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UGG Australia Launches Bridal Uggs

UGG Australia, the maker of the (in)famous boot that everybody seems to love to hate, is coming out with a new line of Uggs that aim to bring comfort where none has been before: bridal Uggs. The line is called the I Do! Capsule Collection and includes 3 different styles, priced as the regular boot but adding a plus...

24 May 2012
15:11 GMT

Christian Louboutin Has No Pity for Women Wearing His Creations

Louboutin shoes (the real thing, not cheap fakes) are considered a smart investment and, by every respectable fashionista, a closet staple. They're gorgeous, but also very expensive and hard to walk in, but don't expect any sympathy from the designer. Assuming you have the (financial) possibility to pur...

19 April 2012
13:21 GMT

Jessica Simpson Accused of Ripping Off Louboutin Shoes

Right now, Jessica Simpson is one of the biggest brands on the market and, at the same time, the most successful celebrity with her own fashion and accessories line. A recent report suggests that, with all that, her ideas might not be that original. Gossip and fashion blog Jezebel stumbled onto a very interesting fin...

6 April 2012
16:01 GMT

Jessica Simpson Is Too Pregnant for High Heels Now

Shortly after she announced she was pregnant with her first child by fiancé Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson joked that she loved heels so much she would probably give birth in sky-scraping YSL pumps. She's changed her mind ever since. Us Weekly reports that, on a recent shopping trip, Jessica was overheard...

31 March 2012
06:51 GMT

Beyonce Orders Custom Louboutins for Daughter Blue Ivy

Blue Ivy Carter may be young, but she's already very fashionable and, if the term applies to infants, rich. Beyonce, her mom, has ordered custom Louboutins to be made for her, says a new report. Being Beyonce and Jay-Z's firstborn must come with perks we regular Janes and Joes can only imagine. One of them...

26 March 2012
16:41 GMT

Kim Kardashian Rocks Kanye West-Designed $6,000 (€4,531) Boots

Being good friends with Kanye West certainly has its advantages. If you're Kim Kardashian, for instance, you get to travel to Paris for Fashion Week and rock the latest West-designed items, which aren't even available in stores yet. This also applies to the Giuseppe Zanotti boot the rapper introduced to the...

8 March 2012
13:31 GMT

Halle Berry Launches Shoe Collection

Halle Berry is branching out: the actress has just announced she'll be coming out with her own shoe line in March this year. For the time being available only in the UK, the limited-edition collection promises to be the solution to every stylish girl's problem. In a context in which more celebrities are loo...

30 January 2012
15:11 GMT

The Barefoot Shoe Is Trendiest Shoe of 2011

You might think that, with all the celebrity endorsement they get, platform pumps and stilettos are the most popular shoes of the year. As it turns out, it's the aesthetically unappealing barefoot shoe that takes the cake. Footwear News had readers vote for what they consider the hottest trends in footwear ...

25 December 2011
04:01 GMT

Reebok Relaunches EasyTone Shoes Despite False Claims Accusation

Reebok is relaunching the EasyTone range of shoes, despite having to settle with the FTC after it was proved that its claims about how the shoes shape and tone the muscles were completely unfounded. Backed by some of the biggest stars out there, EasyTone claims to work the muscles as you walk. In other words, becau...

21 December 2011
15:01 GMT

Timberland Launches Eco-Friendly Packable Hiking Shoes

Just in time for the winter holidays, Timberland has launched a new kind of shoes meant to make our skiing trips and hiking experiences even more enjoyable. While shoes with soles made of recycled rubber are not a new thing, the American manufacturer and retailer of outdoors wear plans to introduce us to the first ki...

17 December 2011
07:12 GMT

Cheryl Cole Has Over 2,000 Pairs of Shoes, Is Obsessed

Cheryl Cole has always been hailed as a fashionista, given her passion for fashion and the desire to always look impeccable and trendy on the red carpet. As it turns out, Cheryl is also a bit of a shoe freak, owning no less than 2,000 pairs of them.In the Christmas special issue of Grazia magazine, the petite singer ...

6 December 2011
15:41 GMT

Jessica Simpson Wants to Give Birth in High Heels

Jessica Simpson doesn't want to give up her high heels even though she's heavily pregnant with her first child. In a new interview, the fashion designer jokes she even plans to give birth in Yves Saint Laurent.Jessica recently sat down with the print issue of Us Weekly to speak about pregnancy, fashion, and...

