You Can't Dress Trashy Until You Spend A Lot Of Money - Golden Goose Trainers

Oh fashion! You are so silly.

There is many a time I shake my head at what designers put out for people to buy but these Golden Goose distressed jersey trainers/sneakers really take the cake.

Some things look better when they're "lived in", but $350 for ripped cotton sneakers is a bit much, dontcha think?

Perhaps I'm hopelessly out of touch fashion-wise (I mean, I don't get the Kanye stuff at all) but I wouldn't wear these in my yard.

Ensemble du Jour - Graceful in Greenery

I am so excited to be wearing my Spring/Summer dresses. I'm sure I'll be complaining about the heat soon, but as of right now, the weather was balmy and the sun was bright.

I paired my ModCloth Graceful Greenery dress with a lavender cardigan and for shoes, I wore it with chartreuse Manolo Blahnik Sedarabys (for work) and then lupine Converse Chucks (for play).

I love the photo print of a cool floral-filled and wooded glen...

A vintage purse goes perfectly with this dress...

I hope you had a great holiday as well!

Running Around

So... I'm in the market for a pair of running shoes.

My current sneakers are a pair of New Balance 441s and they're pretty good.  I've bought New Balance for a while and been happy enough.  I did get a pair of Merrells with the Vibram soles but I'm not 100% sold on wearing them on pavement/sidewalks.

I've always had a crappy knee and I do have an ankle that likes to surprise give out on me due to an old torn ligament.

Any ideas or suggestions to look for?

Greatest Glitter - Miu Miu

I have decided that no other designer is doing as good a job with glitter as Miu Miu. Sure, I love the Loubies, but Miu Miu is staking a claim to the glitter throne.

Sure, their Noir sunglasses were awesome, but where they really shine are their shoes!  I love the fact that they don't limit glitter to just heels but they make sure, no matter what type of shoes you wear, you can have some sparkly glitter love.  If you want silvery glitter, you have a slew to choose from.

I personally was seduced into getting the classic pumps...

What a great heel profile!

But if you want more casual (yet still show-stopping), get the hightop sneakers.

A little bit lighter on the glitter but still snazzy when combined with black peep-toes.

Or all out, in your face, platforms.

I even like the subtle mix of the booties. The glittery heel is an unexpected surprise.

All of these gorgeous shoes are available now on MyTheresa.com.  I have to say they have a great selection and their packaging is luxurious and delightful.  If you are trying to track down a special shoe or outfit, they are a great resource!

Sneaking in Sneaks - Tretorn, Broadhurst and Kate Spade

Finally back after my recent adventures in New York (more on that later)!


 I was excited to nab the last pair of Broadhurst/Tretorn/Kate Spade sneaks when I visited their Broome street store.

I wore them the very next day!  I think the black and white are all sold out but you can still nab the aqua and coral options on sale.

They are super comfortable, cute and perfect for walking around the city!

Cozying Up to Keds

I've been dreaming about finding the perfect Fair Isle pattern this winter.  But I never thought I would find it on a pair of Keds! 

I am totally loving these new Fair Isle sneakers and slippers from my favorite Keds.  I already needed a new pair of slippers.... how cute would these be?

The sneakers are cute as well (and come in 3 color options).  I would probably add laces though.  I'm not a fan of the slip-on version.

Who knew sneakers could look so cozy!

Blinded

I've had my eyes out for these for several months, and now the Miu Miu glitter sneakers are mine mine mine!

I actually went and got them when I was in New York last week.  I mainly worked but I allotted myself an hour to go to the store before my plane and make sure to get them.   As sparkly as they look in the picture, they are a thousand times more sparkly and crazy in person.  I may need to take  a video to really show how crazy they are.

Of course, I love the crazy!

And if you don't have the opportunity to grab a pair, make a pair!  I was about to do this if I couldn't get them. Honestly... WTF has the best DIYs around.


.... off to leave trails of gold glitter everywhere....

