My Great Find

Lookie what I found on sale! Yay! I've always loved these Stella McCartney espadrille wedges, but when I saw them on final sale at Intermix I had to get them! They are so feminine and flirty. Perfect Summer shoes.

While I was in LA I got this tattoo too! Do you guys like it!?! It's a "Holy Cupcake".

:)

...gotcha! I'm totally kidding. I doodled that on my leg while I was sitting in the back seat of my friend's car on our way to LA. Did you believe me? I do love cupcakes though.

Hot Child in the City

Dang it's hot today! Off to LA to find the last of the great shoe bargains!

Who says you can't wear suede boots in the summer?? I say boots of the ankle variety are just fine. Paired with a pair of ripped up cut-offs? No problem.

I love this necklace! I found it at Urban and it reminds me of the stuff that was going down the runway at Givenchy.

Excuse me while I mop up the drool...

(tank and necklace- Urban Outfitters, shorts- Forever21, boots- Harajuku Lovers)

**PHOTO- JAK&JIL

Home Again!

I had to make a VERY last minute trip to China and just got back last night! As you know, China has blogger blocked, so I was unable to sign in, so thanks for being patient! :)

Ahhhhh it's good to be home and out of the heat and humidity of China! I got all my work done and I'm really glad to be outta there, especially since it hadn't even been a month since my last trip!

Last night Ben and I went to see Brüno and I left with my cheeks hurting and my stomach feeling not so good. Cheeks hurting from laughing so hard and stomach turning from all the full frontal male shit and inappropriate humor. I hoped that he would have more jokes to play on the fashion world, but was bummed to see that there were only a few. I loved how Borat poked fun at middle America and wish that Bruno did the same to knock some high and mighty fashionistas down a peg or two.

Ben's favorite moment was the anatomically correct pink knit outfit he wore... just see the movie and you'll know what I mean.

Anyway- I meant to blog about this before but was RUDELY interrupted by my job sending me away, and now I'm too late- but here it is anyway. Kitson had a whole window for Harajuku Lovers including (YAY) the footwear, which they do not carry. Weird, yes. But hey, it completed the look of the window display and got people asking about the shoes. :)

The mannequins were dressed as Love, Angel, Music, Baby, and of course, G. They are dressed in head to toe Harajuku Lovers and I think they look adorable. Good job to my dear friend Jolie for putting it all together! Yippee!

It's good to be home and back to blogging!

xox

The Best Sales are Happening NOW...

There are some SERIOUSLY amazing shoes on sale right now at up to 70% off! I want to share some of my favorites with you guys... you know, cause I love you all. :)

Louboutin "Bloody Mary" at an amazing $549 from $1365!!

Balenciaga gladiator sandal $631 from $895

Prada Python sandal $481 from $1200

YSL wedge (this one is SO sexy on!) $347 from $870

Louboutin espadrille (I have these and LOVE them!) $186 from $465

Lanvin peep toe pump $635 form $1500

Miu Miu pump $300 from $750

Louboutin (my "sexy ice cream" shoe!) $734 form $1095

Stella McCartney pump $586 from $875

Louboutin triple platform $734 from $1095

Gucci sandal $770 from $1150

LAMB boot (I have this one and LOVE it!) $399 from $619

LAMB strappy sandal $298 from $394

LAMB peep toe pump $354 from $374

Let me know if any of you get any of these deals!! :)

It kind of makes me weary of buying new shoes. It's like, inevitable that they'll be on sale in a few months and I'll find myself pissed off that I paid full price. Ho hum. What's a girl to do? 

4th of July Getaway

Ben and I decided to get away for the weekend since our town gets a little out of hand for the 4th of July. So it was off to Palm Springs to stay at the beautiful Viceroy hotel. I went on a little mini shopping spree and bought most of these clothes at Nordstrom in their Brass Plum dept. Definitely one of my favorite places to shop for pretty cheap basics. 

(dress- BP, wedges- Chanel, tote- Goyard, glasses- Ray Ban)

(tank- JCrew, skirt- BP, shoes- Christian Louboutin, hat- Meilsa)

(skirt and tank- BP, shoes- Chanel, tote- Celine)

(onsie- vintage, shoes- Harajuku Lovers)

So I'm obviously obsessed with my new hat. I thought that it would be the perfect Palm Springs accessory! There's this awesome little hat store over at the Lab in Costa Mesa called Arth. They have some seriously great hats for guys and girls.

