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Top 5 Jewels for Your Feet: Fancy Footwork

Jewelry for your feet is sometimes just as important as gems for your fingers, baubles for your wrists, and rocks for your earlobes. I don’t know about you, but I like to look down and see something sparkly – nay, thoroughly bejeweled – on my feet every once in awhile. Why not? Life is short, … Continue reading “Top 5 Jewels for Your Feet: Fancy Footwork”

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Top 5 New Academics: Rad in Plaid

Our days of going back to school may be long gone, but that desperate desire for a new fall wardrobe never leaves us. And nothing speaks of fall like plaid, tartan, and checks. Join the Ivy League with a satchel that exudes the feel of those crisp days. Think prep school-inspired, but not your typical … Continue reading “Top 5 New Academics: Rad in Plaid”

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Top 5 Gold Platforms: Go For the Bold

A new gold standard has been set. Gold hoops and bangles are always well and good, and even a gold lamé swimsuit, courtesy of Lanvin, might be on your summer agenda. Now it’s time to take your karats into fall, with a fleet of solid-gold platforms. These nuggets are sleek and savvy, with the right … Continue reading “Top 5 Gold Platforms: Go For the Bold”

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Top 5 Back Bows: Hot On Your Heels

Tomboys, turn your heads! Or at least keep your eyes on the front of these shoes. The back is where things take a turn for the girly. But a pop of fluffed-up ribbon, whether satin, grosgrain, or leather, at your heels doesn’t mean your feet should look like Little Bo Beep. Inject enough edge into … Continue reading “Top 5 Back Bows: Hot On Your Heels”

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Christian Louboutin Daf Booty Tag: The Platinum Standard

Read my previous review of the Christian Louboutin Daf Booty Tag. Part of the Christian Louboutin 20th Anniversary (the platinum anniversary) collection, available at Barneys New York for $2,695.

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Top 5 Pink and Red-Hot Combos: A One-Two Punch

I just can’t get enough of this sugar-and-spice combination. There is nothing like a clash-happy burst of pink and red for an all-powerful, extra-hot fusion. Whether you go classic and quintessential (a la Charlotte Olympia) or you opt for a freewheeling fling (see Sergio Rossi or B Brian Atwood), I recommend you blaze through summer … Continue reading “Top 5 Pink and Red-Hot Combos: A One-Two Punch”

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