http://blog.solestruck.com The voice of Solestruck - A Passion for Shoes Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:51:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Contest?! Yes, indeed! I know what you're all thinking: finally. So let me take a moment to explain. We recently got a new shipment of Vans in (more colors to add to Solestruck.com's 65+ colors of the Classic Slip-On), and among all the beautiful slides, I happened to find one design that I ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=185 Whether you call them clam diggers, pedal pushers or capris, cropped pants have become a staple for the modern woman's wardrobe during the warm summer months.   For clarification, in this article we're talking about pants with hemlines that fall somewhere between the knee and several inches above the ankle. As with any ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=125 There was major buzz within my circle of friends a few months ago when my good friend Krista was called for an interview with MTV. There was even more excitement when she was commissioned to be the style coach on an episode of MADE. The fashion assailant? A Roseburg High senior ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=183 Celebrity Spotlight: Songstress Aubrey O'Day sported the menswear trend this week with the ankle-baring Report Ellis shoe bootie. O'Day (left), who owes her notoriety in large part to MTV's reality show Making the Band and the resulting girl group Danity Kane, attended Vitaminwater’s MLB All-Star week celebration on Monday in New ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=182 You know it's true ... you just love shoes.  Why else would you be here?  Well, you're not alone.   Dozens, hundreds, even thousands of other women out there are shoeaholics just like you and me ... and one lucky lady is going to win a pair of Enzo Angiolini Legs ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=181 I've been doing it for years, and it's probably some major fashion faux-pas, but I'm going to tell you anyway: I put my shoes through the wash cycle. Let me back that train up and be a little más específico, now. I have not, nor will ever try to, put leather ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=180 What do you do if you're several months pregnant and bored at home? Begin a stationery company, of course! And that's just what paper and shoe company owner Bonnie Marcus decided to do. As a former New York wedding planner and Events Coordinator for the 92nd Street Y, she knew that something ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=175 It may only be midsummer according to calendars, but in the fashion world it's already time for Spring 2009. The next WSA Show is just a few weeks away, and we're already hearing about what our favorite brands have in store for us. Sugar shoes (logo shown above left), for example, ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=178 It's been a while since we blogged about the celebrity scene, so when I spotted a certain sandal making the rounds among not one, not two, but three stylish stars ... I knew I had to write about it. The shoe is the Sam Edelman Gilda (left), a snakeskin gladiator flat ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=176 Wow! I'm seeing a lot of influence from men this season. Well, menswear, I suppose. Last week we talked about blücher detailing, but the influence goes beyond that! Enter Word of the Week...brogues. Originating from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic word bróg, which means "shoe," brogues is actually quite common in ... http://blog.solestruck.com/?p=174