Anyway- just wanted to show you my poolside wardrobe lineup. The weather was beautiful if not a little too hot. The hotel was a perfect getaway and I recommend it to any of you who love to relax and have a great laid back vibe around you. We met some really cool people from LA and everyone was super friendly and sweet. We can't wait to go back!

New Harajuku Lovers Shoes!

The lovely ladies at heels.com have some tasty new treats for your feets!

They have a great selection of shoes and the cutest thing is their little videos! You can see how the shoe actually looks on your feet- like this! Great, right? Sometimes a shoe is cuter... or not so cute, once you see it on. I love this feature! Who needs to leave the house these days? ;)

Anyway- check that out and check out these new shoes available at heels.com

Better Late Than Never...

So I feel like a bit of a douche because I am SO late on this. I'm supposed to be your "insider" and I totally forgot to write about this! Shame on me.

Anyway, some of you may have heard that the company I work for, Titan Industries, is re-launching the Charles Jourdan brand. We launched the shoes this last show to a pretty good response, though honestly- not what we hoped for. There are some REALLY great shoes but overall it wasn't what the launch should have been. 

Luckily though, they've taken action already and hired a new designer! Now THAT my friends, is inside information ;)

The ads look great though, right!? I love them and think they did a great job! Jourdan was famous for their sexy racy ads and the one below, the Footwear News cover, is so 80's h-o-t!

These are 2 of my favorite shoes from the collection. They won't be available in stores until next year but luck me... I got my hands on um! Bwa-ha ha ha!!

Wanted: Honest Opinion Please

So I bought these Prada shoes at Barneys when I was in NY a couple of weeks ago and I'm torn... which usually means I should return them, but I'm just not sure. I want to know what you guys think? Do you like them? Should I maybe just exchange them for the black version?

I dunno... I just don't have anything like them and I don't have any bone colored shoes. Hmmm. Help please. 

I've really been loving Prada lately by the way. Isn't it funny how one season someone just kicks ass and you're like- woah, where did you come from!? 

I got these babies on sale at Nordstrom and I seriously love them. The raw snake bows are the perfect mix of cute and exotic. I felt a little silly buying them since I already have THESE that are on the same bottom... but they're really completely different.  

Harajuku Lovers brand's First Retail Store!

So I'm back and I have a bunch of stuff to blog about but I want to start with this! They just opened a Harajuku Lovers store in Taiwan and it is seriously cute. They cary the clothing line, the handbags, the fragrance line and of course... the shoes! Check it out.

 

Whoever did the store layout did an amazing job. It's like stepping into a giant HL perfume box or something. So cute. All the little details are like perfect little touches. And how cute it the staff?

I wonder if any more of these retail stores will pop up anywhere else? I'm sure Japan would be a logical place for one... There are like 15 Kitson boutiques in LA, I'm sure they could lend them one of those as a HL boutique. ha.

Well, I wish them luck!

China to Shoe Girl: "We No Like You!"...

Hello readers! I am sending this message through my wonderfully helpful and super sexy husband since I can not log in myself. 

Yes, it seems that the iron fist of China has finally delivered the killing blow. They have blocked my blog. :(

I'm not sure what they think it is I'm writing about... maybe they don't like the idea of their people being up on the latest shoe trends? Maybe they invision riots on the streets of Guanzhou. Women everywhere fighting over the last pair of YSL trib too boots on sale? Mass chaos and confusion over deciding if a shoe is the original, or just another perfectly executed knock off by the clever team at Steve Madden.

Well, whatever it is, I'm sorry to say that I won't be blogging for the rest of the week. But fear not- I will be home next Monday and promise to deliver with some new posts. 

Thanks for your patience and I miss you all.

xoxo

Celine

(Your Shoe Girl)

And the Winner is.......

Contact me to get your prize! Those wonderful jeans by Current/Elliot.

Congrats to the winner and thanks to everyone for entering! Hopefully we'll have more prizes in the future.

Thanks to chickdowntown.com for this GREAT giveaway!!

Betsey in Betsey and Balmain... OH MY!

Betsey Johnson killing it at the CFDA awards in Balmain heels.

