Archive for September, 2008

September 30, 2008 6

Looks for Less Tuesday: Seychelles Edition

By Danielle in Boots, Looks for Less Tuesdays

Aight, kiddies…so I was thinking about what I wanted to feature for this week’s Looks for Less Tuesday, and I thought to myself, Gee, Danielle, you’ve been photographing an awful lot of boots lately. Why don’t you do a post exclusively on boots?
And then I thought to myself, Self, that is a great idea!
Then, while [...]

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September 24, 2008 2

Sharing a few shout-outs

By admin in Feedback, Sizing

At Solestruck, it’s no secret that we love our customers. I mean, we wouldn’t be here without you! But we also love it when our customers tell us that they love us back. It gives everyone that warm fuzzy feeling inside, ya know?
So Julie, our amazing customer service guru, forwarded me [...]

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September 23, 2008 8

Looks for Less Tuesday: Uggs over Steve Madden?

By admin in Boots, Celebrities, Looks for Less Tuesdays, Trends

Our beloved Danielle is buried in shoes up to her eyeballs, and I haven’t had a chance to blog in ages, so I’m filling in for her and writing on “Looks for Less” Tuesday.  Yay! — Katie

Classic Australian sheepskin boots, popularly known as uggs, have done nothing but gain prominence in the footwear world since [...]

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September 22, 2008 1

Fab Friday Giveaway Winners!

By Danielle in Fab Friday Giveaways

Thanks to all who entered our last Fabulous Friday Giveaway!
I’m pleased to announce that Random.org has spoken, and our grand-prize winner of some lovely Pastry Electro Pie flip-flops in green is Miss Natasha from Trashy Talk! Congratulations, Natasha!
And, we’ve also got a few other winners to celebrate this morning: the first ten to comment on [...]

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September 16, 2008 8

Looks for Less Tuesday: Vote for Fashion!

By Danielle in Celebrities, Looks for Less Tuesdays

November is just around the corner, and as Presidential campaigns heat up, the ladies are stealing the spotlight with their knack for fashion. For this week’s Looks for Less Tuesday, let’s explore the styles of these vivacious political pundits and a few better halves.
Cindy McCain
Wife of John McCain, Republican Nominee

Republican First-Lady Hopeful and former beauty [...]

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September 12, 2008 19

Fab Friday Giveaways: Pastry Sandals!

By Danielle in Fab Friday Giveaways

Summer might be waning, but it’s still warm outside, and that means that it’s still flip-flop weather! (But let’s be honest: Is it ever not flip-flop weather?)
This month’s Fab Friday Giveaway prize is a pair of the lovely, edgy, feminine, and metallic green T-strap Electro Pie flip-flop by Pastry, a $55 value!
Do you totally love [...]

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September 11, 2008 2

Congratulations! (We have a winner!)

By Danielle in Announcements, Contests

Our first Polyvore contest has concluded, and we want to thank everyone who took the time to enter. All of the sets submitted were primo, and it was difficult to choose only one!

We are pleased to announce that the set submitted by user LostInAThought is our grand-prize winner. The set entitled “Life is a scavenger [...]

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September 9, 2008 1

Looks for Less Tuesday: VMA Edition

By Danielle in Celebrities, Looks for Less Tuesdays

I’m not one to usually watch awards shows. They’re generally pretty boring and uptight. But I happened to be watching TV when the MTV Video Music Awards were on, so I thought, What the hell?, and I decided to watch the red carpet walks and the opening few minutes.
The VMAs are all about celebrating music [...]

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September 8, 2008 0

Last chance to enter Polyvore contest!!

By Danielle in Contests, What's Happening

Happy Monday, my pretties!
If you haven’t already, be sure to enter our fabulous Polyvore contest. Your last chance to submit entries is Wednesday, 10 September 2008. That’s THIS WEEK!
It’s super easy (read the rules here), and you can win big: a pair of Rocket Dog Ice Creams, a Flip camcorder, and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream…a $230 value!
After [...]

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September 4, 2008 3

Sometimes we make mistakes…

By Danielle in Announcements, Boots, Sale

From time to time, we make horrible buying decisions.  I take that back – Occasionally we make such bad buying choices that we would be flogged in Italy for such shoe blasphemy.  At initial consideration, the decision to buy the Dollhouse Luisa was somewhat understandable:  good price point, rainboots were huge two-years ago, and this [...]

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