Shoe Madness

I came across this shoes designer while doing my usual Fashion Research. I was blown away entirely! These designs are incredible. I had to share.
Kobi Levi is a Shoe designer with a vivid imagination, and the skills to bring his imaginations to fruition. He has his own Blog where he shares his creations. I would recommend checking it out. But I've picked a few of my favorites to share with you here. EnjoY!

www.kobilevidesign.blogspot.com

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Truly Shoe Crazy

So once again I have made some great discoveries during Research for work. With the greatly anticipated launch of our Footwear collection I have now gone in search of bloggers to work with. And I was surprised to find that there aren't as many bloggers devoted to shoe alone as as their are to Fashion in general. I guess it shouldn't be a surprise, but what with the female obsession with footwear I thought their would be a plethora.  Despite the small numbers I found some great Blogs. And I just had to share.  Check them out.

"Running with Heels"

 "She Said Shoes"

"Shoe Smitten"

"Shoe Wawa"

www.shoesmitten.com

Impressive!!!

I was researching Shoe Bloggers today for work and I came across a great video post by Shoeblogs.com but under the Manolo's Shoe blog. It was a video from Louis Vuitton's Atelier making their shoes. I was thoroughly impressed and just had to share the video!

 

Tomboy fighting my Fashionista

Tomboy fighting my Fashionista by accidentalfashionista featuring leather shoes

Trend Research Spring 2012- Mary Jane

So there was another trend I saw on the runways again and I realized that this can't be categorized as a trend, but rather a fashion Staple now. The Mary Jane. It's come in thousands of forms but it's always been present. I particularly liked the variation of this iconic shoe in the Dolce and Gabbana Show.  It was edgy and still very lady like.

Celine had a really fun spin on the Mary Jane as well. Much more edgy and on trend with this whole chunky Heel.

All photos were found Here.

The Word Is Finally Out!!

Why have I been missing? What could possibly have me so busy that I haven't posted on my beloved blog? Well I can finally show you. As previously mentioned my company has decided to jump into the world of Footwear. And up until now it's been very hush hush. But this past week was the unveiling of the new collection and overall it was a HUGE Success. We got great feedback and even met with several Majors. It looks like Nicole Lee Footwear is going to be great. We even won a little award for our booth. All kinds of photos were taken and I was interviewed for the FN Platform website, I'll post the link once it goes live. So here are a few photos from my trip enjoy! And rest assured I'll get back to writing!

God Save my Shoes!!!

So it would seem that Shoe Addiction has taken over the world. Or at least the female part of the world, which we all know is more than half! I can't wait to see this film something tells me it's right up my alley!

Lazy Bum!

This morning I barely got out of Bed. I hit the snooze five times before I slowly hauled myself to the Bathroom to start my day. It wasn't pretty. On days like these I tend to give up on dressing well, in fact I'm usually satisfied with just being clothed matching is optional and fashionable isn't even on my radar. I grabbed these cropped jeans and a tank and said "DONE".  I finished getting dressed, actually took the time to dry and style my hair since it would be the first time my coworkers would see my new do. Put on rouge and some gloss started making my way to the door when I realized I forgot one key component.

SHOES!!!! I forgot Shoes! ME!! The Shoe Addict hadn't noticed till moments before leaving that I still hadn't put any shoes on. I had left a brand new pair of Aldos out from the night before and so I grabbed those put them on and left.  I Wore Sling Back, Peep toed, Platformed Heels , SIX inches HIGH with my Bummy Jeans and ragged Tank.

OH Yeah, I'm a Fashionista alright!

Happy Thoughts

Happy Friday Everyone!!!

I have a Jam Packed weekend planned. Probably won't be posting, so here are a few Happy thoughts I'd like to share.

Celebrating!!!!

Two of My Besties have their Birthdays this weekend. Happy Birthday La Fonda! Happy Birthday Little bit! May all your birthday wishes come true and lets have a drink!

Also My Mother's Birthday is On Monday but her Party is Saturday, so to my mother I wish you a  VERY Happy Birthday!! You're the best!

 Also this weekend my Sister in Law is Graduating from Grad school with a Degree in Marriage, Family, and child Therapy. She has worked very hard for this and we're all very proud of her!!!!

To Drool Over

Jeffrey Campbell Cutout Oxford

Jeffrey Campbell Skate Shoe

Two shoe designs I came across during work research and fell in Love with. Although both are fabulous I doubt I could actually handle them. So instead I'll dream!

Just For Laughs

Mar Jacobs plays dress up

 Came across these photos the other day on Fashionista and almost died from Laughter. Perhaps it will put a smile on your face as well.

