The Shoe Girl's Blog: Independence Day, 2010

7.11.2010

Independence Day, 2010

The only kind of footwear anyone should be concerned about on the 4th of July...

Modelled by my dear friend Dave Locke. Thanks dude! ;)

My little sis Katie and I rode our bikes around all day and then stopped by my friend's house for a little BBQ action....

My favorite house for a backyard party. I love it!

The only accessories you need today...

and

Good friends = good times.

I hope everyone had a happy healthy 4th of July!

I'll be back tomorrow with a new shoe post :)

17 comments:

lamb83 said...: Glad you had a Happy Fourth of July!Love those flip-flops,lol-and that pic of the fireworks is amazing! :)); July 11, 2010 at 4:33 PM
Lightning Heart said...: wow, that last image is amazing!; July 11, 2010 at 4:48 PM
hiyaluv said...: fun photos celine!
smiles,
gina; July 11, 2010 at 5:19 PM
holly in heels said...: Love your photos! Looks like you had a some good summa'time fun on the 4th! Thanks for sharin'--look forward to your next post!
xoxo,
www.hollyinheels.com; July 11, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Phloem said...: Aaawww nothing beats summer time and hanging out with friends.
I love what the added effect did to the fireworks photo.
This is my first time on your blog but when I heard you were a shoe designer at Betsey Johnson I had to stop by. My first pair of expensive shoes were from Betsey Johnson and they were my prom/grad shoes. I wore them only twice and now they're just a display ornament but I love them so much! Did you design these?
http://www.heels.com/womens-shoes/roxxy-heel-black.html; July 11, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Lyndsea Tim Tim said...: that house is AMAZING!! looks like a fun day! happy 4th!; July 11, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Azze said...: me want more shoes! rawr!; July 11, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Shamini said...: oh! lovely!
am sure you had a great time!
eager to see your new shoe post!
xoxo; July 12, 2010 at 2:24 AM
Sanchi said...: miss ur posts.. post something fun soon!! xo; July 12, 2010 at 5:13 AM
Marion* said...: your pictures are really beautiful!i love the style of them! :)

http://flashing---lights.blogspot.com/; July 12, 2010 at 6:48 AM
catherine said...: C'est long de ne pas vous lire tous les jours ... J'espère que vous allez bien. Vive les chaussures ! (j'avoue qu'en France il fait très chaud et que je me traîne avec des Birk, ne m'en voulez pas !; July 12, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Anonymous said...: COOL!; July 12, 2010 at 3:02 PM
Anonymous said...: Wow, who thought I'd ever be in a fucking shoe related blog. YES! Next up...hair blog. xo, DL; July 12, 2010 at 3:02 PM
Lyndsea Tim Tim said...: that house is AMAZING!!!; July 13, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Sister Wolf said...: I know I'm late, but I love these pictures! xo; July 14, 2010 at 10:04 PM
SarahBonSiobhan said...: I never thought of Paul Frank+ bikes, but now I'm dying to find one.; July 28, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Jack Kolbow the Shoe Closet Guy said...: I like your dog. lol; August 4, 2010 at 11:21 PM

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. :)

7.11.2010

Independence Day, 2010

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