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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Reader Question: Silver Strappy Heels

I need some silver strappy heels for a wedding I'm in. But I don't want to spend a fortune. Please help!

We continue our wedding season posts with something many of you might need help with - bridesmaid shoes. You may not be able to pick out your dress, but at least you can pick out your own shoes. So better make them as hot as possible :)

Here are a variety of strappy silver heel options I've culled from the interwebs, all $175 or less. I've even thrown in some lower heel options, taking into consideration you'll be on your feet for a very long day and night. I'm nice like that.

Via Spiga, was $119.90, sale $99.90

Pierre Dumas, was $50, sale $24.99

Nine West, $49

Nina, $79

Naturalizer, $64.95

Magdesians, was $119.95, sale $59.90

Ivanka Trump, $149.95

Glint, $89.95

Glint, $129.95

Badgley Mischka, $175*

Dolce Vita, $169.95

Calvin Klein, $98.95*

Badgley Mischka, $175

*EWP Fave

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Summer Wedding Shoes

When heading to a wedding this summer, stay away from closed toe pumps, they're much too heavy for the summer. Instead try a sexy strappy heel or even a peep toe pump.

Dolce Vita, $182 @

Jean-Michel Cazabat, was $395, sale $197.50 @

Sergio Rossi, was $650, sale $325

Sergio Rossi, was $595, sale $297.50

L.A.M.B., $245 @

@ Available in more colors

Friday, July 9, 2010

Reader Question: Just Say NO (to Flip Flops)!

I keep seeing people walking around in flip flops. It's so gross. Can you please tell them to stop?

Dear Reader,

I will gladly tell people to ditch the gross rubber slabs.

These are flip flops. They are cheap. They are too young for anyone out of school to be wearing. And they make awful slapping sounds when you walk.

[No, that is not me pictured above. God forbid!]

I absolutely do not understand people's extreme attachment to flip flops. Sure I own some and do find use for them - when going to the pool, the beach, or the nail salon - but in everyday life, they just don't belong.

And, good lord, do NOT get me started on people who wear them to work. Even if you have a casual workplace, wearing flip flops to the office makes you hard to take seriously and definitely does not do you any favors in getting ahead. If you take your work seriously, then take your footwear seriously and don't wear flip flops to work. And that goes for the flip-flops-to-commute women too. Nothing looks more ridiculous with your suit than $5 pieces of rubber attached to your feet. I put you in the same category as the suits + white sneakers women. And you really don't want to be in that category. Trust me.

There are so many better sandal options available to women. Options with style. Options that are age-appropriate. Options that actually give your feet support. Options that don't slap the sidewalk. Options that come in natural materials!!

And, as always, I've posted some of those options below.