18 November 2011
14:21 GMT

Every Girl Should Save for Louboutins, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Believes

Victoria's Secret Angel and “Transformers” star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has a piece of advice for girls and women all over the world: make sure you own at least a pair of Louboutin shoes. If you don't have money, save for a pair.Fox News' PopTarts caught up with the stunner just recently ...

11 November 2011
16:31 GMT

Creepy Concept 'Shoes': Real Skin Stiletto Implants

There are various sayings out there claiming women would do absolutely anything in their quest for beauty, just as there are cases that prove these sayings are least partially true. On this note, BitRebels makes an interesting proposition.Starting on the premise that women would kill for fashion or at least go throug...

27 October 2011
14:31 GMT

Hottest Trend Right Now: High Heels for Men

While some men feel sympathy for women who “have to” wear high heels because of how uncomfortable they can be and the damage they can do to their spine, others dream of wearing them without being judged. A new trend is on the rise and, you may have guessed it, it has to do with men’s love of high he...

19 October 2011
13:41 GMT

Women Take More Pleasure in Buying a Handbag than Any Other Item

Admittedly, the recession has made women more careful about how they spend their hard-earned money. Buying on a whim is no longer as common, which means the ladies are taking their time. A new poll shows buying a handbag is the most pleasant experience. The website Save Me 4 Later conducted a poll on 2,000 women to s...

26 September 2011
15:31 GMT

Add Some Glamour to Your Outfit with Blingbacks for Shoes

When you’re getting ready for a night out on the town, as you check yourself in the mirror, make sure you’re glammed up from head to toe – and that includes your shoes. Debenhams is reintroducing the jewelry for shoes that was popular in the ‘80s. Since we’re seeing a revival of everythi...

26 September 2011
14:41 GMT

Kate Moss Receives Custom Made, Swarovski Wedges as Wedding Gift

If you’re somebody as famous as Kate Moss, you can expect to receive some of the weirdest presents on your wedding day. Kate, for instance, was surprised with a pair of Margaux platforms by Terry de Havilland, with the F-word in Swarovski crystals on their soles. Friends of the model knew very well that she was...

11 July 2011
13:51 GMT

Christian Louboutin Creates Ballet-Inspired, Impossible to Wear Shoe

Here’s a challenge for the most daring fashionista out there: Christian Louboutin has designed one pair of heels inspired by ballet shoes. The 8-inch creation differs from the ballet shoe in that it offers support for the heel. As LDN Fashion notes, the ballerina-inspired shoes are so high and “steep&rdq...

1 July 2011
15:41 GMT

5-Year-Old Suri Cruise Has $150,000 Personal Shoe Collection

Suri Cruise has been dubbed a fashionista by the media since she was just 3, so it’s no wonder her status has been updated now that she’s grown up a bit more. The latest report suggests the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes is obsessed about more than fashion: she also loves shoes a lot. Much has be...

9 June 2011
15:01 GMT

YSL Fights Back at Louboutin: You Did Not Invent the Red Sole

It’s a clash of the (shoe) titans: with Christian Louboutin taking legal action against Yves Saint Laurent on claims that it’s ripping off Louboutin designs by incorporating the red sole in shoes, YSL is now fighting back, saying this existed long before Louboutin thought about it.The latest development i...

24 May 2011
14:51 GMT

Milk and Honey Shoes or How to Get the Perfect Customized Designer Shoe

Women love shoes but, as sisters Ilissa & Dorian Howard, founders of the website Milk and Honey Shoes put it, sometimes they love shoes so much there’s literally nothing available that will do. Because of that, they have come up with this great idea of offering the ladies the chance to design their own pumps. G...

5 May 2011
13:51 GMT

World’s Most Expensive Shoes Go on Sale: £140,000

If you ever thought owning over a certain number of pair of shoes was too extravagant or even if you deemed Louboutins expensive, here’s a pair of shoes that will make you reconsider: it’s worth £140,000 and comes from The House of Borgezie.Even better, they are now on sale, the Daily Mail reports.T...

15 April 2011
15:01 GMT

Fashion Student Lisa Dillon Creates Jimmy Cheese Shoes

Forget about Jimmy Choo: fashion student Lisa Dillon of Bath Spa University is offering an interesting alternative to the iconic pumps, in the form of a pair of shoes made entirely out of cheddar cheese. Talk about stinky feet. The shoes might not be the height of sophistication and elegance, but at least they prove ...

13 April 2011
14:01 GMT

Christian Louboutin Sues YSL over Red Sole

Chances are that, whenever you see a woman in high heels and the flash of a red sole, she’s wearing Louboutins. Or Yves Saint Laurent, as of late. Christian Louboutin is taking YSL to court for using his trademark red sole on their shoes in what he deems a violation of copyright.Louboutin, who came up with the ...

