Shoe-ends!

A very good friend of mine sent me a link this morning to Rachel Zoe's blog her message was plainly "the bookends."

You can see why she thought of me!

It's funny these are so perfect for me not only because I simply LOVE shoes and have tons of well integrated shoe objects in my home but it reminds so much of how I got started in the shoes business. I was, the shoe girl on campus. That girl that kept her books stacked on her dorm room floor and her shoes on the bookshelves. That reputation on campus is how I was introduced to an Alumni who designed shoes and the rest is, well, history in the making...

Bookends found at Lunares Home $115 and $69 respectively.
(photos: LunaresHome.com)

Snow Day!

Not really, but I do have big beautiful windows in my 16th floor office to watch it all come down and inspire me!

Rubber bottom snow boot with wheeled welt, molded rubber mud guard,
water proof leather, chain detail (ideally mixed metal antique bronze and antique nickel),
heavy metal zip with twisted pull, and Astrakhan lining (dedicated to Matt!).

 This is probably why I don't own a snow boot after 4 years in NYC and college in MA, all the cool ones are in my head...

MY STUFF...

Inspired by Vanity Fair...

UPDATE: Creature of Comfort... Who me?

Last week I did a post on an emergency (even though I had been eying them) footwear purchase. Turns out I should have bought them much earlier in the season. Despite, all the fab Gucci platforms and Alexander Wang booties I've purchased this season the Rag & Bone Newbury boots are absolutely the best shopping decision I've made, it was fate I wore those uncomfortable Prada ankle boots! 

Today was the first day I wore them all day, they totally exceeded all my expectations, hopes, and dreams; LOL! I wish I had something to do after work today besides makeup my missed morning workout, even though I probably could have worked out in them tonight they were so comfortable. Not only were they super practical and comfy but pretty darn cute too!

Mink and leather coat, vintage;
Black "Visionaire" jean, Joe's Jeans;
Black pebbled leather "Newbury" boot, Rag & Bone

Sneaker Pimp!

As I've said before, even though I'm on this new quest for dashing "all-day" footwear, I'm still not much of a sneaker girl. Nonetheless, as my mother always reminds me "change is the only constant," and I'm beginning to have yet another change of heart. While shopping for Spring development at work I've come across two really cute styles; both wedge sneakers. The first, an Isabel Marant style, I've posted in my "Transitional Must-haves" 

Isabel Marant hidden wedge sneaker $660USD available in
Black/blk, Black/white (shown), White/Yellow at Isabel Marant, Soho NYC
(I had to go try it on after last week's post and they are cute indeed and very comfy!)

and the other is this adorable See-by-Chloe...

See-by-Chloe leather/suede lace-up wedge sneaker  $345 available in
Beige and Navy at Saks.com, NeimanMarcus. com, Zappos Couture,
Net-a-Porter.com, Shopbop.com, and Iris Nyc (beige and exclusive colors)

For me however, both of these styles are heavy in the ankle area which is not the best look for my leg so... of course I've sketched my perfect wedge sneaker.

Platform, good wedge height, just right pitch, mix of suede and leather, and ankle strap to glam it up and accentuate my leg!

Black would be my ideal color but I had to make sure you could see all the details.