Street Style Now...More Shoe Trend Do's & Don'ts

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Edgy heavy metal style is still in abundance on the European streets...and ya gotta love the first pair of shoes shown that look like they belong on the feet of Lady Gaga herself.  Yum.  Shown below, more of the best and worst on some of the most stylish street walkers right now.

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See if you can guess the big FASHION DON'TS shown here.  There are at least FOUR faux pas that we count.

photos...Tommy Ton

Street Style Now...Shoe Trend Do's & Don'ts

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Sweet meets tough, edgy style and trends abound with Studs / Hardware, Peep Toes, Booties, Cut Outs and more!  Here, some of the best and worst on some of the most stylish street walkers right now.

 

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We're not sold on tucking your pants into your strappy heels just yet...but the real FASHION DON'T here is wearing shoes that don't actually fit your feet and leave your little piggies trying to flee over the side of the shoe.

Wearing socks with heels / open shoes is a real trend right now, {see "Would You Wear This Trend"} but it's easy to do it wrong. Don't be a trend whore and try to mix several trends at once if they just don't work and look like a cluttered mess: Cuffed pants, floral socks and these light-coloured peep toed booties with white laces are a definite FASHION DON'T!

photos...Tommy Ton

Will YOU Wear This Trend...Thigh High Boots [POLL]

Hopefully you've been working those legs on the thigh master all summer 'cuz Fall looks offer up all sorts of killer over-the-knee boots in luxe leather, suede and everything in between.  Might we suggest skipping the Starbucks for this season and spending that extra cash on a pair or two of these beauties...?

Alexander McQueen

Alexandre Herchcovitch

 

Hussein Chalayan

Rodarte

 Yigal Azrouel

Lacoste

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Pretty Things Fashion...Cirque 21

Forever 21 never seems to disappoint when it comes to fun, funky {and knock off} fashion on the cheap...and that's why we love them.

Amongst all the other new lines they have going, they have introduced Twist, a new series of monthly capsule collections inspired by themes and all things vaguely termed "Young Hollywood."

For example, the circus-themed debut range appears to be loosely based on Britney Spears's latest tour "Circus", with ringmaster jackets and bustier tops (but trading the PVC hot pants for G-rated tulle petticoats).

But, act quickly if you want any of this sweet Cirque 21 collection cuz each collection lasts only four weeks and then it will disappear forever, allowing room for 45-55 new pieces to debut around a different theme.

What FUN!

Feature: The Red Reckoning

Graphic prints and pops of red catch your eye in this stunning collection of treasures entitled "The Red Reckoning" by Etsy artist KATE8085. Included is my print "I Will Know When I Get There".

{ { The Red Reckoning } }click to enlarge...

...and check out the KATE8085 shop for tattoo-inspired original watercolours an prints.

Fashion Report: Spring has SPRUNG!

In the midst of the current Fall 2009 shows, the Spring 2009 collections have finally arrived in stores... and if you were around in the 80's, you just might be surprised at what's back!

Here, a look at some of our favourite offerings at Saks Fifth Avenue.

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✿ And, if you order online, use code SFASHIP for FREE shipping on orders of $200 or more at SaksFifthAvenue.com.

Pretty Things: More Shoe Porn

I have to say ...we're again all a*titter about some of the new shoes we've been seeing, even if they are reminiscent of shoes we've seen before.

The YSL-Rive Gauche platform stilettos look like a modern out-take on chopines worn by Renaissance folk in Venice or the Japanese Geta sans the slatted wooden base...and so you know I'd love to try them out! See here.
If you were in the know of avant-garde fashion in the late 9o's, then you KNOW without my telling you that the Zanotti and Armani shoes shown have indeed been done before and are almost a blatant rip-off of the killer shoes that SKYE did back then.

But, anyway...I'm just so very happy that gravity-defying platforms and wedges are back in "fashion" along with some breath-takingly sweet stilettos...although I'll admit that I never gave any of them up anyway. Enjoy!

Pretty Things: Shoe Porn

We're all a titter about some of the new hot, sexy and sometimes quirky boots, booties and stilettos for the coming season! Here are some of our favourites from the shows in Paris for you to drool over...
And, in case you'd like like to send any of these beauties my way, I'm a size 8 1/2 and my address is...

photos: Getty & Imaxtree