8 April 2011
15:41 GMT

A History of the Ugg Boot: When Comfort Meets Trendiness

There still are fashion people that will call the Ugg the industry’s “fat and ugly uncle”: you’re ashamed to be seen with him, but you miss him terribly when he’s gone. That alone is proof that this boot is one of the most comfortable, even if less stylish, piece of footwear ever to go m...

8 March 2011
16:31 GMT

Oscars 2011: Amanda Seyfried Trips on Red Carpet at VF Party

On the red carpet at the glitzy Vanity Fair party, Amanda Seyfried was unfortunate enough to experience in front of the cameras just how perilous high heels can be, when she tripped and nearly fell. There is no written account of the incident, but, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words: and we have about t...

2 March 2011
10:11 GMT

New Gadget Makes All Shoes Snow-Proof: WinterTrax

If you love high heels but simply can’t wear them now because it would mean certain death (figuratively) on icy pavements, WinterTrax may be the solution. This little invention makes almost all shoes snow-proof. As the Daily Mail also points out, one of the trendiest and most popular shoe this winter remains th...

3 December 2010
16:31 GMT

Blake Lively Buys 40 Pairs of Louboutins in One Single Trip

Women love shoes but perhaps nowhere is that more apparent than with celebrities. Blake Lively of “Gossip Girl,” already an established fashionista, is one of them: so she just bought 40 different pairs of Louboutins. To Lively’s credit, not all of them were for herself, even though she might have b...

26 November 2010
16:01 GMT

Kim Kardashian Becomes the Face of New Skechers Shape-Ups

Kim Kardashian is one of the biggest marketers of today so it’s no wonder she just landed a new endorsement campaign. Kim and her mother Kris Jenner will front a new campaign for Skechers, called the “Shaping Up with the Kardashians Challenge.”Of course, fans know that Kim is no stranger to endorsin...

22 November 2010
13:21 GMT

Net-a-Porter Offers Shoe Subscription: A Steal at Just £8,000

When purchasing a designer shoe, the obstacles a woman must face are numerous and, strange as it may sound, the exorbitant price tag only comes last on a list with them. Enter Net-a-Porter and a brand new service. As the Daily Mail can confirm, the women’s website has come up with a very ingenious idea in order...

16 November 2010
16:41 GMT

9-Inch Sky Heel Shoe Will Be Tallest Available in Stores

Though health experts simply can’t warn women enough of the dangers of wearing high heel shoes all the time, demand for them is increasing: and women want them higher and higher. Enter the Sky Heel Shoe. As the British publication the Daily Mail informs, Sky Heel will be the tallest shoe available in stores in ...

13 November 2010
09:31 GMT

Lenny Kravitz Wears High-Heel Boots

In what could be a sign of a new trend in men’s fashion, singer Lenny Kravitz was pictured the other day in an ensemble similar to what Shakira too wore just recently – down to the knee-high high-heel boots. As People magazine notes, this could be an indication that men’s fashion is looking to achie...

26 September 2010
07:14 GMT

Men Don’t Even Notice When Women Wear High Heels

Though it’s been established that women still don’t know for whom they dress because that depends on their age, position and, at the end of the day, mood, many still believe they get all prettied up for men. If so, they shouldn’t even bother about high heels. According to a new study cited by the Da...

21 September 2010
15:31 GMT

Upper Street Shoes – Create Your Own Pair of Designer Shoes

Women who love shoes as much as Carrie Bradshaw loves her Jimmy Choos know how hard they’re to come by, especially in this economy. If you’re a fan of shopping online, this may mean even more problems for you. Luckily, there are websites that help women create their own designs. Such is the case of Upper ...

6 September 2010
14:31 GMT

Tamara Mellon to Sell Jimmy Choo, Will Walk with £100 Million

Tamara Mellon may not be a name that rings a bell with many but that doesn’t change the fact that she is one of the most powerful and influential women in fashion and showbiz today. Co-founder of Jimmy Choo with the designer that came to personify the brand, she was among the first to dress celebrities for the ...

9 August 2010
16:31 GMT

Lady Gaga Takes a Tumble on Her Favorite Heel-less Shoes

Lady Gaga has often said – and, so far, there’s no reason to doubt her – that she’d bleed for her fans and die for her music. Or something along these lines. However, Lady Gaga will also suffer for her fashion and that includes sustaining a few bruises, both to her newly svelte body and her eg...

