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By: Glorious grey footwear | youlookfab

Glorious grey footwear | youlookfab — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:05:20 +0000

[...] besotted with the grey footwear trend. I think I caught the bug when I saw the abundance of grey footwear in Paris earlier this year. We’re in Hong Kong this week and, if anything, the trend is even more [...]

By: youlookfab » Blog Archive » The “go to” wedge for Summer

youlookfab » Blog Archive » The “go to” wedge for Summer — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:03:17 +0000

[...] in America. They aren’t as popular in Europe for some reason (this has been my experience in Paris, Barcelona and [...]

By: Better Than I Can « Classically Clothed

Better Than I Can « Classically Clothed — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:35:13 +0000

[...] in France. Read about Parisian Store Fashion, Parisian Street Fashion, and last of all, about Parisian Shoe Fashion. I’ll talk about trends and true fashion very soon. I’ll try not too be too [...]

By: Maya

Maya — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:07:58 +0000

That last pair of shoes is so pretty. I’m not usually a fan of pointy toes but they’re just so simple and the color is great. However, my toes are curling in pain just at the sight of them.

How disappointing. I thought since shoes were getting their own post, it would be lots of good news.

By: Inge

Inge — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:34:19 +0000

I’m actually relieved to hear you found the shoe assortment a bit boring Angie, I was starting to think there was something wrong with me. I’ve been looking for some fun and funky wedges for ages and would really love a pair of Converse sneakers in a brighter colour, but each and every shop over here only seems to have them in tons of different shades of grey (that has been going on for at least two years now) and I’ve really tired of them.
Funny how perspectives can be different on the other side of the pond. (Not that I don’t like simple shoes in neutral colours, but like you said, I’d like to have other options)

It’s a shame though you didn’t find any fabulous shoes for yourself!

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:59:11 +0000

I’ve been spoilt. Each time I go to Paris (or London), I’m generally in awe of their comfortable, unique and fab looking shoe collection and always bring back a pair of two. Hence my disappointment last week.

I too like simple, pretty shoes from time to time, but a good footwear season is all about choice and variety of which there was little. This is the aspect that ruined it for me. I too like grey patent shoes Tanya, and grey Converse are definitely on my shopping list, Julia (how can they not be). Greg lived in his grey Converse on our trip and was quite the Parisian. Grey converse were as popular on French men as they were on French women.Yummy.

I don’t think I saw any grey ombre’d shoes Tanya. Plain grey patent was the order of the day. They look great and you should get some when you’re up to it.

Patricia, I can’t see the link to the Cole Haan shoes? Perhaps try posting it on the forum so that I can be of more help.

White shoes aren’t tacky. It depends on the shoe and the style. They look good with white pants. I prefer cream shoes and there were loads of those around. If you love pearls, chances are high you’ll love cream shoes.

I hear you Joelle. There is little range of shoe size and shoe width in Paris. Got to love America.

By: Renee

Renee — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:23:58 +0000

I think those thin heels can be really sexy with the right outfit, but sadly that traumatic ankle injury I had makes it difficult to wear really thin heels. I need a chunkier heel in order to protect that ankle.

It was a skinny heel plus wide trousers that made me take that tumble down the stairs to begin with.

Skinny heels can also be dangerous in cities and get caught in the sidewalk grates. They’re also easier to get caught in trouser hems.

=) I’m a clod a la Sandra Bullocks’ character in Miss Congeniality, so I have to have my footwear be as stable as possible.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:32:05 +0000

ooh, I love those white gladiators. Thanks for sharing your parisian adventures, Angie! It’s great to get a taste of things abroad. Glad you are safe from the broomstick chasers these days.

By: Santiago

Santiago — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:15:03 +0000

Angie,

Love the site and the broomstick story, of course.
When are you going to start helping us guys dress?

Best,

Santiago

By: joelle

joelle — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:33:11 +0000

Angie, that’s so funny about the broomstick! Not the sort of thing you’d imagine they’d even have in a chic Parisian store. But now we see why you favor ballet flats and Converse sneakers–running is a necessary part of your job!

I too wish US shoe stores would offer more options for 2 inch heels. They are comfortable to wear and yet are high enough to look like heels rather than flats. At 5′10″ I am not interested in superhigh shoes that would lift me well above 6′0″!

I’m not a big fan of pointy toes either–they look awful if you have long narrow feet to begin with. And the points get battered-looking pretty quickly because your foot doesn’t fill up the whole shoe. So shoe-wise I guess I’m glad I live in the US! I remember when I was a student in Paris they didn’t even carry my shoe size in the women’s department–when the American shoes I brought with me wore out I had to spend the rest of the year in a pair of clunky men’s boots!