The Shoe Girl's Blog: When Water Attacks!

1.27.2010

When Water Attacks!

STORM WATCH 2010!

Stupid rain.

It was only sprinkling when I got dressed and I felt like a smart ass when I pulled these shoes out. "I'll put on my rain pumps" I chuckled to myself...

Good traction on these babies. Talk about non-slip, right?

Then came the rain...

Time for a little change of clothes.

I love any excuse to wear my Harajuku Lovers Rain boots. I hardly ever wear shoes I designed because for some reason it feels pretty cheesy, but these are so cute and technically I didn't "design" them cause kick ass Jolie designed the print on them.

ANYWAY...

I guess the rain isn't so bad as long as I'm prepared and my hair is covered. ;)

(tights- Urban Outfitters, skirt- BP, sweater- J.Crew, hoodie and boots- Harajuku Lovers, heels- YSL, belt- found in a market in rural China... seriously)

21 comments:

Karolinka.cy said...: I love both looks but the one in Harajuku Lovers shoes a bit more it's the shoes:) Regards!; January 27, 2010 11:43 AM
stilettolover91 said...: Finally a new outfit post from you lol. I love the YSL boots and you look so cute in all of these pictures. Great post!

P.S: You haven't stopped by my blog in a while, hope you will sometime soon :)

http://www.hottheels.blogspot.com; January 27, 2010 12:13 PM
Tørlich said...: Now your mention your amazing designs. I would really love for you to post your own designs more. Like sketches, final versions, where to buy them online and so on.

I love your blog. Your posts are always some of the ones I look most forward to reading.

/Caroline; January 27, 2010 12:45 PM
rachel said...: were those boots never released??

I'd love to snag a pair, if they are available somewhere out there... :); January 27, 2010 1:02 PM
Heather said...: may i ask how do you afford all these amazing shoes???

http://losanglespagone.blogspot.com/; January 27, 2010 2:01 PM
mc said...: I think in rainy weather a great look for ladies is knee-high black boots with about a 1 1/2 inch platform and a 5 1/2 inch heel. You want to stay well off the ground and stay dry!; January 27, 2010 2:20 PM
Nayyme said...: Love love love your "rain pumps", they're gorgeous and seemingly practical :)

http://newgeneracity.blogspot.com; January 27, 2010 2:59 PM
Jacqueline said...: Both looks are cute! Yay for rain pumps =) They are awesome. xo

www.FashionSnag.com; January 27, 2010 3:37 PM
Mystique said...: it looks as if you're flying in one of the pics, how cool!!

you look very pretty as always. love the shoes :)!! xx; January 27, 2010 4:43 PM
TheShoeGirl said...: No :( They were never made. I made a matching pair for Gwen and Kingston but the stupid dept. stores weren't into them. Grrr.; January 27, 2010 6:52 PM
Purse Addict said...: HAHA...those YSLs are perfect for So-Cal caliber rain storms ;); January 27, 2010 8:15 PM
WendyB said...: Adorable girl!; January 27, 2010 9:07 PM
. s h e r r y * said...: Cute! The YSL pumps have INTENSE traction, wow. :D I love the rainboots too!; January 27, 2010 9:28 PM
The Sound of Lace said...: wow those YSL shoes are insane!! loving the dance pics...ha ha!

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Une étincelle de mode said...: Very originals YSL heels!!!

http://etincelledemode.blogspot.com/; January 28, 2010 12:11 PM
holly in heels said...: Gorgeous YSL shoes! I think rain's the perfect excuse to whip those suckers out, nice work. <3; January 28, 2010 6:40 PM
Anonymous said...: super cute rain boots! love the black white & pink :) if those were avail i would have soo got them instead of my hello kitty ones :P; January 29, 2010 1:54 AM
Fashion Tidbits said...: totally hot rain-heels!!!!! :P; January 29, 2010 4:22 AM
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RachelLauren said...: You've got me seriously craving those ysl pumps!; February 4, 2010 6:45 AM
99Perfume said...: Very Unique...I personally have never seen pumps with treading on them.; February 8, 2010 10:09 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. :)

1.27.2010

When Water Attacks!

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