Back in 2005 we posted Lola Style's bendable flip flops, the perfect foil to heels after a wild night out. "GENIUS", you cheered, "MORE", some cried. Well two years on, the bendy shoe is on the high street for those who are conscious of their tootsies. It come in ballet pump form at Topshop. £25 may seem slighty expensive for your average flats but imagine the relief you'll feel wearing them after "ti many martonis" on a Saturday night. They're also available in white and pewter.
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High profile animal rights activist Pamela Anderson has just announced that she's ending her long-term love affair with Ugg boots after finally realising they're made from shaved sheep skin. On her website, she explains "I used to wear them with my red swim suit to keep warm - never realizing that they were SKIN! I thought they were shaved kindly?" She's encouraging her fans to stop buying the boots (I couldn't agree more, though my distaste has nothing to do with the dead sheep) and to buy boots from Stella McCartney or Juicy instead. Or better still, wait until the boots Pam herself is currently designing to go on sale.
Hmm. Nice spot of self-marketing there, eh? [via The Daily Telegraph]
We know flat shoes are comfortable and practical, and we know they're often very cute. What I wouldn't necessarily have called them is "glamorous", but then along came these gold and diamante peep toes to prove that yes, flats can be that too. Actually, it's not quite correct to call these flats: they do have a tiny little heel, but it's low enough not to matter. And while I never thought I'd hear myself say it, such is my devotion to heels, I can just see these with a '50s style prom dress or other evening dress - and you'd actually be able to dance in them, too.
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Yup, it's the old standard d'Orsay style peep toe with a bow on the toe, but this pair by Bettye Muller has one feature that sets them apart from all the rest - they've got spots on. I don't know quite what it is about polka dots that makes them so attractive to me at the moment - maybe it's that whole '50s pin up girl vibe they have going for them - but I think these would be fabulous for Spring. They're $374.
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Although a slightly odd combination of leather, both patent and perforated (you have to squint to see it) and perspex, Kurt Geiger's 'Hawaii' sling back is strangely alluring. The £219 asking price however, is not so appealing. What exactly you'd wear them with is another question. Any suggestions?
'Classy' patent leather and electroplate courts by Kurt Geiger | Kurt Geiger T-Bar Wedge | Red Peep Toe Wedges by Kurt Geiger
I am a high heel wuss. A three inch heel is too high for me, so these vertiginous Steve Madden 'Richh' peeptoes are a no go, which is a shame. If you are perfectly comfortable in stilts high heels and want to channel your inner bombshell, then these polka dot shoes fit the bill. Hand over your $89.95, add a slick of red lipstick to match the soles, a flattering pencil skirt, and you'll be ready to boop-boopy-doop...
Steve Madden's 'Chase' wedge | 'Bunni' at Steve Madden | Steve Madden 'Porsha Sparkle' pumps
Shiny, futuristic metallics are on the horizon for spring. But why? Must every trend be stretched to the least-attractive extremes before it finally cycles out? Metallics can be beautiful, we've featured many gleaming golds and stunning silvers. But the plastic looking kind? From top designers? And combined with materials that play up the contrast even more? It's all a concious decision, to be sure. A piece of metal doesn't fall into a piece of cork at the Choo plant and end up at Bergdorf's. But let's just say everything that's on the shelves of our favorite meccas of chic shouldn't be snatched up with equal vigor. Now that the trend has been thoroughly disected and dissed, let's just say that this pair isn't the worst of the bunch. The thinness of the straps and the framing effect the trim has on the cork wedge keep this from going too far over the top. Still, I can't say it looks like a $565 shoe.
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