Throwback to the 50's...

I have always said i would have fit perfectly in this era. All my personal favourite styles were popular in the 1950's. Take away the bold patterns and fancy adornments, most shoes back then were basic, classy, single color pumps, flats, wedgies and loafers which is a lot my thing.

1950's Shoes
 

PUMPS

In the early years the stiletto heeled pumps were all the rage. They were very tall with 4 inch spiked ultra thin heels.

Also called Winkle Pickers.

 

DESIGNER CRUSH #WOMANCRUSHWEDNESDAY.... AMINA MUADDI OF THE OSCAR TIYE BRAND.

Not many may have heard of the shoe brand OSCAR TIYE. Launched in 2013, it is co-owned by Arabian born Amina Muaddi and her best friend Irina Curutz. My focus today and of course my


AMINA MUADDI

AMINA AND IRINA

 
#womancrushwednesday is AMINA MUADDI (Instagram: @aminamuaddi). 

AMINA MUADDI

#ManCrushMonday..........SCREAM WITH ME CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN

I love a man that would go the extra mile to make a woman feel and look sexy and that is why the 1963 French born footwear designer Christian Louboutin tops the list of my favourite male designers and is my man crush all day everyday, every week, month, year and the past few years.

#FlashBackFriday

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The upcoming presidential elections have kind of put everyone in a tense mood but that won't kill my shoe mojo and in the spirit of the hashtags that have rocked the social media scene in the past few months, i bring to you #FLASHBACKFRIDAY. I would be taking you back in time to some styles that rocked the 1930's.
 

Mid Heel Pumps

 
 

Color Block Suede Pumps

Many types of shoes were available in the 1930s, but classic pumps especially the mary-janes called sonnets back then were among the most popular.
 

ANOTHER SHOE LEGEND GONE... R.I.P VINCE CAMUTO!!!

SHOE DESIGNER, VINCE CAMUTO PASSED ON IN HIS HOME AT THE AGE OF 78 ON WED, 21ST JANUARY, 2015 OF CANCER. THE CO-FOUNDER OF NINE WEST WAS ALSO THE BRAIN BEHIND JESSICA SIMPSON'S SUCCESS IN THE SHOE BUSINESS AND WAS A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON TORY BURCH.

BELOW IS A BRIEF STORY OF THE LEGENDARY SHOE DESIGNER VINCE CAMUTO...(FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH FASHION REPORTER TERI AGINS IN 2012)... ENJOY!!!!

The fashion designer who manages to break through and succeed in the marketplace is the stellar exception. And every once in a generation, a fashion legend comes around, soars straight to the top—and stays there for a long time. Such was the path of shoe guru Vince Camuto, the co-founder of Nine West in 1978.
             

The fashion world lost a giant with the passing of Vince Camuto.

Vince Camuto at a Nordstrom event in 2012. Photo: Getty.

In the 1960s, Bronx-born teenager Vince Camuto dropped

INTERNATIONAL STARS AND THEIR FASHION LABELS

Not many of us are conversant with international stars and their fashion labels. And there are quite a number of them who have designs created for them under their own fashion labels or who have worked with luxury fashion designers. In the next couple of weeks we shall be highlighting these Hollywood beauties one after the other and taking a look at what they have to offer and how well they are doing in the fashion business. Of course, our focus will be mainly on those with shoe lines.

Today, we would be looking at MADONNA. Not many people know that the American entertainer has produced four fashion brands.

M by Madonna being the first amongst them was launched in 2007 when she collaborated with H&M. The collection was basically Jackets, trench coats, shift dresses and so on.