The Shoe Girl's Blog: Elephant Legs

11.17.2010

Elephant Legs

I love high waisted super wide leg jeans and am always glad when I feel like they are fashion appropriate. Why? Well, cause honestly they make my legs look longer and therefore skinnier ;)

The only downfall to them is that they totally hide your shoes... Hi shoes! I still love you.

And what great shoes they are! I love them. The bows are actually raw edge snake tied into a bow. Very cool. Plus I love the stitch detail on the platform...

(pants- Dittos, tank and cashmere sweater- J Crew, bag- YSL, glasses- Norma Kamali, shoes- Prada)

What do you guys think? I know these types of jeans can sometimes go into mom jean territory a la Jessica Simpson... haha

32 comments:

Karolinka.cy said...: Your legs look perfect in any type of jeans, skinny, wide leg, pretty legs stays pretty and shoes oh my I love them!; November 17, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Susy said...: You look gorgeous!!! and your shoes breath taking

http://justsusy.blogspot.com/; November 17, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Violet said...: i like the jeans and you paired them right with the cardigan and those shoes (which have the perfect detail)

XX
Vi from Cali; November 17, 2010 at 9:04 AM
Beauty&Fashion Lounge said...: Great look.. love the shoes; November 17, 2010 at 9:18 AM
A Maze In Grace said...: I love wide legs as well. My bf says "wear skinny jeans..." i tell him my legs look best in wide leg. He is obviously a shoe guy!; November 17, 2010 at 9:24 AM
#1Shopaholic said...: SUPER CUTE!; November 17, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Jenn said...: Oh my holy cuteness! I love those shoes!!; November 17, 2010 at 10:02 AM
FASHION SNAG said...: I love the jeans, but I already think your legs are great so why hide 'em? You worry too much! The shoes of course are gorgeous. Never seen python like that and in a bow too. x

www.FashionSnag.com; November 17, 2010 at 10:12 AM
www.majormusthaves.com said...: I love everything you have on!; November 17, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Prissy and Nicole said...: These jeans look great on you. Ironically, I was on Ebay yesterday looking for some wide leg jeans with a dark wash...similar to these!!!

Prissy

www.rushourfashion.blogspot.com; November 17, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Jasmine Lee said...: These jeans look absolutely amazing on you! B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!

But it's a shame they have to hide such amazing shoes!

xoxo, jaz
fashionstatement101.blogspot.com; November 17, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Tariro said...: Those shoes are so droolworthy!; November 17, 2010 at 12:32 PM
LaVero said...: I love your shoes and the jeans looks so good on you!

Greets; November 17, 2010 at 12:46 PM
Maryjane said...: You have gorgeous legs sweety, and oh my the shoes!!!

Maryjane xoxo
(shoe obesessed!!!)
http://www.insane-maryjane.com/; November 17, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Shamini said...: nice pictures!
loving your shoes!
kisses; November 17, 2010 at 1:08 PM
Lindsay said...: Love the pants. They look great on you!; November 17, 2010 at 3:14 PM
Jennifer said...: Burn the pants and gimme your shoes! Ok, so you make the pants work (kinda like Gwen Stefani). I however despise high-waisted ones; I can't stand anything higher than low rise pants anymore. But the next thing you know, those hideous 80's paper bag waist things will be back!; November 17, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Life is Reed-iculous! said...: i, too, am happy to give the skinnies a rest. my legs are not the longest nor the leanest, so my recent purchases x 3 of higher waisted flares are a welcome change.; November 17, 2010 at 3:54 PM
gucci online shop said...: these styles on your post are totally my favorite,xoxo; November 17, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Laura said...: This post makes me happy. I have been on the hunt for a pair of affordable wide leg jeans for a couple years now and I just got some delivered to me today that I ordered a couple months ago. Then you go and blog about them! Loves it!; November 17, 2010 at 6:50 PM
Dego said...: If you like those kind of jeans, why do you need "fashion appropriate" as an excuse to wear them?; November 17, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Sweet Confessions said...: I think they look great on you.. and I love them too! by the way AMAZING heels, so love them!!

http://sweetlittleconfessions.blogspot.com/; November 17, 2010 at 10:56 PM
All My Booties said...: I love wide jeans basically because I love the way they showcase my shape. Yours look amazing though and "oh my" those shoes!!; November 17, 2010 at 11:15 PM
Chia May said...: yay you're back from china! :)

those jeans looks really nice on you!
*i'm jealous of the amount of shoes you have! *..your dad owns a shoe company! so having loads of shoes is okay...my dad would go, you only have a pair of legs, why do you need so many pairs of shoes? i have to CONVINCE him every single time i buy shoes... now i buy shoes behind his back..;p; November 18, 2010 at 7:57 AM
stilettolover91 said...: Cute shoes!!!!

http://www.hottheels.blogspot.com; November 18, 2010 at 12:54 PM
Clarisashoelover said...: OMG! I love the sandals! They look so glamorous!Are they comfortable to walk in?; November 19, 2010 at 12:40 AM
Fashion Butter said...: I'm down!; November 21, 2010 at 3:08 AM
Dexter said...: Even if the shoes are basically not be seen this way, I like this outfit!; November 21, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Angie G said...: Love the outfit and definitely love the shoes!

xxx Angelique
Madebyangieg.blogspot.com; November 22, 2010 at 2:09 AM
Sweet Vanity said...: I love the shoes!; November 24, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Lidonia said...: j'aime tes chaussures; November 27, 2010 at 6:01 AM
Jaz said...: I love wide leg jeans ... Im hip/thigh/BOOtifly dressed, and skinny jeans do not look good on me. Question what color is that on your toes ? Its the perfect orange that I have been looking for; December 3, 2010 at 1:57 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. :)

11.17.2010

Elephant Legs

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