The meeting in NY went really well!! I have one day to rest and then it's off to China to make shoes. I promise a real post before I go but I just wanted to remind you how CUTE Betsey is and how very lucky I am to be working with her as her shoe designer!!!! 

And a special apology to my dear darling miss Wendy B 'cause I told her I wouldn't mention the CFDAs and she even thanked me for it. Go check out her amazing jewelry and buy yourself something nice! ;)

Go Lakers!

To be honest I couldn't give a shit about sports in general, but I have enough Laker crazy friends (and I mean CRAZY) to respect the Lakeshow. 

So this is how I do team spirit. Purple and gold head to toe. And what do you know? They took home the championship. Go Lakers! Maybe it was the luck of the YSL's? Ha ha.

Another bad shoe choice by the way. We went to one of Ben's friend's houses, filled with BBQ eating boys. Scary, right? Well, while walking through the kitchen some bacon grease popped and splattered on.... yes, my suede shoe. 

UGH.

Luckily it was a teeny splat I guess.

  

(sweater and top- BP, jeans- Blank, glasses- F21, shoes- YSL)

Anyway, I'm off to New York tomorrow to show my Betsey Johnson prototypes to the team!! I hope they love my 1st collection and I'll keep you all updated. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter!!

xox

Thrashers

Feeling inspired by my giveaway post, I decided to bust out my similar looking JBrand Thrasher jeans for a quick trip to LA. to make some returns. I paired them of course with the lovely asymmetrical Jil Sanders. 

I probably should have thought a little harder about that choice. As amazing as the shoes are, they are not the best "walking shoes". They're slightly awkward and require intense concentration, which of course meant I had to spit out my gum.

ANYWAY- I still love them and will just chalk it up to a lesson learned. Walking shoes do not equal 6 inch heels. Der. I'll just save them for outings which require less movement and more sitting.

(jeans- JBrand, tank and sweatshirt- American Apparel, Shoes- Jil Sander)

SALE!!

Just a heads up before I head out for the day... These YSL boots are on sale and there are only 2 sizes left! 50% off people! Check them out at luisaviaroma if you're a 39 or 40!!

xox

The Polls Are Back!

Just an FYI- see over there ---------------------->

I'm bringing back the weekly polls in response to reader requests :)

Don't forget to vote!

This week the shoe is a Giuseppe Zanotti shoe that Betsey Johnson is in love with. In our last meeting she mentioned it about 25x! I know she loves it but what do YOU think?

xox

Kim Kardashian's Dazzling Idea

So I just saw this new website that Kim Kardashian and her mom Kris Kooked up. Oops, did I just do a lame alliteration thing? I think so.

Anyway, they have this site called ShoeDazzle where you pay a monthly fee of $39 for a "personal shoe stylist" to match you up with your perfect pair- a choice of 5 to be exact- after you complete a fashion survey. Shipping and return shipping is free. They ship you a new pair every month and there is no obligation to buy.

It's a cute idea, though I would probably have skipped the whole "we pick the shoes that fit your style" thing and just have a huge selection of $39 shoes. Then again, I suppose you can find that on Zappos, and having a "shoe stylist" does seem pretty glamorous and may make the fact that you're buying cheaper shoes seem like a great deal. To be able to get a package from your personal shoe stylist every month would be a great gift for someone who you know that may be clueless as to what a cute shoe looks like! 

Don't get me wrong- I have nothing against great deals, but if you think about what a $39 shoe must look like... well, it's not always pretty. You can't get leather for that price, that's for sure. But that's great for vegans who don't want to fork over nearly a thousand dollars a pair for Stella McCartney's versions! The pair I saw Kim wearing on the Chelsea Lately show looked great, so hopefully they look good in person as well.

That's their sample selection (click to enlarge) which looks decent enough. I'd love to see them in person. Maybe I'll join to test it out and I'll let you all know. I think this is a great way for people to get more style with less cash. Plus, having someone pick shoes for you is a cool way to try new things!

What do you all think?? Kute or Krappy? 

There I go again...

Also, don't forget to comment on my last entry to be entered to win those FABULOUS JEANS!!

My First Giveaway!

I'm REALLY excited to announce the very first giveaway on my blog!! And it's a GOOD one!

