i just can't quit you

i try to stop.  sometimes i really put effort into it.  other times i just give in and let it happen.  i'm talking about my mind's natural inclination to think virtually non-stop about shoes.  i just can't get enough.  i love wearing them, shopping for them, trying them on, even just looking at them.  shoes seem to occupy a large portion of my frontal lobe on any given day.  including today.

i have mentioned previously my love and adoration for Pour la Victoire.  what i did not yet mention is that they have an off-shoot/ little sister line Kelsi Dagger.   now then, heels are super fantastic and make you feel great - but let's face it - sometimes ya just don't feel like it.  and how pretty/cute/funky are these sandals for those moments when your feet want to be comfy AND look good?   plus there's a little teeny wedge heel, which my doctor told me is good for my back.  so really i would be doing this for my health....

dream a little dream of shoes

i'm sitting, waiting for the arrival of my nieces and nephew, and their parents for a quick NY visit.  when asked what they would like to do this time 'round, the one answer i got was "shopping" from the budding fashionista.  (who, most likely in 4 years will be attending FIT.  and yes that makes me extraordinarily happy).   she likes Bloomingdales.  she likes Bendels as well, but Bloomies is a bit more realistic, given the scope of babysitting money and allowance.

so of course as i am thinking of our trip there tomorrow - my mind wanders to the shoe department.  and somehow, perhaps because of the recent bag post, my mind lands on Pour la Victoire.  even mentally, i shop in specific designer benders.  not sure why, i just do.  my eyes and fingers follow my mind,  and we all visit the Pour la Victoire site together.  and what to my wandering eyes should appear?  the cutest of shoes i have seen all this year!  we'll see if willpower is on my side or not when we get there tomorrow...

pour vous!

Pour la Victoire makes some pretty hot shoes.  it's a scientifically proven fact.  by my science, at least.  hands down my most comfortable and fully wearable, (possibly even to escape a bear attack if that were to occur) 4 inch heels are courtesy of said maker of fine shoes.  and now, coming in July, is a collection of equally edgy-hot handbags.  it's like someone just put icing on the cupcake!!! 

holiday party in the nude

even at your office party you can do it! ok - let's clarify shall we? i'm talking about the nude SHOE you dirty little birds.

the nude heel is one of the best tricks in the book. in case you don't have the book - allow me to "flesh it out" for you. (heehee). the gamut of brightly colored, sequined, or otherwise party-rific dresses that are no doubt on your mind at the moment can cause a bit of confusion when it comes to footwear. the best way to go when you're dazzling them up top is to stay basic down below. and basic does NOT have to mean boring. the nude heel is remarkably sexy. it makes your legs look like they go on for miles. obviously the trick is to find a shoe in your general skin tone (and obvs, if you're anywhere but warm, you'll be wearing a nice sheer pair of tights that make your legs look au naturel but better)

i have nude sandals for summer, but recently embraced this idea for winter. going to a birthday dinner for a friend of the family, i broke out the new nudes. i felt long, lean, sexy. and was also complimented on the shoe sitcho by one of the ladies attending, whom i consider to be quite in the loop when it comes to these things.

as with everything in the world of style, you can find a nudie to fit your budget. i love the shape of the Aldo shoe, i'm newly obsessed with Pour la Victoire shoes, and it goes without saying that the Louboutin is the dream shoe... regardless of the dollars spent - you can feel like a million. it's a little trick i highly recommend to balance out the festive frocks you'll be fa-la-la-ing around town in this holiday season!