick move on the bottom box and pray that everything doesn't topple over. I know its just as simple as putting the shoe in the box and then putting the lid back on, but its such a pain. So by the end of the week, my neat stack of shoe boxes are empty, and my shoes are on a pile on the floor waiting to be put back. argggh. Totally defeats the purpose. Well, Real Simple's great idea is this shoe storage box that holds one pair of shoes and has a clear front so that you can see what's inside (ingenious! why didn't i think of that?) and opens in the front so that you don't have to unstack anything! Its great looking too, made of tweed fabric. But for the whopping retail of $17, even if I just bought one for the 10 pairs of shoes that I wear most often, that's already $170! So I started looking around for inexpensive versions of the same thing - and the closest thing I found was from IKEA. OK, so it doesn't look as pretty, but it basically functions the same way, is sturdy and easy to clean, and best of all - comes in a pack of 4 for $10. Not bad.

What I wanted: Tweed drop front shoe box from the Container Store. $17 each.

What I bought: Komplement shoe box from IKEA. $10 for 4.

Final results = a very organized shoe closet that makes for easy access to each pair of shoes. And also a pile of empty shoe boxes in my hallway. Yay! Mission accomplished. It made me really happy!

My shoes in the Koplement shoe boxes.

A close-up. I stacked a couple of flats, and then positioned the shoes with one facing the front and one facing the back, so that I could see how high the heels are. Let's see how long that lasts.

One thing to note - tall boots do not fit. That blob on the lower right is a pair of boots that I have laying on its side. I still have other boots sitting in their boxes until I find a good boot organizer...

Celeb Style

My current favorite celeb style is Mandy Moore. I think it’s because she doesn’t appear to be fake at all, she’s real and most of all – she’s not super skinny. She’s totally open about not being a size 2 and loves having a womanly body, curves and all. I’m glad she never pursued the whole bubblegum pop career – her songs were so cheesy back then (I use to watch TRL everyday). Now, she’s evolved – and I think women admire her for admitting that she’s gain some weight and then not going on a crazy diet to lose it all when her pictures were posted everywhere. She had a guest spot on the season premiere of How I Met Your Mother, and I noticed for the first time that she’s a tall girl. She towered over the guys on the show. And she looked great – like a real woman! I love her outfits – chunky scarves and sweaters, and a lot of dresses.

Her closet staples are cute dresses and chic heels. My attempt to copy her look:

Isaac Mizrahi merino wool turtleneck dress - Target.com

London Times printed v-neck dress - Macys.com

Xhilaration Kimono dress - Target.com

Studio M printed matt jersey dress - Macys.com

Guess pumps

Guess peep-toes

Max Studio

Lela Rose for Payless

Steven by Steve Madden