Digging the Drips

I'm totally loving these "Drippy" sneakers by BBC/Ice Cream. Now I just need to track down a pair outside of Japan or Europe... oh yeah, and in my size!

Sadly, pink seems to be sold out.  Drippy sneakers - £195.00

Eeeewwww!!!

I don't care if "the 80s are back" this is just wrong.  I can find my own socks.  Thanks anyways, Converse!

Converse Women's Chuck Taylor Sock Roll Down High-top sneakers - $39.94

Back to Basics

Maybe its the fact that I've been a slacker for two weeks but I've been wanting more casual stuff.  Tees and sneakers. Of course I could drop a quick grand at JCrew because I'm always in love with their glam preppy style but what I'm tracking down right  now is this girly jersey shirt.  I actually saw it in a restaurant's shop with their slogan on it, but they stopped carrying the product.  While I would have loved their branded shirt too, I'm happy with the plain, as long as I can get the fuchsia on pink and the pink on chocolate.   I even have some matching sneakers to wear with them!

And speaking of sneakers, I can't stop thinking about buying more. Maybe it is the influence of all that oxford-wearing in the Fall, or the fact that I've barely put on anything other than Sorels, wellies or my Moroccan slippers for the last two weeks, but I'm not shopping the sales for heels.  I'm wanting tons of sneakers!

I'm particularly wanting the be-ribboned Satire sneakers from Simple.   I really love the brown (bison) and blue ribbon combination on the hemp ones here.

But the charcoal grey and pink is sweet as well.  And those grommets will keep your feet cool too, I bet.

And the black and sky blue is great too. 

I've found the prices for this brand varies all over the web.  It's best to do a search and see what you can find, but the range as been from $25 - $60. They have some other sweet styles like cute oversized gingham in pale pink and a light tan that I'm also keeping my eye on. 

But the real classics I love, besides Keds of course, are Converse Chuck Taylors. I started with white high-tops and off-white/natural low-tops, then got red low-tops, sequin ones and pink high-tops. I'm obsessed.

I really want to get a pair of basic black ones, but have held off.  Maybe now is the time.

But Converse does some amazing seasonal colors.  Right now their rolling out their Spring seasonal colors and they are just too adorable.   If I could, I'd get them all but since I have to narrow it down, I think I want this gorgeous lavender "Lupine".  I'd wear it with a sparkly necklace and lavender cardigan paired with jeans, a denim skirt or even dressing down a pencil skirt.

And this yellow, and yellow isn't even a color I really wear, has sucked me in.  It's called "Lemonade" on  the site but it reminds me of the light yellow SweeTarts. I needs them!

Okay, I need to go troll the web for some coupon codes, because I think I am going to have to get them all!

Keds Century - Killing me through Time

I can not believe that I did not know about this until just yesterday. I feel so out of the loop and now I'm totally depressed.

Keds may possibly be one of my favorite shoes for all time. If I had to limit myself to one shoe, say on a desert island, or that I would have to wear for the rest of my life, it would be a pair of Keds Classic Champions in white canvas.

I've been wearing white Keds for as far back as I can remember and I can't imagine a time I haven't had at least one pair in my closet.

But because they are so classic and eternal to me I don't check in all the time to see what new things they have going on. And now I feel I've missed out because they are doing this amazing limited edition countdown of styles influenced by the decades of the 20th Century.

The 1910's Take Flight designs are so cool with an Amelia Earhart vibe. I wish I'd nabbed the white ones but the dark olive style is still available.


For the 1920's there's the Dapper and the Deville - menswear wingtip and Art Deco design.



1930's Throwback in natural, pink and black are the classic Keds we love.



Of course as limited editions, these have a limited run and I'm just killing myself over the fact that I was not able to get a pair of the amazing Dappers. I need need need these. Somehow I have to track a pair down.





Now I will be checking back eagerly to see the evolution over the remaining decades.

Can it get any better than these? I can't wait to find out.