The amazing people over at chickdowntown are offering one of my lucky ass readers a FREE pair of Current/Elliot Jeans valued at $254! How amazing is that?

All you have to do is comment on why you love and want THESE JEANS and I'll put your name in the drawing! Oh, and you have to be in the US- sorry to my foreign friends :(

While you're at it, check out their selection of Mink Pink! I have a few of their dresses and they're super figure flattering. I'm thinking of buying another ;)

Oh oh!! ANDDD (yes, it keeps getting better) Through today only they have a coupon to save $100 on purchases of $300 or more!!!

Use code: SAVE100 (today only so hurry!)

So friends, comment away! Good luck!! :)

***CONTEST WINNER PICKED and ANNOUNCED 6/18/09***

Anticipation...

Well FINALLY Mr. FedEx man. Jeeze, I've only been waiting all day.

I still can not believe I found these beauties on SALE. Lucky me! And thank god I had the sales guy ship both the 8 and the 8 1/2... I wasn't sure which would fit and when I opened the box for the 8, there was an 8 and a 6 1/2. WTF??

Well, the 8 1/2's were what I needed anyway. :)

So here they are in all their asymmetrical glory! I l-o-v-e them and am instantly smitten. 

(shoes- Jil Sander)

I used my tripod and new camera! YAY!!!

Love is in the Air

After a night of celebrating it was time to get up and head across the street to my friend Gigi's bridal shower! Gigi is one of those girls that everyone loves, and has tons of girl friends so her house was filled happy and bubbly friends in dresses and heels sipping champagne and gossiping. My idea of a fun Sunday afternoon!

Ben used my new camera to take pictures of my outfit and shoes. Can you tell the difference? I love it! It's a Canon Rebel XS and it's my new favorite toy.

(dress- Urban Outfitters, jewelry- F21, headband- JCrew, shoes & clutch- l.a.m.b.)

My shoe lineup for the weekend. My feet are pretty pissed.

(louboutin, louboutin, l.a.m.b)

Congratulations Gigi!! LOVE YOU!

Birthday Shoes

If we start at the end we have this... and a pair of achey feet.

My birthday was super fun! I had dinner with a few of my amazing friends and then went to a local bar to... well, get trashed and party.

Ben got me a NEW CAMERA!!! Yay! Finally I'll have some decent pictures on here, can you believe it!? :)

My sister Katie and my friends Michelle and Alex

My favorite shoe girl Jessie Palermo

Not sure what's going on here (?) But it's the only shot I have showing my shoes. haha

Anyway- Thank you all for my birthday wishes :) Here's to another year of blogging. ;)

Happy Birthday to ME!

What better way to celebrate getting OLDER than to wallow in self- pity and take myself shopping? HA.

Just kidding... kind of.

Ben took me to Marché Modern (yum) for lunch, followed of course by a visit to Christian Louboutin. Nordstrom is right next door to that so we popped in there for a quick second. 

I tried on a bunch of stuff that should have been cute, but you know- I was just having one of those days. You know the ones. Where you feel like a fat ass and nothing seems to fit quite right. 

There was an Herve Leger dress on sale for more than 50% off but I just felt like I looked like a cougar in training in it. It's too bad because with some Crisco and a pair of Spanx that dress would have ben h-o-t! 

So, after trying on about 9 outfits and then complaining to my sales guy about shitty lighting and explaining how strip clubs use red lights to reduce the look of skin blemishes and cellulite ( I swear it works) ... it was time to go. I was however grateful for all the looks I saw that I was getting- or rather that my SHOES were getting. I may have a big ass but I have killer shoes.

(jeans- Blank, tank- BP, shoes- Christian Louboutin)

I love these new jeans I picked up at Planet Funk on my long day in LA. Give me anything with back seam zippers and I'm sold! 

So we get home and there's a FedEx slip on the door. DANGIT! My Jil Sander shoes came home and I wasn't there to greet them. What a bad shoe mommy I am! :( I'm kind of pissed 'cause I really wanted to have them as an option for whatever I end up wearing tonight. 

Boo hoo.

WOO HOO! My Shoes on TV!

Thanks SO much to CBS news and Katrina Szish for mentioning my picnic wedges!! I'm so glad they liked them and mentioned them as some of their favorite shoes for Summer!

