Shoes


The Nude Wedge: Perfect for every Occasion!

Fashionistas in the San Francisco Bay Area are no stranger to the fabulous effect nude high heels have on their legs and overall appearance. The nude, neutral or beige shoe gives the leg a long and slender appearance making it’s wearer appear taller, thinner and fabulous! Nude high heels have been a mainstay in the bay area fashionistas wardrobe over the years for many reasons. When a shoe is neutral, it can be worn with multiple outfits and works with most seasonal styles from Spring through Fall. The nude colored shoe can also be worn selectively during the winter months. This is why Spring and Summer 2010 is so exciting for the style-savvy in the bay area!

The Nude colored wedge is one of the hottest shoe styles off the Paris, Milan and New York runways.  Not only does this fabulous style give its’ wearer height, it is also a great neutral shoe that will match almost every outfit in a fashionistas closet! Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Valentino, Fendi and many more have introduced their own version of the nude wedge for Spring and Summer 2010. The wonderful part of this trend is that designers have given fashionistas a large choice of fabrications and styles in order to ensure there is a shoe for everyone out there. Chanel showed fabrics such as twill and tweed while Gucci and Valentino used soft leather. In addition to wedges, fashionistas have the option of wearing the nude shoe trend in the form of platform shoes or traditional high heels.

Silicon Valley is the birthplace of business casual, giving fashionistas in the bay area the option to create a fabulous outfit for work with the foundation of the nude wedge. Style-savvy women in other parts of the country are not as fortunate as we are here by the bay. Although “California Casual” has caught on for “Casual Fridays” in the workplace across the country, we here in the bay area wear casual friday attire all week long. This gives us even more reason to invest in the nude wedge this season. The nude wedge gives fashionistas the option of wearing a fabulous pair of shoes to work and then continue wearing them for dinner and a night out on the town. This is the perfect time to invest in a pair of nude wedges. They come and go every few years in fashion which makes them a great pair of shoes to have in the closet plus the nude wedge will update any look in a fashionistas closet this Spring and Summer whether for work or play. Budget-conscious style lovers may want to wait until May when some of the Spring Sales starts. This will be a great time to pick up a fabulous pair of nude wedges at an amazing price. Happy shopping and stay fabulous!

 


Spring has Sprung with the Flower Thong!

The San Francisco Bay Area has been inundated by storm after storm since Fall 2009 to the present. It appears that the rainy season is not letting up anytime soon as we move into the Spring months with more rain showers on the horizon. Since fashionistas in the bay area have been donning rain gear more than fabulous 4″ heels over the past few months, it is no wonder that everyone is itching to slip their fashion hungry feet into the hot new “IT” sandal for Spring and Summer. Although the clog and wedge have been raved about in just about every fashion magazine on the planet, another Spring trend looks to take over the feet of fashionistas here in the Bay Area. The fabulous Flower Flip Flop, or Floral Thong.

The wonderful thing about the floral thong is that it is relatively flat. Some designers such as Valentino have shown the style with a slight wedge, but most designers such as Chanel, Prada and Manolo Blahnik have shown the floral flip flop as flat. The flower has also popped up on Spring 2010 styles such as evening pumps, wedges and tweed clogs. Of course here in the bay area, where the weather will be mild to warm for most of the Spring and Summer months, fashionistas will be turning to the more wearable flat version of this trend.

Thankfully fashionistas will not have to spend a fortune in order to sport this season’s floral shoe trend. Fabulous shoe makers and designers such as Nanette Lepore, Ellie Tahari, Kate Spade, Taryn Rose, Born, Enzo Angiolini and Miss Sixty have also introduced Spring/Summer styles with flowers by the toes. The beautiful part of this trend is that it brightens up this dreary weather we have been having and brings a bit of Spring to our toes; even if the sun refuses to shine!

These pretty flip flops and even the chunkier clog and wedge versions are a cheery contrast to the neutral palette we have been seeing in clothing for Spring. Imagine how cheerful an outfit can become with bright blue floral thongs! Unfortunately these fabulous flip flops are flying off store shelves, so if you have not found your perfect pair yet, start shopping!