Spring Shoe Trend: Espadrilles

It's no surprise with the resurgence of the 1970s trends for Spring, that Espadrilles are making a huge comeback. These perfect compliments to your wide leg jeans and draped maxi-dresses are a Spring/Summer 2011 must-have. A beachy, hippie compliment to any look.

DVF is making some of my favorite "drilles" (as I like to call them) for the season in variations of nudes and brights. Wear a bright pair of drilles with a neutral look or contrasting color and compliment a nude pair with an all white look. Check out all my favorite picks of the season below:

(From Left to Right Clockwise: Pour La Victoire, DVF, Rosegold, Madison Harding - all at ShopBop)

Fashionably Yours,

H

Sparkle On! Blingiest Shoes of the Season

Tis the season... for glitter! Seriously, the Holiday season is a great time of year to let out your inner disco ball and not be afraid to shine, sparkle and stand out in the crowd! A top Holiday season 2010 trend we just love? Sparkling, glittering shoes that would make Dorothy from Oz proud!

Fashion Warning: Just don't wear too much glitter at once! Pair one of these glistening choices with an all lace or even velour look and you're ready for that Holiday party.

Clockwise from Left: Giuseppe Zanotti Glitter Sandals $795 at ShopBop, Report Signature Parker Crystal Leopard Shoes $250 at ShopBop, Miu Miu Glitter Leather Loefer Pump $695 at Net-a-Porter , Steve Madden Caryssa Glitter Platform Pumps $125 at Bloomingdales

Trend Alert! The Statement Shoe

I was lucky enough to attend last night's Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles for the brand I represent. I had a blast meeting some of my favorite celebs including the guys from Glee, Twilight cast and many more! My favorite occupational perk? Trend-spotting, of course!

I love the teen stars because they aren't afraid to take risks! Lot of jewelry, fun makeup and the biggest trend of the evening? The Statement shoe of course! The look for the evening was all about the mini-dress, with a sky-high heel often embellished, strappy and platformed.

My favorite look of the night was gorgeous Leighton Meester's lace mini and Loubotin combo above. But I also loved these statement shoes on some of Hollywood's most promising starlets!

Selena Gomez in Sergio Rossi Strappy Sandals

Victoria Justice in Leopard Print Platfrom Pumps

Shailene Woodley in Black & Silver Studded Sandals

Fall Collection Alert! Louboutin at Saks

Saks Fifth Avenue recently unveiled pieces from Christian Louboutin's, aka the god of all shoes, Fall collection. If the selection on Saks.com is any indication of the full Fall Collection then all we can say is WOW! I mean, chocolate brown, suede thigh-high boots? You don't get more sexy, luxe or aspirational than that.

Our favorite picks from the collection? The unique booties and "shoebooties," like these stunners below. I think its safe to say that the intricate-detailed bootie is the must-have shoe to add to your personal shoe wardrobe for Fall.

Shoe Lust! Tory Burch Fall Collection Preview

It takes a lot to get me out of my relaxed, summer-loving style mode. But what get's me every end of July? The debut of the Fall collections, of course! We are just starting to check out the Fall collections and so far we are most impressed by Tory Burch's shoe selection for the season. And it's not just the Reva's that are getting us this year. It's the too cute for words booties that we are dying for. Utilitarian, chains, buckles and more fun - TB has a bootie for every girl's unique sense of style.

All of these fun Tory Fall booties are currently available for pre-order on ToryBurch.com.

Double Lust...The Hippie Edition

It's been quite a while that a shoe or a bag has come across our radar and was so lust-at-first-sight worthy that we felt the need to do a Shoe Lust or Bag Lust post. Shocking, no? Maybe its because we are in that "in-between" part of the year where we are getting a little sick of the Spring/Summer collections but not yet in the mood to think about Fall. Whatever the reason we are glad to say the "draught" has ended and we officially have both a BAG and SHOE lust this week.

Both styles we are loving have that California-cool, laid back mentality and tap into our inner hippie chic style. We especially love to embrace this style in the summer time and what better to be a mid-summer style pick me up then these two, we ask?

We love these Venus Fringe "moccasin" inspired sandals by Koolaburra in the chestnut shade featured above and think they'd look super cute with a pair of short denim shorts and tank ala Kristen Cavallari (who was seen wearing them just this way). They are laid back, fun and are the perfect summer sandal to take you into the Fall season. At $130 they are also not out of the budget range for a cute pair of memorable, scene-stealing shoes.

We love just about everything Cynthia Vincent has been doing lately and this Ikat inspired cross-body is no exception to that rule. We love mixing colbalt blue and black and think this bag has just the right amount of color and sass to make it a stand-out in the crowd yet wearable quality. We'd wear it with basically everything and just like the sandals think its the perfect Summer-to-Fall transition piece. Finally, and it has to be said, we just can't get enough of the cross-body style and if we buy any new bag soon a cross-body style will be it. At just under $200 we think it won't be a purchase you'll regret.

