Here are a couple of pics of Hilary heading into Byron & Tracey Salon in Beverly Hills yesterday, like they were her before and after makeover pictures:

July 23, 2010 – Hilary Duff makes her way to Byron & Tracey Salon in Beverly Hills, CA

Hilary Duff perfectly coifed after her trip to the salon

What a difference a bit of hair highlights make huh? I’m sure Hilary went to the salon for a special reason; I wonder what she got all dolled up that day for.

Menswear oxfords have really become a staple in Hollywood’s everyday wardrobe and I can see why: they’re comfortable, they’re a great alternative to sandals or ballet flats, and when chosen in a neutral color, they can go with practically anything. They work well with Hilary’s tank top and jeans combo here, they look great with trendy cutouts like what Jessica Biel has, and they even go with something as outrageous as Rihanna’s 50s meets biker babe meets dominatrix getup.

They’re also continually being reinvented. Hilary Duff’s for example, are a cross between old style oxfords and vintage wingtips but are made with modern materials like distressed leather and have trendy details like perforations and a lace-less vamp:

Hilary Duff’s oxfords are these Joie Louie Louie II Wingtip Flats in Cacao. They’re also available in Greystone and are $225.00 at Shopbop.com.

ChickDownTown.com also has ‘em but they only have the Cognac (brown) color. You can however save more than a few dollars on these shoes at that website as they’ve got the Joie Louie Louie Vintage Slip-Ons listed at just $198.00, more than 10% off of the price at Shopbop.

Credit: GSI Media

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Here’s a little collage of some of the celebrities seen recently in wingtips in which I’ve also still included Diane Kruger simply because I love her style:

Celebrities in wingtips

So the women who have been wooed over by wingtips include Peaches Geldof who wore hers at the 2010 Coachella Music Festival, Nicky Hilton who used hers for a shopping trip at Fred Segal, Mischa Barton who was comfy in hers while getting gas, and of course, Diane Kruger who looked lovely and dapper in hers while meeting up with some friends.

Wingtips are clearly winning over these women. Are they winning you over too? If you have yet to try them, experiment guiltlessly and without worry with these 3 options $50 and under:

Steven Melin, $49.98 (was $99.95)

Dirty Laundry Lulu, $49.99

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Marion Cotillard for instance has been spotted a couple of times in t-strap mary janes pumps, a shoe style which is unmistakably 1920s. Her hair, clothing and other accessories are other obvious clues of course.

Check out some pictures from the “Midnight in Paris” set and the actors looking like they came right out of the 20s:

Actors filming Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” garbed in 1920s costumes

I can’t wait to see how else they will incorporate the 1920s into this movie. And of course, I’m also looking forward to seeing more authentic 1920s clothes and shoes in “Midnight in Paris”.

Fashion-Era.com calls the mary jane shoes as THE style of the twenties and I couldn’t agree more. As this was the decade when hemlines were first raised to show the ankle (accompanied by much controversy), more focus and attention was given to the shoe and thus the embellished, decorated and ornamented shoe was born. Toes became more pointed, heels got a little higher, and shoes were adorned with sequins, satin, buckles and bows.

Shoe lovers have a lot to thank the twenties for because if it weren’t for the women getting smart and demanding that their skirt become shorter so that they’d stop sweeping the dirt off the floor with them, we’d have really plain shoes! I’m also thankful that the 1920s shoe style still prevails even up to this day, with barely a change in their silhouette and design.

So in anticipation of “Midnight in Paris”, here are 5 1920s t-strap mary jane pumps to help tide the wait over:

Clockwise from top: Circa Joan & David Cameo, $98.95. D&G Dolce & Gabbana DS1984 E1134 8B953 Two-Tone Bow Mary Janes, $339.39 (was $524.00). Ted Baker Imaluse, $95.00 (was $135.00). Biviel BV2325 Buckle Mary Janes, $165.00. Gabriella Rocha Shelby2, $53.96 (was $59.95).

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So pardon me for liking this very casual, mismatched getup. It may not be garnering many fans for the German actress but I think it’s quite spot on for a “Diane-during-her-downtime” look:

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How many people can pull off an outfit consisting of a baggy grey sweater, a floral skirt and a Chanel 2.55 blasphemously worn as a cross body bag? That’s right, not that very many. Diane may have fooled some people into thinking that she just carelessly threw this outfit on, but knowing her quirky fashion sense, this is actually something that’s right up her alley.

