Is it because you can’t miss orange?

January 23, 2011

In the past few years I have started paying really close attention to the ‘Announced Color’ for Spring.    It was blue, then forest green and now orange.   And, I have to admit, that because of the subdued nature of blue and forest green  the introduction of the colors went a little unnoticed.   But Orange – [...]

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Orange for Spring 2011

January 20, 2011

This year the email was from Bergdorf Goodman announcing Orange as the color for spring.  Since the last time I got an email announcing the color for a particular season and I didn’t see much of that color, I didn’t think much of this announcement.  And, I have to admit that even though orange is [...]

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Have you heard of Vince Camuto

January 14, 2011

I got my first pair of  Vince Camuto shoes recently.  It was LOVE at first wearing. When I put the shoe on, it felt like I was putting on a hand-made just for me SHOE.  The shoe is extremely comfortable and it has a 4 inch heel.    The shoes hug my feet like a glove [...]

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SHORTS are the PANTS for 2011

January 9, 2011

Bergdorf Goodman says Shorts are the hot item for the season.  Bergdorf’s is showing lots of different styles of shorts for Spring.  Leather shorts; short one piece – jumpsuit styled; wide, skirty looking shorts; khaki; lacey; patterned and plain.  I have to admit that the short outfit used in the email was by far my [...]

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Have you heard about BG’s Sole Mates Gift Card!

December 1, 2010

  The styling of shoes has gone to unprecedented levels – a beautiful pair can make you catch your breath and say OMG! AND,  the prices have also gone sky high.  The average price for a pair of shoes is definitely over $100 (trying to be conservative here).  And the price can go up from [...]

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Cyber Monday Special

November 29, 2010

Heel Shields is also running a Cyber Monday Special.  Heel Shields will be on sale for  two (2) for $25.99 instead of the regular price of  two (2) for $31.98. Now is your chance to get two – one for the black shoes you polish and one for your lighter colored shoes.  You know that [...]

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Why should you buy a Heel Shield?

November 27, 2010

I just got an email from Barney’s of New York   and they have a sale page with over 130 shoes and boots on sale.  All of the prices except for 11 were over $200 a pair.  The average price of the shoes cost $300. The sale page featured  Christian Louboutin’s Manolo Blahnik’s. Co-Op’s, etc.  – [...]

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Are you familiar with “Everything But the Dress?”

November 23, 2010

While at the Annual Pritzker Open House at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park in Chicago, I had the opportunity to meet Susan Metropoulos– one of the owners of Ladies of the Left Bank  Jewelry  and Everything but the Dress – a blog about Weddings.  You can probably guess that  our conversation centered around Wedding [...]

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What CBS News HAD TO SAY

November 16, 2010

Do ‘Toning’ Shoes Really Work? November 11, 2010 10:19 PM Print Share 0 The verdict is out on toning, or round-healed, shoes. (CBS) From Mike Ramsey CHICAGO (CBS) — Toning shoes are supposed to help you get in shape without hitting the gym and help you burn calories and tone your muscles. But do they [...]

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Does this look like a designer boot to you?

November 13, 2010

I am sorry, but I have to ask – Does this look like a designer boot to you?  It certainly doesn’t look like one to me.  I personally have gotten used to the Ugg style boot and I don’t find them to be so unattractive anymore.  In fact I have a new pair of Ugg [...]

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