style

So I was reading K is for Kinky yesterday, and I was totally feeling her post about how she dresses “around” her hair, basically its the pivotal point in her entire “look”. I feel the same way because I have locks and my hair is a bit “untamed” which I love, so to neaten my look, I’m always ( well most times) impeccably dressed in some killer heels. They lift your ass, force you to stand straight and also makes people look “up to you”! haha

I think it was Coco Chanel who said  ”A woman with good shoes is never ugly. They are the last touch of elegance”

I can’t agree more!

My entire hallway is dedicated to two bookshelf worth of shoes ( thnx to IKEA) – most of them are not designer shoes, just stuff I’ve found along the way in honing my own personal style. Many are from discount retailers like Marshalls, Daffys, H&M and Neimans Rack.  Very few are Lanvin, YSL and Pierre Hardy.

I am my shoes and my shoes are me. I love to mix high end with vintage, trends with classics and designer with retail brands.

I simply could no live like my husband does with less than 10 pairs of shoes!

I would die!

Yes that might sound superficial, but I don’t care. I’m careful with my money, I take care of my financial responsibilities, I work hard and I do not live above my means.

I’m a reasonable shoe addict, and every woman deserves a guilty pleasure.

HERE ARE a few OF MY FAVE WOMEN WITH A SICK SHOE GAME:

Actually, I think a big part of my love for shoes came from my mother who loves fashion and is still one of the best dressed women I know.

Another part of my shoe love psychoanalysis goes back to my childhood when I would wear my sister’s shoes, because I would always destroy mines so quickly, and my parents budget couldn’t keep up with my speed of destruction.

WHO ARE YOUR SHOE ICONS?

Video by Olivier Lalin, of Karl-Edwin Guerre the man behind the famous men’s streetstyle photography blog SWAGGER360.

Takes us on a behind the scenes look during Paris Fashion Week at the photographer, his pictorial choices, what inspires him, his thoughts on style versus fashion and his love of storytelling via images.

Swagger 360 interview with Karl Edwin Guerre during fashion week in Paris from olivierlalin on Vimeo.

A while back I went to Colette to pick up a copy of Paper Magazine and they were playing the MAYA album. I went back home and bought it on ITunes – its one of the best albums I’ve bought this year.

I love XXXO ( the remix with Jay Z is a club banger), “Steppin Up” and “It takes a muscle” (on a simple reggae beat)  are some of my favorites from the album that manages to dish out both music you can dance to or just vibe to.

If you’re already a fan this album won’t disappoints as you can still feel the pain, joy and creativity in her music. If you’re new to MIA you’ll probably only like 40% of the album because the other 60% is unlike anything else out there right now on the mainstream airwaves.

Get MAYA , MIA’s new album here amazon.com

On a different note I’ve always admired her daring, playful yet rugged sense of style.

Here’s a shot that I love of MIA in her Timberlands and those shades are from SUPER I believe – love the styling for the cover of Nylon Magazine!

via here

Video for MIA XXXO here

One of the many cool things about my neighbourhood is that it now has so many stores, cafés and tiny boutiques that you’re bound to run into many eclectic people shopping – or just people watching.

I saw these two guys on my way home and was loving the very similar look of matching blues , one with pink the other with purple. Their shopping bag is from Episode on Rue Tiquetonne, a vintage store.

Bright colors (on guys) are having a comeback, I’ve been seeing it on the rise in Paris this season along with clear colored oversize glasses.