2008: A Year in Shoes Written on December 31, 2008, by Shomore.
As we bid a final adieu to 2008, it’s appropriate to summarize the most notable shoes for this year. In no particular order,
All Hail the Heel: Decorated heels proved to be a huge shoe trend in 2008 with heels that mesmerized our eyes and some that raised our eyebrows in sheer incredulity. And judging by [...]
Kors by Michael Kors ‘Bang’ platform sandals Written on December 31, 2008, by Amber.
Now that Christmas has been and gone, some of the shoe offerings on the web are starting to take on a distinctly Spring-like feel. That’s definitely true of <a href=”http://www.saksfifthavenue.com
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Vote for the Ugliest Shoe of 2008! Written on December 31, 2008, by Amber.
Every week, we faithfully trawl through the world of shoe horrors to find what we consider to be the ugliest shoe of the week. That’s all well and good, however, but what, we wonder, is the ugliest shoe of the entire year?
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Blue patent court shoes from Modcloth Written on December 31, 2008, by Amber.
If you think you might get the blues this January, you may as well make them shoes… These are called ‘Blues Shoes’, and they’re only $34.99 from Modcloth, which is a bit of a bargain
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Givenchy’s bright pink cut-out “shoe boots” Written on December 31, 2008, by Amber.
OK, that’s it. This trend of calling everything a “boot”, regardless of what it actually looks like has to stop. I mean, Net-a-Porter list these Givenchy shoes on their website as “shoe boots
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Reminder: Last chance to win amazing shoe boxes, etc. Written on December 31, 2008, by Shomore.
To close out 2008 and herald the new year, I would like to give one final reminder to enter the ShoeBlog holiday giveaway, which ends TODAY. To enter, simply submit a comment and leave your email address over on the original shoe post here.
Although I know you’ll find great uses with the $100 Gift Certificate [...]
Stella McCartney’s nautical platform sandals Written on December 31, 2008, by Amber.
Ah, the return of the nautical trend - which has been rather loosely defined here by Stella McCartney
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Disco Shoes for New Year’s Eve Written on December 30, 2008, by Shomore.
With New Year’s parties and celebrations right around the corner, our dear friend Annie wrote to us for help finding fun disco ball shoes:
Hi:
This shoe is the most beautiful and amazing shoe I’ve ever seen:
Luciano Padovan 490. I can’t seem to find it in my size anywhere (8). There’s also a slingback version that I [...]
Snowflakes and Snow Shoes. Written on December 30, 2008, by galligator.
The Irregular Choice brand is known for shoes that are eclectic (at best) to outright horrifying (at worst). Certainly ‘Boring’ is a word rarely applied to this brand. Styles by Irregular Choice are not for the shy at heart. I just feel like many of them would fair better on stage rather than ‘life around town’.
Case in point.
Irregular [...]
Manolo in Uruguay Written on December 30, 2008, by Manolo the Shoeblogger.
Manolo says, many of the Manolo’s internet friends have been asking the Manolo, “Manolo where are you?”
To which the Manolo responds, Uruguay!
For the past ten days, the Manolo has been renting the beach cabaña in the tiny, and as yet unspoiled fishing village of Punta del Diablo, far up on Atlantic coast of Uruguay, very [...]