24 June 2010
13:31 GMT

Lady Gaga Defies Gravity in Ridiculous Heel-less Shoes

Those who would never count themselves among Lady Gaga’s fans say that she tries so hard to outdo herself with every new appearance that one day might actually see her come to bodily harm because of her odd fashion choices. This seemed to (almost) be the case the other day, for instance, when she broke a pair o...

14 May 2010
14:21 GMT

Shoe Architect Mihai Albu Comes Out with Stunning, New Collection

Mihai Albu, former architect turned shoe designer, now known as Romania’s “shoe architect” for the structurally complex and beautifully intricate designs he comes out with at regular intervals, has just stunned the world of fashion once more. His latest collection features not only the most unique d...

7 May 2010
14:51 GMT

Nicole Richie Vows Never to Wear High Heels Again

There are many female celebrities out there, especially reality stars, who always look impeccable, even when they’re snapped out getting coffee and donuts. That’s because they cap off their unique style with heels so high many of us couldn’t even dream of standing on, let alone walk a few steps. Fro...

23 April 2010
13:51 GMT

Jimmy Choo Comes Out with Line of £395 Sneakers

Jimmy Choo, one of the best-known shoe brands in the world, is shifting the focus from elegant women who wouldn’t dream of being seen not wearing high heels to those who’d also love a touch of practicality with their footwear. The company is coming out with a line of stylish trainers that will combine lux...

19 April 2010
15:21 GMT

Puma Comes Out with Clever Little Bag, the Green Shoe Box

Shoe boxes are indispensable, especially for those ladies who have more than three pairs of shoes for each season. They’re used for storage and not only for footwear, but the cruel reality remains that they represent a complete waste: of paper, water and energy. Puma has decided to embrace a different approach ...

15 April 2010
14:51 GMT

Cheap Ugg Imitations Are Very Dangerous

At a first glance, flat-soled shoes, like the incredibly popular Uggs and the ballerina shoes, seem to be the most comfortable options women are currently offered, especially if compared to the 4-inch stilettos available in most stores. However, podiatrists continue to warn, if their design is not appropriate, they c...

17 March 2010
16:31 GMT

Artist INSA Designs 10-Inch Heels Made of Elephant Dung

London-based artist INSA is now one of the two creative minds at INSA Heels, constantly coming up with collections that fight mainstream by blending some of the most sought after features in a pair of shoes, like trendiness and style. With its new design, INSA Heels has taken futuristic to a whole new level by coming...

11 March 2010
13:31 GMT

Cinderella Me Shoes – Designer Accessories for Rent

They say a girl can never have enough pairs of shoes and, clearly, they don’t say so for nothing. However, for those fashionistas out there always looking for the latest and hippest creations and who can’t afford to buy them, all hope is not lost. Cinderella Me is a website that specializes in renting des...

18 February 2010
16:31 GMT

Cushioned Shoes Change the Way We Run

At this point in time, there are very few people that walk barefoot. All major competitions have specific regulations about which type of athletic or running shoes to wear, so most athletes comply with those rules. But a growing body of pieces of evidence seems to suggest that wearing special shoes while running or j...

28 January 2010
04:46 GMT

Jimmy Choo Comes Out with Ugg Line

Uggs, no matter how derided and held as the epitome of ugly shoes (right there, next to crocs) by fashion critics, have one thing that many other shoes don’t: the advantage of being unbelievably comfortable. Now, prestigious brand Jimmy Choo has teamed up with Ugg Australia to bring a new dimension to comfort a...

21 January 2010
13:11 GMT

Joint Stress and Running Shoes May Be Related

Even if shoe companies advertise their latest footwear as including a host of modern technologies, you may still be better off running with normal shoes, or no shoes at all, a new study seems to suggest. Excessive cushioning, arch support and motion-control technologies may all sound well and good, but the paper show...

13 January 2010
15:01 GMT

Survey Says Women Remember First Pair of Shoes, Not First Kiss

They say you can’t possibly make a woman not love shoes, and this seems to hold water as regards a recent survey as well, which shows that women rather remember the first pair of shoes they bought with their own money than the guy they shared their first kiss with. Similarly, The Telegraph informs, women a...

15 December 2009
15:11 GMT

More Women Choosing Collagen Feet Fillers to Reduce Pain

High heels come with health risks that experts constantly stress, from back pain, to pain in the ball of the foot and sores. Because their love for towering heels can at times be something that they can’t – or don’t wish to – resist, more and more women are turning to the wonders of modern med...

8 December 2009
15:31 GMT


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