Designer Shoes

Being born in 1914 to a family to Jewish farmers might not be the origin you’d expect for one of the greatest shoe designers of the 20th century, but that is exactly where the life of Beth Levine started, in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »

INSA, a UK artist, has created some of the most bizarre shoes we’ve ever seen, as part of a new exhibit at the Tate Modern – a collection of responses to Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary. What was controvertial about Ofili’s piece – that the Virgin Mary was made from elephant dung – is also what makes INSA’s shoes mentionable…they too are partly made of elephant dung. Read the rest of this entry »

Malaysia Tourism Ambassador and world famous shoe designer Jimmy Choo has announced plans to open a college for shoe design in Malaysia before 2013. According to Choo, there is a deficiency of proper training for young shoemakers in the county, many of whom he believes are very talented. Read the rest of this entry »

Regular readers may remember way back in October, when I mentioned Christian Louboutin’s claim that Barbie’s (yes, the doll) ankles were ‘too fat’ for his shoes. Well, today I am pleased to report this event hasn’t soured the relationship between the shoe designer and his plastic friend, as he is now set to release the second of his series of three collector’s Barbies. Read the rest of this entry »

A 59-year old man has been caught by Korean police, after stealing over 600 pairs of designer shoes to stock his second-hand shoe shop! Although normally I wouldn’t bother writing a post about a shoe thief, this man used a pretty interesting method to pinch the footwear. Read the rest of this entry »

I think I’d struggle to find anybody who wouldn want to step into Oprah Winfrey’s metphorical shoes. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve all heard outrageous stories of celebrity spending. With Michael Jackson’s recent death, there have even be TV shows made about the phenomena! Read the rest of this entry »

Lindsay Lohan has agreed to let Style Network’s Clean House to go though her house and rid her of her plethora of possessions – including the massive collection of designer shoes! Read the rest of this entry »

Without being grossly stereotypical, there’s possibly only one thing women are as known to love as much as shoes…chocolate! How strange then, that nobody has even come up with the concept of combing the two…oh wait…

Would you believe it if I told you somebody (a cake maker, in fact) has actually launched a range of chocolate designer shoes? No? I’m not surprised, but it doesn’t stop the story being true; Frances Cooley found a chocolate shoe mould in Belgium and BAM, that’s all the inspiration she needed to create her own brand of chocolate shoes. Crazy? Apparently not, as the shoes have been “selling like hot cakes” according to Frances – and she’d know, what with having quit her job as a graphic designer to become a cake-maker!

The process involved in the shoe-making sounds quite simple, but is almost certainly harder than you’d expect. She starts by piping design into the shoe-mould and then fills it with tempered Belgian chocolate. Once cooled, she pours out the excess and leaves it to set, before hand-decorating each one. When they are complete, she sells them in over 25 delicatessens and boutiques (including Liberty luxury department store) for £8.50 for a small pair or £21 for a single large shoe.

I love it!

When it comes to shoes (as everything does), I must admit I have something of a passion for boots. In fact, I never quite feel comfortable unless I’m wearing boots… Be it out in the street, in a bar or even lounging around at home – I have boots for every conceivable situation and I love them all. What I don’t love, however, is attempting to put my boots on whilst wearing trousers – especially jeans. You must know what I mean; you pull you trouser-leg taut, tug on the first few inches of boots and, immediately, your jeans start bunching up… The futher you pull the boot on, the more the jeans bunch and so the cycle continues until you’re left looking like an extra from Pirates of Penzance!

This cannot be allowed to continue! The women of the world cannot be forced to suffer this trial every time they want to wear their favourite boots. HENCE, we are proud to bring these to your attention – jean straps!

When first I heard of the Jean Straps phenomena, I thought it was a new designer (French accent, Jean Strapes), but then I realised it was something far, far better. Stirrups, for lack of a better word, which you simply clip around your calf, holding you jeans taut and tight beneath your boots. In short – no more bunching! What’s more, they’re under a tenner to buy, yet will save you hours of faffing and years you’d otherwise lose to stress! Totally simple, totally effective and totally discrete. Perfect.

I support the jean straps movement 100%. Find them here, at Jean Straps.