Minor Modifications

Since it's been a while since I posted one and the some of my favorite ladies on Twitter were talking about embellishing their sneaks, I thought I would share an old shoe customization project with you.


This was a pretty small and fast one so I didn't take step-by-step pictures but I can describe it pretty easily. Basically I just added some sparkle to my step.

I found some sneakers that I liked that would lend themselves easily to a crystal pattern. The Converse-y ones actually came from the Target kids section a year or two ago. Their canvas so good for gluing on and had a stitched wave element on the sides.



All I needed to do was to get flat backed Swarovski crystals from Michael's (arts & crafts supply store), fabric glue and tweezers. I got a few colors of pink and clear in regular and a tiny size. I also bought some cute oversize laces in white with pink polka-dots.

Then I just glued the crystals on. This whole project took almost no time at all.




On the back tab I did a pattern with clear crystals and some randomly placed pink ones.

Insides -

Here's where the small crystals came into play... Yes, I actually did put my name on them in tiny crystals. Yes, I am ridiculous.

So there you go. A pretty simple project. One thing to note. I should try other glues because every once in a while a crystal will fall off. I just end up gluing on a replacement.

I wear these to work and to walk around. They're a lot of fun, extremely sparkly in person and, I have to admit, little girls adore them.

Super Sneak Peek - Pantone & SeaVees

I thought I would share a cool offer with you all:

You have been invited by PANTONE to pre-purchase a pair of the limited edition SeaVees + Pantone shoes, available Spring 2009 in only the world's most exclusive boutiques.

By special invitation only, you can secure yourself a pair now through our private online store before they are made available to the general public.

Act quick as your order must be submitted on or before Monday, November 24th.

Online Store: www.seavees.com/pantone
Login: pantone
Password: seavees0963

SeaVees, Purveyors of California Casual, has announced an exclusive collaboration with Pantone, the world-renowned authority on color. True to their inspiration, each SeaVees style is named to honor an influential date in 1960's California-cool history.

With the creation of the 09/63, SeaVees celebrates the founding of Pantone, and the release of the first PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM in September 1963. For the first time in their 45 year history, Pantone has allowed an external design team into their hallowed archives. SeaVees has selected seven vintage colors from the original Pantone color guide. The palette, chosen from the only authentic guide known to exist, epitomizes the cool, casual style of California in 1963.

The series production has been restricted to 1,963 pairs.

The shoes are available in Men's and Women's sizes. A 25% nonrefundable deposit will be charged upon checkout. The balance plus any applicable tax and shipping charges will be charged when your Pantone shoes ship February 10, 2009.

Eeeewwww!!!

These sneakers aren't really that bad. Just sort of middle-of-the-road neutral. I can't say that I like them but I dont' care enough to hate them really.



But why would they name this shoe "Monster Truck"? I mean who can bring themselves to buy a shoe named that? "Yes, I'll take the Monster Truck pair in size XX, please"

So I'm giving a big eeeeewwww!!! to the shoe design namers over at BC Footwera.

If you like these and can get past they name, they are available at Nordstroms for 40% off.

Sneaking Up on Me

I'm not sure why, but lately I've had a hankering for a heeled sneaker.

No, not like this....



And, no, I don't want to be like Posh, although these are closer...



I'm kind of more in the mood for something like these wedge-y sneakers from Office.




I don't know what I would wear them with but I still think they are really cute with their snappy colors and small lace-up bows. I like these the best but their are some other cute options out there too.

I liked these simpler canvas options from Nine West ever since Queen Michelle on Kingdom of Style shared them with us.

Keds have quite a few options including these two. Even though I find them pricey for Keds.

The green one, Bliss, is also available in black and the red mary jane is here.

I've been discovering some cute shoes from Sugar too. This pink and purple floral option is just one of the many that their Betsey Cat style comes in.

I like the aqua floral too, but they do have a really cute polka dot version too.

I think I like them because they are a girlier version of the Converse, which I also like. Maybe I'll get a pair of the Sugar ones to wear with a jeans skirt or something.