The Shoe Girl's Blog: Fall? Are You There??

9.25.2009

Fall? Are You There??

Isn't Fall supposed to be here already? It was 86 degrees today!

Jess and I went power shopping at South Coast Plaza, so a pair of cute LAMB flats were in order!

(skirt- Kimchi & Blue, tank- Silence + Noise, belt- Urban Outfitters, shoes- LAMB, bag- YSL)

So, as you can see I cut bangs again. You like? I feel like myself again. :)

My Christopher Kane for Topshop dresses came in just now and I'm REALLY excited to wear them!! They look really great and the quality is good, except for the zipper on one of the dresses. It totally sticks, but I guess that's an easy enough fix.

I also got some new shoes (shocker, I know) and I think I'm going to rock them to go out with my friends tomorrow night in LA. I'll post as soon as I get back for sure!

Well, until then, have a good weekend! It's Friday so don't forget to tell your friends to follow me on Twitter! :)

xox

YIPPEE!

22 comments:

stilettolover91 said...: I love your hair & the outfit! Not sure about the flats though but ur feet look really cute in them.

http://www.hottheels.blogspot.com; September 25, 2009 at 7:26 PM
@FashionLuvr said...: love the last photo! haha; September 25, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Jajababy said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; September 25, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Jajababy said...: LOL, I love the pose in the second picture, too cute!

I have been dying to introduce L.A.M.B. to my closet. I may really have to as a bday gift!; September 25, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Fabulous TKO said...: haha cute last picture; September 26, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Emma Lilly said...: I think bangs are very classy on you. I did them myself but they didn't work. Damn cowlick. I love all your shoe reveals. Are you so jealous that Jane gets to go to the ball and wear Chanel. So jealous.; September 26, 2009 at 1:42 AM
nuheila said...: Hi!I just found your blog and i love it...all your shoes!
And can you belive i live in Morocco:)So welcome to see my blog,it s about my style and my life in Morocco:)
www.nuheila.blogspot.com; September 26, 2009 at 3:03 AM
MsVeve said...: cute skirt! and love the fringe:)); September 26, 2009 at 4:38 AM
CECE FAB FAVORITES said...: YOUR OUTFIT VERY CUTE AND I LOVE THE SHOES; September 26, 2009 at 7:08 AM
Jacqueline said...: I love your outfits and the bangs. great poses!

www.fashionsnag.com; September 26, 2009 at 8:30 AM
dayindollout said...: I LOVE the LAMB flats! Super cute!; September 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Anonymous said...: Your skirt is so cute! And you look great with the bangs. Love your blog!; September 26, 2009 at 1:21 PM
BABYSTRANGE said...: Hey Gurl!

Love the new leather jacket! Thank you for the h&m coupon lol, I used it last weekend on some treggings and cardigans :). Hope you're enjoying the weekend; September 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Christen said...: You look phenomenal! I love those flats :) And I am totally adding you to my Twitter RIGHT NOW!

I took a week off from the blogging world and oh, how I missed reading about your adventures!; September 26, 2009 at 5:32 PM
J. said...: Cute skirt!; September 27, 2009 at 12:16 AM
TAILORED SOCIETY said...: Hey I stumbled across your blog on The Sartorialist!

I am really liking it alot.
I think you might be interested in checking out my site that I just launched a few weeks ago.

It is an online fashion hub that showcases student designers to emerging brands.

Best regards,

Tailored Society
http://www.tailoredsociety.com/

PS: Seeing as how you are a shoe designer, if you're interested in having any of your works featured. Please email info@tailoredsociety.com; September 27, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Anonymous said...: love the outfit.
the bangs look fantastic, really cute on you!; September 27, 2009 at 6:21 PM
Rousspétée said...: Super nice skirt !; September 28, 2009 at 3:51 AM
sexylegsandbody said...: Love the skirt, however, a pair of heels would look super great with it.
Flats look cute though!
Colin.; September 28, 2009 at 6:14 AM
Amy said...: Your blog is my dream come true!! I love everything about it! Your style is amazing and your shoes are to die for!!