And thank you to my readers for pointing me in the direction of this video. I hadn't seen it live :)

Yippee!

click HERE to watch

Queen of LA

I went to LA yesterday with my friend Caroline and we had no idea what we were in for. I thought I was just going to get some hot shoes, but I was wrong. Well, no- I did get some hot shoes- but that wasn't the best part.

Best part? BETTER than these amazing Charlotte Olympia pumps?

Well, hopefully you watched Ru Paul's Drag Race on Logo. If so, I'm sure you know who SHOULD have won. Yes, the amazing- the beautiful Ongina. Oh how I love her. And as luck had it- she happened to be at Diavolina at the same time as me. 

I totally had a star struck moment and gushed a little about how amazing I thought she was... and she was totally sweet! She told us that she was performing at a drag show that night at Mickey's on Santa Monica Blvd. I mean, HELLO!!! I was not about to miss that!

So my quick trip to LA turned into a fun filled day of shopping, killing time, watching a movie, and eating all 3 meals out until finally- 10pm came and we were off to the bar.

Ongina greeted us with big hugs and promises of a good show- and let me tell you, she didn't disappoint.

Bitch makes me look hideous. Totally not fair.

I mean seriously? She's so beautiful!! And the shoes?!?!?! No wonder I love her.

She was bangin it out in some serious heels. I don't know who the first are by, but I'm sure you all recognize the second pair (Giuseppe Zanotti) and the third (Stella McCartney)

You go girl.

Anyway, so that was my day in LA. It was definitely one for the books! I also got a pair of beautiful boots... but I'll save those for later.

Channeling Chanel...

Today is so yucky and grey. Time for some retail therapy! ;)

I'm going to the mall with Ben today to get him some cute summer stuff. Yesterday was his birthday! Yippee!

Anyway- This is what I'm wearing. I found these Chanel shoes at a sample sale (YAY) and Stella thought they looked delicious I guess. I tried to explain to her that if she was going to start chewing shoes, we would have a big problem. 

(jeans- JBrand, cardigan- Urban Outfitters, tank- BP, rose ring- F21, shoes and necklace- Chanel)

Silly puppy. Shoes are for mommy.

Ok, Ok... One More

One more group! This one is actually my favorite, but I decided to take it in a slightly edgier direction, so really... it won't look anything like this so I can show you guys. 

This is my Vintage Lingerie inspired group. Think petticoats, bloomers and garter straps! :)

So right now I'm busting my ass trying to finish the REAL sketches for the Spring 2010 collection. I have to finish by Friday so I'm a little more than a little stressed. I'll make it happen though. And I'll keep you all updated. ;)

My Betsey Johnson Presentation...

Well, part of it anyway. I can't show you the stuff we are using from it cause, well obvs I can't show you stuff that will be made THIS early on. ;)

This was a group I did that Betsey said she liked, but that was too "fashioney" for Betsey and not girly enough? Which is fine... cause now I can show you it. ;)

So there you have it. :) The rest of the presentation was 4 other groups with a theme, inspiration tears, and sketches. It was a lot of work and I felt like I was in school again, but I was really happy with the final result and Betsey liked it so- YAY!

TONIGHT!!!

Watch Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC tonight!! No Doubt is performing and Gwen is going to be wearing a pair of those Harajuku Lovers creeper boots I designed!! :)

Yippee!

Blind Date in New York

So, since I got the Betsey job (!!!) that means I'll now be a bicoastal kinda gal! I figured it was time to make new friends in New York since my friend and fellow shoe designer Ana was in China and she was the only NY friend I had.

My friend Juls has a friend here and she stepped in to play matchmaker. Total blind date style!

Off I went to meet my new friend Jen for some vegan soul food at Red Bamboo... seriously. It was DELISH!! Jen and I became instant friends and even made a shopping detour where I got some pretty great stuff. This necklace thingy is my favorite find! I wore it with my new tiger sweatshirt (another great find) yesterday to run around the city with Betsey's design director.

You guys know I LOVE my Lanvin flats. Great for walking all day!


On our "date" Jen was wearing this necklace that I am now obsessed with and need to obtain. It's called the bicoastal necklace... perfect, no?
Anyway, it's back to California today but I'll be back in a couple weeks where I will make it my mission to have an outing with Miss Wendy B herself. ;)

Today...

I nailed it. Commence fist pumping.