Top 5 Funky Strapped Sandals: Crazy, Sexy, Cool
When it comes this season’s strappy sandals, it’s time to throw caution to the wind. The connotation used to be of orthodox and delicate shoes – now they’ve gotten an avant-garde makeover. Show just how strapping you are all these unconventional ways to band your feet, from fringe to bondage to calf-high buckles. One thing’s … Continue reading “Top 5 Funky Strapped Sandals: Crazy, Sexy, Cool”
Bring on the Spring: Top 5 Sandals to Live By
Spring is full of color and you need to infuse your shoe wardrobe with color of it’s own, or have those that are lenient for coordinating with brights. A little red is always refreshing and cute, the Marc by Marc Jacobs suede strappies with red and inlaid purple bands will get you far when you … Continue reading “Bring on the Spring: Top 5 Sandals to Live By”
Pierre Hardy Canvas Wedge Sandals: Fantastic Voyage
Are you ready for a wild ride? I know I am right about now. Pierre Hardy is operating this freewheeling, rollercoaster whirl of color, bursting with stripes that wind, wrap, weave, and snake for total springtime delight. Hardy’s artistic touch gives this canvas wedge intelligent geometry – exactly what a vivacious look like this requires … Continue reading “Pierre Hardy Canvas Wedge Sandals: Fantastic Voyage”
Top 5 Shoes You’ll Want at All Costs: Barneys Hits the Bull’s Eye
There is nothing better than getting your hands on a pair of shoes you want, not just because the price has been reduced, but because you just really want them. Buying something simply because it’s on sale is still a waste of money, but buying shoes from the Barneys sale is likely to fill a … Continue reading “Top 5 Shoes You’ll Want at All Costs: Barneys Hits the Bull’s Eye”
Pierre Hardy Suede Clutch with Chain: The Hardy Girl
I love, love, love Pierre Hardy. He has a way with texture, silhouette, and geometry that few do and you can recognize his work in an instant, without the glimmer of a logo. He also withstands the test of time: I still use my shoulder bag I bought in 2007. Now that I have come … Continue reading “Pierre Hardy Suede Clutch with Chain: The Hardy Girl”
Which came first? Pierre Hardy vs. Tila March
Guest Blog by Liza Powel O’Brien Pierre Hardy bags look eerily similar to Tila March bags to me. Both brands launched bi colored totes trimmed in leather in the summer of 2006. Is this a case of the Goliath brand appropriating the small, independent startup’s design? Or a more innocent coincidence? The materials vary and … Continue reading “Which came first? Pierre Hardy vs. Tila March”