Too Calm the Mind

In Between all the birthday Parties I have every intention of sitting and relaxing and Crocheting. I started a lace Scarf yesterday and I plan to have it done before the weekends up!

Shoes on the BRAIN!!!!

I've been spending the last week studying shoes. I love shoes, or at least I did...... No I still do but right now my brain is overloaded with Shoes. I thought I knew everything there was to know about shoes, well OK not everything but I knew plenty. Did I mention I love shoes? I figured my obsession made me an expert. I was wrong! However by the end of this week I will be! Here's the kind of stuff I've been dealing with. First a Basic rundown. Most womens shoes get broken down into the following categories.

• Sandals
• Heels
• Sneakers & Athletic Shoes
• Boots
• Flats
• Clogs & Mules
• Loafers
• Slipper
• Oxfords
• Boatshoes
• Climbing

Just to aviod giving you the same mental meltdown I have been having I'm only going to bother with one category, Heels. You may think you're getting off easy but The funny thing about the heel category is that ANY and ALL shoes with more the a 1/4 of an inch heel falls in this group as well.
This is where I screamed first! 
Let's look at a few stand out types of shoes.

 

This is a Saddle Shoe! A Cute one at that!

But this is a Spectator! What's a Spectator you ask? I'm still not sure but Thanks to Zappos' Glossary I think I get it.

Spectator-

A shoe design that is characterized by 2 materials, often of different colors or materials, with an edge of the dominant color having a pinking edge exposed, and a perforated design on the toe.

 

The only thing wrong with this definition is on Zappos they have Spectators that are one color and do not have pinked edges. So once again I'm confused.

 

 

This is a Slouch, I had never heard of a Slouch Shoe before but then again I'm not a Ballroom Dancer. The name is a bit contradictory isn't? Oh well.

I was Happy to find out what My favorite type of sandal was called....This is a Toe Ring Sandal. See the loop for your big toe? 

 

 This is a Loafer. This was the only style that didn't have me confused and crying! I think I love Loafers now. OK maybe not.

Alright enough with the easy stuff time to tell you about the stuff that had my head reeling.  Clogs, Mules, Slides, and Wedges. First off Almost every possible shoe can be a Wedge. It's all in the shape of the heel, the height isn't of consequence at all. Wedges don't like to be segregated they welcome all!

Clogs were pretty Straight forward......

This is a Clog. What makes a Clog? Closed toe, no back, Right? Yeah, No! I won't even bother getting into this, but someday when you feel like it,( Why you would fell like it,  I don't know though) take a look at a "Clog" Section and you'll see.

 OK this is a Mule. At least that was the category in came up in.

This is a Slide. Do you see the difference? Ignore the Heel. As I mentioned all shoes can be wedges.  Now do you see the difference? Yeah I didn't see it either. I better stop now, I don't want to kill you with all this. But this is only a fraction of everything I've been going through. Peeptoe vs. Open Toe. Pump vs. Heel. Chunky Heel vs. Pyramid. I could go on for days. I have been going on for days. I need a break. Here are just a few Styles I discovered while doing all this research, a few fun highlights.

WHOA!!! If you didn't already guess these are Platforms

I do love a good wedge!

Yikes!

Super Cute! And a Wedge I might add.

Let's Be Original!

I was catching up on Blogs that I had neglected lately when I came across a cute set of shoes by Jefferey Campbell. They were simple, for Campbell, and very cute. I know the label and I've seen many of the styles but it's always been a hit or miss for me. I tend to lean toward at least a 70% success rate. Anyway I hunted down the shoe and came across some very interesting posts on one of my other favorite fashion Blogs, Fashionista. Apparently Jeffery Campbell is becoming Infamous for "borrowing other designers work. I wish I had caught this earlier but in truth I don't really track designer shoes with the exception of Louboutin which is more of a Goal/obsession rather than fashion study. I've always said, "I'll know when I've reached my career goal because that will be the day I buy my first Louboutins".  I tend to look at labels I can actually buy since my love of shoes is a bit insane, so I took notice of Jeffrey Campbell but was unaware of his "inspiration".
 I've been in this game a while now and I'm well aware that hundreds of companies copy other styles, particularly designer labels. It's just how this industry works. Steve Madden became the company they are today because they "knock off" other designers. I don't think it's right and I know there are always financial and PR back lashes.  Personally I think Steven Madden is a Lost cause there's no changing them, but Jeffrey Campbell has such a Fashion forward following that they should take this golden opportunity to make their own designs. They do have some great and original designs and i think they need to stick to those, no more "knock-Offs" please. Step up be a Fashion Leader.

The shoe that caught my attention and an "inspired" design.

One of my favorites!-The Saturn in Black

A great Staple shoe- The 99 in Black

The Statement shoe!- The Tick Paint