Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
How To Select Footwear To Flatter Your Feet & Legs (Vintage Tips)
From On Your Feet, an article in the November 1953 issue of Silhouette, some tips on using heel height and shoe decorations to flatter your feet and legs:
When you buy footwear, be sure the heel heights and decoration are in proportion to your foot and leg. Vertical lines, like T-straps, are slenderizing. So if your feet are broad, it is best to leave ankle straps to those with slim ankles.
V-shaped vamps and toes were designed especially with broad feet in mind. And it follows, of course, that the long foot will be flattered by short vamps.
Color is the real master of illusion in shoes as in everything else. White and pastels are for those with pretty, well-shaped feet. If you want your feet to appear smaller, always select dark shoes. Color contrasts, however, are often manipulated so cleverly that they give a foreshortened effect.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Chevron Tights Sale
Sheer black nylon tights knit with a chevron pattern on sale for just $6.99 a pair; via Shop It To Me.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Pumping Away On Your Bike
As many of my regular callers (and fans) know, I am an avid bike rider. Whenever the weather makes it feasible, I take my old vintage bike out of the shed and ride it everywhere -- to work at the library, to the farmer's market, to the bookstore, to go shoe-shopping at the mall. And, as all of you know, I do love my high heels -- however...
I am not as die-hard with the heels when riding my bike as stylist Catherine Baba who rides her bike to all the Paris shows. Nosiree, my heels remain safely wrapped in my bike basket, anklet socks over my sheer hose -- over which I wear sneakers (sometimes loafers). But then I can't afford to replace my shoes & stockings as often as she can.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Floating On Air
These Badgley Mischka 'Owen' pumps are lovely -- from stiletto heel to pearls perched right above your peeping toes. But I adore the hidden platform which makes you look as if your foot is floating on air...
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Because The "POW" Of Fuchsia Is Hot
If the fuchsia of these Betsey Johnson boots brightens this place up, just think what a pair can do for your day!
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