Me in Melange

on the heels of LV...

In the spirit of LV's new tennies... I thought I'd share my new Frye boots!  I absolutely love them!!  Especially for the rainy winter that is yet to come here in Oregon... I have a feeling my new boots will be worn on a daily basis.  Not to mention that I scored them half off at my favorite local shoe boutique, Miss Meers (they have a great on-going promo buy 4 pairs of shoes get your 5th half off!)... makes them that much more fabulous. ;)  signed, me {CA}

 

My cute new shoes!

I'm an ardant fan of tennis shoes....would wear nothing other than boots and tennis shoes if I could.  I bought these fun little shoes the other day, and I love them!  Aren't they cute?  Bit retro, and the colors are great! (Coach)  

Signed, ME {lv}                                                 

Loving these boots....

You all know my obsession with boots.....these are my latest worship.  pedshoes.com has them..... Cydwoq is the designer (often they are too organic looking for my taste, but these are a nice cross between organic-handmade and retro-urban)! 

Signed, ME {lv}

gentle souls...

I went to Portland this weekend with a couple of gal pals, the main goal was to help a friend prep for her wedding weekend attire.  The trip was successful (of course :) and along the way we stumbled across what I think might be the best work shoe ever made...  Kenneth Cole just came out with a new line called "Gentle Soul". The bed of the shoe is a memory pillow of flaxseed, I felt like I could stand all day in those shoes and not even skip a beat.  They're awesome!  You can find them at select Nordy's, at Kenneth Cole, and of course Zappos. signed, me {CA}

Two cute spring shoes!

I'm about to leave for the LA apparel show, and I decided that I needed more comfortable shoes....I'll be walking all day and this time carrying my 12 lb bundle of love in the Bjoen up front. These Puma flats/tennis shoes look perfect...

and so do these...

Terrasoles , both inexpensive, easy to throw on, and comfortable (my kind of shoe)!  Signed, ME {lv}

Four shoe No-No's!!

I was shoe surfing last night, and thought I would blog about some shoe pet-peeves.

1)  Crocks.  Great for gardening, but never, EVER wear them in public.  Cute on kids, never on adults.

2)  Ballet flats will really short toes:  These are absolutely adorable, AS LONG as you don't have wide or pudgy feet.  I fall into this category, too many years of ballet and now I have basically troll feet.  They do not look cute in ballet flats with short toes....they look like pig feet shoved into a shoe.  Beware if you are one of these people you don't get sucked into buying this style.

3)  Wedges:  Cute for the summer, a fun '70's look, now they are getting tired.

4)  Skater tennis shoes:  There is a flurry recently of these really funky, skater-esq, vans-modified skater shoes out there, all of which are really adorable...IFyou happen to be in your early 20's.  I love my tennis shoes, and have cute pairs that are edgy, but you've got to be careful, don't go all crazy and think you can hang with the high school crowd!!

Signed, ME {lv}

What I did buy....thought both of these outdoorsy boots were fun!

 

Fabulous boots!

Frye Dorado Riding Boot .... I am having a love affair with these boots, I think they are absolutely fab-u-lous.  I need about 3" more leg to wear them which is heartbreaking.   Please, someone with less shrimpy legs buy these and love them like I would!!!  Signed, ME {lv}

Has anyone seen this shoe site?

I randomly found this site this morning looking for a picture of the new shoes I bought at a local shoe boutique.  I didn't find the picture of my adorable new Calvin Klein leopard ballet flats...BUT, this site popped up which I had never seen before and I thought it was kind of interesting.  Totally dedicated to shoes (and apparently run by the Gap company).  www.piperlime.com  It's worth checking out!  Signed, ME {lv}

The ONLY thing I'd like to bring back from the 80s...

are my jellies.  But they would have to be updated, of course... because well, old shoes are just yucky. Seems like I'm a pretty lucky girl because on Friday my wish will be granted!  We are getting in the most adorable (and inexpensive!!) shoes from Australia!  It seems we're a little behind because Melissa is already the rage there, with they're super cute designs and fresh pops of colors how could they not be?  So just in time for the first official day of summer, my feet will frolic in ultra cute plastic shoes.  :)   signed, me {c}

some styles that we are lucky to be getting....

our beloved nanette does flats with keds!

"Keds is one of those rare brands that holds iconic status in American fashion," says Lepore. "I'm excited about collaborating with them and love the idea of a feminine aesthetic interwoven with Keds' sporty look; it's going to be fun."   ....and super cute!!  signed, me {c}