Citrus FUN in footwear

Run Through the Orchard
Now that the new season is upon us. it is time to start to define the Style and flavor of the what we are seeing around us. The first thing I see is bright Citrus colors with Bright Blue accent colors So if you are locked up in some place where it only seems to snow and it’s cold and cloudy all day this is your rescue from the winter doldrums. Think Beach ball Multi color. Footwear Fashion is trying to take you out of the gloom of the winter and the new’s we all seem to hear over and over again. In fact We should all take a day and Shut off the TV,the radio, don’t pick up a paper or read a headline on the computer and don’t look at the stock market. Sit in A Big overstuffed chair with a fire going and read your favorite book. Take a break from what’s got you going wild and reset your inner clock. Citrus orange and Mediterranean Blue That will help. These are courtsey of Bottega Veneta
Enjoy-Shoes Bill Dowling

December 2008 Shuzscopes

this will be the December 2008 Shuzscopes post (all the months in one post).

Eileen Shields

November 21st, 2008

Distressed, metallic leather pull-on bootie with elastic gore inset on 1 3/4″ glossy heel. Silver. $525 at Shopbop.com.

LD Tuttle

November 18th, 2008

Leather peep-toe ruched bootie with crossover flap and strappy detail on 3 1/2″ covered heel. Grey. $475 at Shopbop.com.

Sergio Rossi “Naomi”

Buying Dubai

“You can’t take all those shoes,” Sweetie told me as I was packing for an extended adventure in Dubai. Because I could only check two bags, I painfully eliminated as many shoes as I could, only to discover that I still did not have room for even these 13 pair I had selected.

Since Dubai is the Shopping Mecca of the Middle East – and I’d be arriving just in time for the month-long Shopping Festival that attracts people from all over the world, shoe shopping would give me a mission for exploring the city.
One of my first excursions was to the famous Gold Souk, an Arabian market comprised of twisty streets and alleys where tiny shops display a breathtaking assortment of real bling—gold, diamonds, rubies, pearls…

Getting lost is part of the fun of exploring the souk and, of course, I did. Down one of the little alleyways the shops displayed cashmere and silk pashminas in every imaginable color and fun embroidered and sequined silk slides made in India. The asking price for the shoes averaged around 50 dirham (about $15) each - perfect for buying in multiples. Unfortunately, the shop did not have my size in the turquoise, green, or gold so I only bought one pair in a deep burgundy. However, in true Arabian form, I bargained and ended up paying only about $8.50.

Georgina Goodman “Halle 3″

July 28th, 2008

You Fly Girl! Metallic peep-toe pump with ruffled vamp and carved stiletto heel. Gold/Black. $785

Everybody “Slope” pleated lace-up bootie

Leather lace-up almond-toe bootie with contrasting cuff and 1 1/2″ heel. Noce/Tmoro Brown. $219.95 at At Nordstrom.com

Giuseppe Zanotti “I88026″ pull-on leather cow-print boots with leather cuff. Black/White.

$1,679 at Giuseppe Zanotti - I88026