Both of these styles are available at the ultra chic boutique Singer-22.

Shopping Alert: Be the First To Get Your (Feet) on Nine West's Fall 2010 Collection

This is such a fun program! Nine West, our absolute FAV. affordable shoe line, is offering their fans on Facebook the opportunity to pre-order key pieces of their Fall Collection before anyone else! Already dying to get your hand, er, feet, on Nine West's Fall line? Then this is your perfect opportunity!

If you are a huge fan of Nine West, but do not yet "like" the line on Facebook we recommend you get over to Nine West's Facebook page ASAP to get in on the deal! This is just one of many fun, exclusive offers that being a fan of their Facebook page will probably get you (this brand definitely knows how to take care of their loyal followers). We are absolutely loving their featured bootie of the season, Vanished, picture below. Now we just have to decide which shade to grab it in - black or neutral metallic! Decisions, Decisions...

Happy Shopping!

Get Shoes like Kim Kardashian

Truth be told, I am sorta a sucker for Kim Kardashian. Make it the whole Kardashian clan actually. I just like them okay, don't judge! Anyway, needless to say I decided to join ShoeDazzle, the shoe society Kim backs which is basically a shoe of the month club. I trust Kim's style and decided to use my blog as an excuse of why I had to join and "test" the shoes. I am pleasantly surprised to say my whim was a good one because I got my first pair of shoe's today and they are super, super cute!

ShoeDazzle is really easy to join and a great concept if you ask me. You simply go to their website, answer a few questions about your personal style (a touch I must say I both appreciated and thought was fun), and get a selection of about 4 -5 shoe styles to choose from a month. It's only $39 dollars a month to join and you can skip a month and not pay the charge if you don't feel inclined to choose a shoe or cancel at any time. So, I thought why not right?

The shoe I picked this month are called the Stevie, above. They are described as a gladiator/thong and although the leather is faux they are surprisingly super soft and comfortable! I love the little wooden wedge and zipper back detailing - they look surprising high end. I needed a new pair of gold gladiators anyway and for less than $40 I figured I couldn't go wrong!

And for some reason (and I don't know if they do this every month or just your first) they also sent me a free graphic scarf! They came packaged in a really nice high-end shoe box that even included a shoe bag.

So, in conclusion so far so good with ShoeDazzle! I'lll let you know my thoughts on next month's purchase and if I decide to continue my membership upon rocking my new cute Stevie's around town! Thanks Kim K - I just KNEW I could trust your style :)

My New Favorite Flat! How Yosi Samra Became My New Obsession...

Feast your eyes ladies! If you are looking for a new flat that looks great and isn't ridiculously priced I have found what you need. I was recently introduced to these Yosi Samra fold-up gold flats and really have found one of my new ABSOLUTE favorite things.

I needed a new good pair of gold flats to wear to and from the office or actually at the office when I'm not feeling heels for the day and have totally ruined my Tory Burch Reva Gold Flats after two years of wearin' em to death. I really didnt want to just replace the Reva's (they really are expensive after all) but I wanted a pair of flats that were comfortable, still good quality and of course, fashionable and cute.

The Yosi Samra's are it. When I first put them on I felt like my foot was put into a little slipper. I couldnt believe I could wear something so comfortable out in public! But next, I noticed just how cute they are. The metallic leather is a gorg. soft quality and the elastic band around the inside of the flat give them a distinguishable style touch - you know they are Yosi's. I also L-O-V-E how they fold up - they fit even in my smallest daytime bags. And finally, as I mentioned the price is right! At $55 dollars I really want to buy these in every color! And I could - they come in a rainbow of colors from solids to metallics (and I'm personally eying the rose gold ones now...)

I highly, highly recommend if you are looking for a flat to pick up a pair of Yosi Samra's. You can find them here and believe me you won't regret the purchase!

Shoe Trends from High to Low

There are so many cool, new trends for Spring shoes. From clogs to wedges, studded gladiators to open toe booties and much more - Spring's shoes trends are a little tougher then what we have seen in the past few seasons, but super fun and very unique. Furthermore, we are seeing these hot trends come right off the runway and hit our local malls faster than we ever thought possible!

Below, we breakdown some of our fav. shoes of the season and the equally chic "deal" version because let's face it these trends are sure not to last many seasons more then this one.

Trend 1: Glam Jellies

All the top designers did a jelly this season from Stuart Weitzman to DVF to Tory Burch. But guess who else did? Aldo!

• "Low" Version on Left: Aldo Poduska Flat/ $40
• "High" Version on Right: Stuart Weitzman Blingy Two Piece Jelly Flats/$158

Trend 2: Studs are showing up everywhere for Spring - our fav way? In gladiator style atop of a sky high wedge!

• "Low" Version on Left: Ann Taylor Loft Studded Wedge/ $89
• "High" Version on Right: Tory Burch Studded Wedge Sandal/ $325

Trend 3: One of the most "out there" trends for Spring is the utilitarian-inspired open toe bootie. Its partially grunge, partially function but has the most staying power of all three - lace up booties were all over the runways for Fall!

