a summer fashion style blog
For me, it means something to know who or what inspired a piece I plan to wear…
Manolo Blahnik BBs were named after Brigitte Bardot — I dig her French flare and in turn can adopt un peu de son attitude in my outfits.
… but who are Jimmy Choo Romy heels named after?
This is a 100% conspiracy (reached out to Jimmy Choo’s PR and didn’t get a response), but I’d assumed they’re named after Romy Schneider.
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With Chanel’s infamous price hikes, Chanel ballet flats have become seriously expensive.
Considering that in 2008, they cost $550 USD, it’s actually kind of nuts… actually, a 36.36% price increase for a pair of shoes is all the kinds of nuts.
… but here’s something even nuttier, in 2008 I skipped my high school prom for a pair of Chanel ballet flats.
While the girls in my grade were fussing over prom dresses, dates and makeup appointments, I was tracking down a pair of two-tone Chanel ballet flats.
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“Once a pair of sandals has been worn they will sadly never remain in perfect condition but we have listed care recommendations below to ensure your sandals have the longest life possible…”
-Emme Parsons’ product care intro
Emme Parson’s product care page starts slightly dramatically.
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K Jacques have been making sandals in St. Tropez since the 1930s.
They were handmade by artisans then… and 90 years later, they still are.
Basically, K. Jacques have been the sandals that the well-heeled French have been wearing for close to a decade.
K. Jacques has worked with Givenchy, Isabel Marant, and a particularly interesting collaboration with Opening Ceremony.
Les gens at K Jacques St Tropez sure know how to keep up with the times.
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Chanel ballet flats? Love them.
Chanel slingbacks? Love them.
Chanel espadrilles? … I just can’t decide if I love them.
It’s not my fault though, like, I didn’t even really want them…
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Isabel Marant Dicker boots first came onto the scene in 2009/2010.
I purchased my first pair of Dickers in 2011.
… then I purchased another… and another pair.
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Click clack, click clack, click clack
Who the hell is wearing heels?
… and also, what kinda heels are those?
The New York Times says a pair of Christian Louboutin heels are “shorthand for luxury, fabulosity and sex appeal, a kind of synecdoche of success.”
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Gucci Princetown loafers have been on my lust list (totally different from a “wish list”) forever now.
Every few months, I’d go to the Gucci store to try them on… and every time their bulkiness made me look super, uhhh, squat.
Basically, like most people, what drew me in was my desire for a closed-toe summer shoe that I could just slip on and not have to worry about a pedicure in order to wear.
… like just a simple slip on shoe — nothing too “normcore,” nothing too “bloggery” and obviously nothing too ridiculous. Literally, just a slip on shoe.
… then Reformation put out their shoe collection.
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After moving “home” to the Caribbean, I needed a pair of shoes that could be worn to a sandy Sunday lunch just as easily as a Government building.
I’ve always been a fan of espadrilles… but have never been able to find the perfect pair.
There’s always something wrong with them.
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On March 10th 2015, an unexpected force was launched into the fashion world: the revamped Chanel slingbacks.
Either in leather or suede, every model during the 97-look long Fall/Winter 2016 show had one thing in common; their two tone Chanel slingbacks.
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