givenme

i heart these givenchy studded heels. and their open-toedness, animal skin, big thick heel, and star embellishments.

image: jak and jil

jaeger

i love lara stone, because i think she's fabulous and terribly seductive. and so what if i think it's sexy when sexy people chain smoke?

but what initially caught my eye is the watch she's wearing in this campaign. it's magnificent, and i want it. i don't wear watches to tell me the time. in fact, i hadn't worn a watch in years until my mom bought me a gold, glittery, oversized hunk of wrist love for my birthday. but i still haven't set it, and that was almost four months ago. c'est la vie. it's pretty.

and those heels...mmm, i love those heels.

image source: fashion gone rogue

thank you, moodboard. thank you, ysl

as i just commented on moodboard's blog - i'm settling in for my blog fix (for which i will have SO MUCH MORE TIME now that i'm on a more than month long break between semesters), and what does she have as her top post?

these beautiful, perfect ysl tribute pumps. i mean, honestly. does a classic shoe get any better than this? the delicate heel, the unbelievable stacked platform, the gleaming grey patent - they're just sensational.

i don't even care that i'm biased. it's too good not to be.

bedazzled

i absolutely love these bejeweled shoe accessories. as someone who owns a black version of nearly every shoe ever made, i adore the idea of bedazzling my kicks with some fabulous gems. proving yet again that accessories are the best, most transformative aspect of any outfit, i have now expanded my christmas wish list tenfold.

sidenote: speaking of - check out my holiday wish list on second city style! feel free to express-ship any of these amazing items directly my apartment, thank you very much.

photo credit: refinery29

diego dolcini

"The Naples-born shoe designer has charmed Hollywood with his cult status creations. Diego Dolcini’s hard to find designs are inspired by film, theater, urban landscapes and haute couture." - diego dolcini website

gooooooooo to this site immediately. this is my first experience with dolcini, but he's designed some of the most amazing shoes i've ever seen. not to mention the demeulemeester, margiela and marni shoes also featured on his site.

check out these christmas bow pumps. insanely adorable, and the most perfect holiday shoe in the world.

ahhh! in love. that wedge in the fourth photo? insane.

flats!

i'm a heel lady.

at 5'3", with an athletic pair of gams that look much more ladylike when boosted up by height, it's kind of a necessity. all summer long i tromped along in my massive wedges, scaling any and all surfaces (you can ask brandon and arlene at twentythirtyforty.net about this one) bravely and without difficulty.

but then i decided to run a half-marathon. and start grad school. and work 27 billion jobs. and start driving less and using cta more. and suddenly i realized that i wasn't victoria beckham, and that as much as i love heels, maybe my feet needed a break.

soo...slightly begrudgingly (and far less painfully), i decided to do my feet a solid and embrace flats. it's not nearly as bad as i thought.

although it would be nearly perfect if i had this pair of studded louboutins.

image source: le fashion

haute feet

mondrian-inspired wedges
gianfranco ferré bullet heels
jeffery campbell wedges for oak


i want each of these shoes in my wardrobe. the jeffrey campbell ones are my fave. ohhhhh, how i die for a good wedge.

image credits: fashion roadkill

peepin

these shoes duly sadden and gladden me...as my pair of patent, loafer-esque shoes are quickly dying. but these headmistress peeptoes from anthropologie are an absolute dream. i've fallen hard for the masculine-inspired shoe craze, and i love myself a good peeptoe.

found on a new blog: ascot friday, via the ever-wonderful moodboard.

check out moodboard today - there's a special mention for sassafras that's tres exciting. thanks, kate!

simply good fashion

i love a good coat...i have like, 234,858,893,248,000, and i love them all.








those HAREMS...they're both so beautiful. the detailing, the metallic, the velvety goodness.


i really love le fashion for her ever-flowing cache of amazing style. sigh. sometimes a lady just needs to look at pretty things.

images from: le fashion