Check the out the classic men’s spectator shoes that Diane Kruger finished off her outfit with:

Diane Kruger’s brown and white classic spectator shoes

I tried looking for who makes these shoes but wasn’t very successful. I did however find these similar shoes from Mezlan at the men’s department at Zappos.com:

Mezlan Giambi, $329.00

The closest one I found at the women’s department is this pair from Steven:

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I like how Mischa’s brogues are very masculine looking as opposed to the trendy, flat and slim brogues that are marketed towards women now. Also, I’m not sure if the discoloration on the toe caps is part of the design or is due to wear and tear, but I think they give the shoe more personality and more style than if they were left un-discolored.

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Just compare them with these pictures of authentic 1960s marabou feather bedroom heels which I found on the internet:

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These reminded of a scene in the movie “Down With Love” where Barbara Novak (played by Renee Zellweger) is singing in her apartment in her nightgown and wearing these heels. I found a still – the movie was also set in the 60s by the way:

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The Pleaser USA Amour 3 heels would be fun to wear to bed, but I don’t think I’d be able to wear them outside of the house. Would you?

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So do you notice what changed in Emma Watson between these two pictures (aside from her demeanor)?

Emma is wearing high-heeled sandals in the first pic and sometime between that photo and the play, she changed into a pair of black penny loafers.

I don’t blame Emma Watson for switching to a more comfortable pair of flats. Walking around London in heels isn’t something I’d like to do on a date either.

Do you keep a change of shoes in your car too?

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Jessica Biel’s shoes are the Raffia Oxford Pumps by Dries Van Noten:

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Isn’t it sexy? The curved heel is such a beautiful detail.

I can’t locate an online boutique that carries this shoe yet, but the flat-soled Dries Van Noten Woven Leather Brogues version is available at BrownsFashion.com for approximately ~ $715.35:

If finding a online vendor was hard, looking for a less expensive alternative to these oxfords was even harder. The closest I found are these bone-colored Loni Lace Up Pump from Elizabeth and James. Now, Elizabeth and James is hardly ever considered a “cheaper alternative” but in this case, these macramé snake-embossed lace-up pumps are at least around $300 cheaper than the Dries Van Notens:

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They’re not oxfords or brogues anymore, but I think these Elizabeth and James shoes are just as beautiful and are in a class of its own.

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They’re no stand outs at first glance really, but there was something about  the sandals’ construction and design.

So, wanting to know more about them, I clicked on the thumbnail and boy, did I know a lot more about them. Turns out, Bernardo has been in the shoe industry since 1947 and this particular sandal, the Miami sandal, was originally designed way back in the 1940s. The Bernardo Miami sandal is one of Bernardo’s most popular shoe styles and as you can see, they are still being sold and are still just as popular as they were 70 years ago.

I headed on over to the Bernardo website and found these vintage Bernardo print ads from the 1960s to the 1970s. I put them alongside new sandal styles from the Bernardo Spring 2010 collection to show just how classic and timeless Bernardo sandals are. Bernardo sandals are stylish and actually remain stylish over the years – no wonder iconic celebrity Jackie Onassis considered herself a big fan of Bernardo and owned the Bernardo Miami sandal in 16 colors.

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These pictures were taken outside the Le Grand journal  studio, right before Marion Cotillard’s guest appearance on the French TV talk show last May 18, 2010. There are some pictures of her from afar, but all I can really tell from those is that she wore nude-colored shoes and that she looked stunning from head to toe.

Marion Cotillard’s guest appearance on Le Grand Journal. See what I mean?

Anyway, because I can’t find pictures of her shoes, now would be a good time to play what shoes would you wear with Marion Cotillard’s red dress?

With that full pleated skirt and fitted bodice, Marion’s dress is clearly inspired by the shapes and silhouettes of the 1950s. So with that, I thought it would be fitting to have shoe selections that are 50s-inspired as well.

So which of these shoes would you wear with a dress like Marion’s? :

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B) The Badgley Mischka Xavier, a beribboned high-heeled slingback shoe?

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