So jealous of your job too! :)

xoxo
Amy
thebargainhunterextraordinaire.blogspot.com; September 28, 2009 at 9:03 AM
StyleScrybe "Shoes N Booze" said...: Your blog is absolutely adorable!; September 28, 2009 at 10:09 AM
The Queen of Hearts said...: I love the energy in the last photo -- absolutely adorable.; October 1, 2009 at 6:02 AM

Bio (blah blah blah...)

So, a little about me and why I think I can call myself The Shoe Girl.

My name is Celine and I grew up in Huntington Beach, California. I like to joke that I was born in high heels, and although that's obviously not true, I was born with the love of shoes in my blood.
My father, a former professional soccer player, came to the US from Morocco in the 70's. He started off as a shoe salesmen and had a natural talent for it. He worked his way up and eventually co-founded a company called French Follies. They made cute little espadrilles and ballet inspired shoes. From there he went on to Guess and Charles David footwear, where he eventually became President of the company and brought it to its height of popularity in the late 80's.

I was so lucky to grow up around shoes. I was the only girl in the 8th grade wearing the kick ass ankle boots Guess was famous for... and remember those Guess jellies?? Yep. I had those too. And at a whopping hundred bucks a pair, let's just say I made a lot of new friends when I came to school in those! That's the first time I felt the power of a hot shoe.

In the 90's, my dad left Charles David/Guess Footwear to pursue a new venture... Bebe Footwear! It was his first shoe license, and it was super successful. Soon after he started his own line with his namesake, Joey O. Since then his company has held the exclusive licenses for L.A.M.B. Footwear, Harajuku Lovers footwear, Charles Jourdan footwear, Laundry by Shelly Segal footwear, Antik Denim footwear, Playboy footwear, Zinc foowear, Hale Bob footwear, Badgley Mischka footwear, Mark and James by B.M. footwear, Betsey Johnson footwear, Betseyville footwear, Jill Stuart footwear, JLO Footwear, and True Religion Footwear. Awesome, right!? :) did I type "footwear" enough?

So... like I said, shoes are in my blood! I realized this at an early age, when I would go into my mom's closet and pull out her shoes and clear off my book shelves, fill them with shoes, and put a sign up that said "Shoe Show". I didn't really know what it meant, other than that was where my dad was always flying off to. Shoe shows. I wanted to be a part of it!
I went to design school in Milan, Italy when I was 20. My professors at Ars Sutoria taught me all about making shoes, including sketching, pattern making, leather tanning, and lots of technical shoe stuff. It was intense.

From shoe school to designer! After graduating from my shoe program I went back home and started working as the assistant to the designer of my dad's company, Titan Industries. At the time, we were only making bebe and Joey O Footwear, and were about to go after our second license, JLO Footwear. I was a part of that project and I loved it! It was so exciting putting what I had learned to use. I was off to China and working my butt off. I was the assistant to our head designer for a little over a year when I got offered the job of taking over as the designer for Playboy. It wasn't anything I had ever thought I would do, but it was a chance to be my own designer! No more assisting!!! I took it! Then, a few months after accepting the position as designer for Playboy, I was offered another line; Zinc footwear! I took it!!! I loved working with Zinc. The clothing was cute and the shoes were much more "my style". Later still, I was given the job as designer of JLO footwear.

I launched the debut collection (and every collection thereafter) for Harajuku Lovers in August 2008, and in May of 2009 I took over as designer of Betsey Johnson footwear until Steve Madden bought out the company in October of 2010.

Currently I'm designing for Bebe footwear and just launched my own line, Cece L'amour, which I am very excited about.

I love my job! I get to work with shoes every day. It's my job to look at shoes in magazines, online, in stores, and on the streets. It's a dream job honestly, and I feel lucky every day. My obsession is my job... So cool!

So anyway, here I am. Here's my blog. I hope you've enjoyed reading it so far. It's been fun for me and I hope that shows. :)

9.25.2009

Fall? Are You There??

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