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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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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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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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Through drunken concerts, hikes in the jungle, and pounding countless city blocks…
It took me 3 years to break in my Adidas Stan Smiths and make them look loved (read: distressed).
Through typing in “SSENSE.com” into Safari, clicking on “Golden Goose,” taking out my Amex, and ordering…
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In the 90’s my sister had a thing for lace up heeled boots.
She had two pairs, one in black and one in white.
We called them her witch boots and obsessed over their powers. Like a traditional little sister, I wanted needed my own pair.
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Inspired by Brigitte Bardot, Manolo Blahnik made the perfect heel, the BB.
Available in a variety of heel heights and leathers, the BBs are the quintessential pump. It doesn’t matter if you work a 9-to-5 or if you’re Rihanna (she’s a fan!), these heels work, work, work for everyone.
“Manolo Blahnik…”
… the name is just so iconic. It’d be possible to write a review about a pair of Manolos without mentioning Kate Moss’ wedding or Sex and the City.
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Hermès Oran sandals… where to start?
There’s the iconic “H” cut-out across the top that makes a dodgy tan line so worth it…
There’s that smell of new Italian leather that could get you drunker than a bottle of grappa…
There are all those articles about how they’re the “#1 shoe” to wear this summer, every summer…
There are all those reasons and justifications like “…but it’s an investment!”
… but if you’re reading this it’s too late.
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It’s never crossed my mind to spend more than $26 on a pair of flip flops. Rubber Havaianas do the trick and last for years…
But then I saw two pictures of Kate Moss in the 90’s and decided that I needed a pair of leather flip flops.
My sister has seven pairs of the same TKEES in her closet. She hoards them because she’s scared that they’re going to stop making them.
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