We Heart Vivienne Westwood for Melissa
Filed under: Style in the News, Shoes
We've loved jelly shoes all our lives, from the pairs we picked out of a giant department store bin as a pre-schooler to Givenchy's take on the sandals last year.Posts with tag pump
We've loved jelly shoes all our lives, from the pairs we picked out of a giant department store bin as a pre-schooler to Givenchy's take on the sandals last year.I want that! Rose pink Herve Leger
Filed under: Get the Look
At a recent event Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere wore a pretty rose pink Herve Leger dress with gold Christian Loub's. Hayden knows that the key to a sophisticated style is to play it by the "less is more" rule which she does flawlessly here. We <3 this!
• Herve Ledger bandage dress, Net-a-Porter.com, $1,250
• Christian Louboutin "Very Privy" pumps, Barney's, $770
Why aren't you wearing this? Manolo Blahnik Metallic Mary Jane
Filed under: Accessories, Style in the News, Shoes, Must Haves
If you're going to splurge on an insanely fabulous pair of shoes, you need to ask yourself this question: Do I want a classic style that will always work, or do I want something amazingly trendy that will turn everyone's head? Because, you know, you can't have it all.
That is, unless you have these.
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Reebok brings back more than it should have
Filed under: Accessories, Clothing, Shoes, Vintage and Retro, Men, Celebrities with Style
Pump it up, Reebok, just don't stop. Wait, stop.
Seriously? This is the everything old that is new again? The pump sneaker? Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't these things considered a joke about 5-minutes after they came out the first time? At least Reebok brought them back in the hip and stylish pastels of spring. It's like wearing Easter eggs on your feet.
Apparently, the "Pump Bring Back" series features color pallets inspired by vintage models of this "iconic" shoe. Vintage being the late 80's and early 90's, somewhere between Vanilla Ice and Jesus Jones. Yes, you're old.
The styles include the Reebok Pump Omni, Pump D-Time and Court Victory Pump and are available in mercifully limited numbers at XLarge, Undefeated and Atmos Tokyo.
However, they did do wonders for Michael Chang:
[via Haute Concept]
How to wear this season's full skirts
Filed under: Holiday Style, Accessories, Clothing, Shoes, Dresses
Circular, voluminous skirts always seemed to look better on the hangers than they did on me - that is, until I learned the rules for wearing a skirt with volume. Unless you're looking to accentuate your hips, you're going to want to take note of these three simple guidelines.
Rule #1: Highlight only one part of your body at a time. Because you are centering your outfit around a skirt with some volume, you're going to want to keep your top simple and streamlined. Try this top (pictured at left) from Eddie Bauer.com. A thin cotton and angora blend, this v-neck, solid colored sweater won't compete for attention with your skirt and will help create the sleek silhouette you're going for.
Rule #2: Don't go bare-legs when you're wearing winter clothing! I'm from Texas, so believe me when I say that I understand wearing flip-flops all the way through February. However, if you're going to dress up in cold-weather clothing, make sure your ENTIRE outfit agrees, including hosiery/stockings. As a natural evolution from the summer-leggings trend, opaque stockings have taken over as the footwear of choice for this fall and winter. Darker colored stockings also help disguise winter-white legs and are generally a more slimming option than nude or sheer hosiery.
Rule #3: Footwear is important. Boots feel like the natural choice for dressing up a winter circular skirt, but this isn't always the case. Depending on the length and shape of your skirt, adding boots to the outfit may make you look too bottom-heavy. A safe bet for skirt-friendly footwear is to pair a round-toed pump with your skirt, sweater, and stockings combo. This way you'll not have to worry about the dreaded pear shape and you'll also visually lengthen your legs by not breaking up your natural lines with a bulky boot.