• "Low" Version on Right: Nine West "Buren"/ $139
• "High" Version on Left: Giuseppe Zanotti Lace Up Open Toe Booties/ $875

All styles can be found on their individual brand's e-commerce sites, with the exception of the "high" versions which all can be found on Shopbop.

Shoe Lust Continued: Malin A. in Miu Miu

If you follow our blog at all you know that we have been having a love affair with Miu Miu's caged pumps for Spring in this nude/blush color. We spotted them on actress Malin Ackerman at the premiere of her new movie this week and obvi just had to share the pic!

Malin pairs the pumps with an all Miu Miu look - a neutral graphic dress with gold and bronze crystal detailing and a burnt orange clutch. We do love the pumps with this look but would also have liked to see them on her with a more a girly tube dress. We hear via Style.com she is trying to be the next Miu Miu girl which would explain her stepping out in the designer from head to toe...

What do you think of her look? We still are really lovin' these pumps!

Fashionably Yours,

H

Nine West Friends & Family!

Hey Pretties! Some real good deal news! Nine West's Friends, Family & Fashion sale starts today. What does that mean? You can get 30% of all regular priced items at Nine West from now until April 12th plus free shipping. Talk about a fab deal, ladies. To check out the sale just click on the link below and remember to use code: NWFRND4

Some of our fav. Nine West picks for summer?

MIXITUP/ $89

DRAWSTRING BAR CROSSBODY BAG/ $69

WARLEY SANDAL/ $69

NATA/ $79

Get over to Nine West now! We know we will :)

Fashionably Yours,

H

Are you ready for this Jelly?

I couldn't resist borrowing from the classic Destiny's Child song for this post's title. Spring has sprung and brought back a bunch of lovely trends for us to choose from - the floral look, the military look, even the modified boho look. But jelly shoes? Cute like they were in elementary school or cute like we actually want to rock them now?

Some of our fav. designers are showing jellies in their Spring collections and we actually think that they are very fun and very wearable! Our only caution? We would save them for when the heat kicks in poolside with a cute summer sundress or jersey jumper. We just dont think the jellies cut it for a night out on the town or at a corporate office. We breakdown our fav. Spring jellies below:

Clockwise from top left:

• Diane Von Furstenberg Jaya Jellie Sandals/ $ 75 at Net-a-Porter.com
• Melissa Campana Jelly Ballet Flats/ $80 at SaksfifthAvenue.com
• Chinese Laundry Sweet Caroline Jelly Flats/ $39 at Piperlime.com
• Tory Burch Jelly Reva Flats (Center)/ $95 at ShopBop.com
• Stuart Weitzman Blingy Two Piece Ballet Flats/ $158 at ShopBop.com

Fashionably Yours,

H

Spring's Global Trend Accessorized

If you have been in to a store or read a magazine this Spring then you definitely have come across some bright colors, ethnic prints and global inspired styles. We are definitly feeling this "global trend" for Spring and absolutely love the idea of incorporating some of the fun patterns and bright color and beaded jewelry we have been seeing into our current Spring looks. How do you incorporate this trend without buying a bunch of printed dresses that most likely will be out next year? Well, with accessories of course! Why not embrace the global look by pairing a great printed tote or layered bright bangles with some of the "brighter" colored looks we bought last spring or just your favorite simple white or black jersey dress? We break down some fun global accessories ideas to instantly update your look this spring.

Breakdown Clockwise from Upper Left:

• Forever 21 Beaded Necklaces - $7 and $13 each on Forever21.com
• Sonoma Bracelets for Kohl's Department Stores - About $14 each on Kohls.com
• Twelfth St. By Cynthia Vincent, $295 at Singer-22
• Kenneth Jay Lane Spiral Gold Beaded Necklace - $125 at IntermixOnline.com
• Nine West Warley Sandal - $69 at NineWest.com
• L.A.M.B Vail Birdcage Sandal - $300 at ShopBop.com
• Marc By Marc Jacobs Printed Nylon Little Tate Tote - $168 at Saks.com

Fashionably Yours,

H

FAB FIND! Rosegold Marni Pumps

RoseGold Marni Leather Pump in Cream

Remember those awesome Miu Miu Flesh-Tone caged pumps we were obessed with? Well we never actually purchased them (sad face) because we didnt feel like spending the $600 it would take to bring them home and they were sold out in our size. Well people, I know alot of you loved them as much as I did so this will come as some great news! Rosegold, a really fab yet slightly lower price point line, has almost the EXACT looking shoe in cream and black and at $158- a fraction of the price of the Miu Mius!! (don't you just LOVE a deal sometimes?)

Now lets take a look at the side-by-side. Sorry Miu Miu, my mind is made up I'm DEF getting these pumps!

You can scoop yours up at luxury online shoe destination (and a favorite of store of mine being the Long Island native that I am) Jildor.com

Fashionably Yours,

H