Taryn Rose

November 6th, 2008

Metallic Nappa, patent and suede leather side-zip bootie with almond toe and 2 1/2″ heel. Black. $544 at Zappos.

designer Jerome C. Rousseau’s premier footwear collection

July 21st, 2008

during the vegas shoe show this past spring we had the nice fortune of meeting unassuming shoe designer ~ jerome chouinard-rousseau, the creative force behind his eponymous line JEROME C. ROUSSEAU. quiet-spoken, he welcomed us into his showroom and walked us through his fall collection. hailing from isabella fiore, where we acted as footwear design director, he’s also worked alongside the likes of Matthew Williamson, Jasper Conran, John Richmond and others.

we talked shoes in the showroom. his favorite, the “dragon” the suede color-block pump which features a vintage toe shape and modern heel with beautiful lines. traveling between las angeles, uk and italy making shoes must make him tired, i suggest. (he’s in his twenties afterall, so what was i thinking?!) he says, adrenalin keeps him going and he sleeps well at night. that’s possibly in part due to the fact that his shoes are just now hitting the shelves, and he’s already captured the attention of Vogue UK, Vogue Pelle, Footwear News and a slew of shoe bloggers, including imelda. see him in our exclusive shuzsociety interview…

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DAVIS by Ruthie Davis does it again…

August 3rd, 2008

having just returned from the shoe show in vegas, it proved rather invigorating to visit with shoe designers and “play” amongst their spring 09 wares. from the show, stores and buyers will place their orders and designers will begin the arduous task of having those shoes produced. ruthie davis—a favorite amongst celebs: hillary duff, alicia keys, the view’s elisabeth hasselbech, penelope cruz, and several recognizable others—has been turning heads with her eponymous futuristic footwear line “DAVIS by Ruthie Davis” since 2006. (i remember the black-and-white totally fun uber-futuristic spectacle of her first press event kicking off her premier collection in nyc, but i digress!)

shuzsociety.com, DAVIS by Ruthie Davis

her vegas showroom (in the collections at the venetian) was dolled up with vibrant comic-strip signage “POW!” and bottles of essie “short shorts” neon pink nail polish. her spring shoes lined the tables like candy-colored gems sweetly calling our names. giddy from the overload of her shocking use of color, we were indeed kids in this candy store and pulling at our pockets for more ching. i mentioned, pointing to the shoes on her feet, that we’d pulled THAT shoe for an august “shoe of the day!” an updated style with attitude, a follow-up to the shocking orange and white peep-toe pump that hillary and alicia love so much.

the DAVIS by Ruthie Davis Koolhaus ribbed Mary Jane pump is hot folks. its 4 1/2″ power heel with chrome metal heel insert sits atop a 1/2″ platform. the specchio velvet brush leather and metal studs on the rubber straps scream, “you go rocker chick!” with our feet in fall and our eye on the future, where her spring 2009 collection promises a sweet blend of bold color and a clever mix of materials (one of her signatures), she currently cleverly juxtaposes naughty and nice.

and lest you missed the “shoe-per woman” gallery of shoes, check it out… her two-piece patent leather peep-toe pump rocks too! POW!

Finola’s Fashion Essentials - the skinny on shoe styles

August 20th, 2008

Style Network’s How Do I Look? host Finola Hughes has a thing or two to say about shoes. She gives you the skinny on shoe styles then asks what’s YOUR shoe style.