Eye-4-Style

What can I say? I’m at a NARS event; major players doing their craft, but out of the corner of my eye I’m looking to the left to the shoe department at Saks Fifth Avenue at Waterside Shops, Naples, Florida. I have all I can do to contain myself as I eye up the beauties just waiting to be appreciated. So one of my NARS gals, Brandi Perkins, senses my wondering eye to the shoe gallery. “Oh, do you have those in a size 7?” I inquire as I totally go from makeup to the several pair of shoes so beautifully displayed and waiting for the appreciative buyer. OKAY – so the Gucci’s are OUTRAGEOUS!  I’m telling you; the heel is part patent and suede and so delicious in presentation. Look at the detail-realize the comfort-it is a sure HIT! YES give me a pair of those. Then the Jimmy Choo’s:  lower heel and sexy pointed with open design reveal. HELLO! Very sexy. Girls, I’m telling you; when you see the shoes you love, buy them! They aren’t necessarily available everywhere and at every store in every size.  If they DO IT for you, get them. They won’t be there tomorrow.

Refer to my January 19th blog about Jimmy Choo – The Collection. Here is a video from Saks Fifth Avenue with Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon introducing CHOO 24:7  The Collection.

I received a catalog from Nordstrom introducing:

JIMMY CHOO

CHOO 24:7

The Collection

There’s HOPE gals!  The Jimmy Choo collection is offering beautiful shoes that we can wear without breaking our necks or developing calluses! Take the IRENA or ISABEL group for example. Hooray!

Go to:  WWW.NORDSTROM.COM/JIMMYCHOO

I was shopping with a friend at Nordstrom in Chicago last Fall and we were ready to splurge on fabulous shoes. We tried on shoes for 2 hours. The salespeople brought out pair after pair. Gorgeous shoes, but who could walk in them?  We couldn’t figure it out. You reach a certain age or just need to actually walk in your shoes and you start to acknowledge what the “high of high” heels are doing to your body. Are the women who can afford the fabulous shoes finding what they want? A gal can wear any shoe for an hour, but with foot and back issues, we’re starting to realize our wasted dollars on 4′” stilettos that sit in our closet.  Those beauties are for display, not for utility. (And that’s okay, but how many pair of those kind do we need?  Tee hee!)

Some friends will say they can wear any heel height, but it’s sad to see them barefoot. We need these feet for life. Let’s be kind to them. While I loved SATC, Carrie Bradshaw almost did us a disservice with running for blocks in her Manolo’s.  Is it realistic to expect there won’t be consequences?  It’s not that I don’t have a closet full of shoes, but I’ve become pickier as time goes by.  Comfort becomes a priority, otherwise, the shoes become a “donation.”

Check it out! 

I’m excited about attending the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on January 31, Twenty-Ten, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles! Trying to keep my luggage to a minimum (oh no… the shoes alone!), I’ll have to choose the wardrobe carefully. It’s a jam-packed weekend and the outfit for the “Red Carpet” is ready to go. I’m not second-guessing my choice, but I liked these flirty-edgy dresses that Saks Fifth Avenue has to offer.   My shoes are Christian Louboutin and I’ll talk about my dress on a later post. So whether you’re going to the Grammys or not, here are great choices for the fun cocktail party or event you have coming up!

Haute Hippie     

with Jimmy Choo sandals

Robert Rodriguez       

with Christian Louboutin booties

  Haute Hippie Strapless

with Jimmy Choo patent sandals

Fabulous Jimmy Choo at Saks

So I think I just found the “black” purse I’ve been looking for.  Jimmy Choo’s Bea Glazed Snake-Print tote will be “fashionable” for years to come.  For you “big city” girls or ladies who just gravitate toward black, this purse will give you some pattern to complement your all-black outfit.  Saks on-line has a wonderful way of presenting its purses.  Note the “Quick Look” where you can look inside the bag and also see the proportion of the bag on a 5’5” gal.  This is genius marketing and is a huge help in making those big-ticket item purchases when you want more than a quick “look-sie.”  Good going Saks!  And thanks, Jimmy Choo, for great options!

While at Nordstrom today, Valentino was calling to me.  The style being familiar but changing with color and material through the seasons, the purses are  distinctive and beautiful.  Versace had several purses I “tried on.”  The Burberry display had the usual, but several I really liked and checked over. The saleslady had to keep me from giving the red Jimmy Choo a peck on the handle.  Such beauty! Purses can be an art form, carried with you throughout the day.  Hello happiness!