With the swinging ’60s as our theme, here are our top retro picks over $120 that are fashionable as well as ...Read more]]> Heels is firing up your summer with sizzling hot sale! It’s $25 off items worth $120+ with the coupon code: POP25. The sale ends Friday 6/17 at 6pm EST so don’t dally! We sure didn’t!

With the swinging ’60s as our theme, here are our top retro picks over $120 that are fashionable as well as sexy! Have fun shopping at Heels!

Cypris in Eggshell Mustard, $219.99, Pour La Victoire

Raccoon Heel, $187.49, Mink

Durann in Cognac, $148.99, Steve Madden

Kendall in Black and Caramel, $139.99, Sam Edelman

Do you think the leopard print trend now symbolizes the same things it did back in the 80s?

Either way, this particular ...Read more]]> The leopard print trend in the 80s couldn’t have been in fashion at a better time. Leopard print connotes sensuality, authority and aggression, which are really what power dressing in the 80s was all about.

Do you think the leopard print trend now symbolizes the same things it did back in the 80s?

Either way, this particular animal print is back – and in full force. Here are just a few of the celebrities seen showing their wild side in leopard print lately:

In leopard print: Miley Cyrus’s dress, Christina Aguilera’s heels, Vanessa Hudgens’s pants and Rihanna’s dress

In leopard print: Ashley Greene’s tote, Mary Kate Olsen’s jacket, Rachel Bilson’s dress and Jessica Alba’s sandals

Give a shout out to the 80s in these leopard print modern shoes:

Clockwise from top: Jessica Simpson Lizza Pump, $89.99; Sam Edelman Gigi, $74.99; Paris Hilton Senorita, $94.99; L.A.M.B. Dione, $292.49; Steven by Steven Madden Blend 1, $99.99

Even the men can’t escape it – check out these leopard printed shoes for the guys:

From top: Draven DP Leopard Low in Black/White, $30.80; Draven DP Leopard Low in Black/Black, $25.30; Emerica AR Slim Leopard, $26.95; Old Gringo Leopardito Botine, $228.00

I wonder who’s going to be spotted in leopard spots next?

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INFDaily, Wireimage, AP, FlynetOnline

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 ...Read more]]> There has been an influx of women wearing wingtips in Hollywood lately! After I wrote the  post about Diane Kruger’s brown and white wingtips, I’ve been seeing this vintage shoe style almost everywhere.

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

If the lace-up flats are too masculine for your taste, you can also try them in pumps:

Pleaser Vanity-425, $38.00

So pardon me for liking this very casual, mismatched getup. It may not be garnering ...Read more]]> I became a fan of Diane Kruger when she came out in that drop dead gorgeous Christian Dior Fall 2008 Couture sheer dress. She continued to blow me away with her fashion choices after that and I’ve been a follower ever since.

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:

Diane Kruger meets up with friends for dinner at Philippe Chow in LA on June 29, 2010

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:

Steven Melin, $49.98

They don’t have the two-tone color like Diane Kruger’s but what they do have are fuschia, white and green in combination with black. The Steven Melin spectators are currently 50% off (marked down from $99.95) at 6pm.com.

]]> http://www.retrovintageshoes.com/2010/07/diane-kruger-in-classic-spectator-shoes/feed/ 1 http://www.retrovintageshoes.com/2010/06/mischa-barton-in-vintage-mens-brogues/ http://www.retrovintageshoes.com/2010/06/mischa-barton-in-vintage-mens-brogues/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:36:12 +0000 Erika http://www.retrovintageshoes.com/?p=1794 A lot can be said about Mischa Barton’s quirky fashion sense, but I believe that she’s one celebrity that really actually shops at vintage stores. Fashion-centric blogs, fashion websites and even celebrity outfit spotters have a hard time identifying the clothes that Mischa has on, especially the ones she wears during her down time when ...Read more]]> A lot can be said about Mischa Barton’s quirky fashion sense, but I believe that she’s one celebrity that really actually shops at vintage stores. Fashion-centric blogs, fashion websites and even celebrity outfit spotters have a hard time identifying the clothes that Mischa has on, especially the ones she wears during her down time when she’s not under the direction of a Hollywood stylist.

Here is one of those outfits, consisting of a yet unidentified yellow polka dot blouse, old Levi’s jeans and on-trend men’s brogues. Mischa Barton was wearing this when paparazzi spotted her filling up her car at a gas station in West Hollywood on June 16:

Mischa Barton stops at a West Hollywood gas station on Wednesday (June 16)

I wonder where Mischa gets most of her clothes? Her shoes most especially:

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.

I tried looking for Mischa’s brogues, but these from Steven were the nearest I could find:

Steven Miltie, $93.56 (was $129.95)

Steven Mistaa, $93.56 (was $129.95)

Can anyone ID Mischa’s brogues?

Nicole Kidman, 2010 ACM Awards

(photo from Just Jared)

What do you think of her look? Love it or hate it?

Tell me, is it just me or do you also think ever since she married Keith Urban (no offense Mr. Urban),  she has lost ...Read more]]> Nicole Kidman attended the ACM Awards last month in an interesting but unusual ensemble.

Nicole Kidman, 2010 ACM Awards

(photo from Just Jared)

What do you think of her look? Love it or hate it?

Tell me, is it just me or do you also think ever since she married Keith Urban (no offense Mr. Urban),  she has lost her ability to sparkle and dazzle on the red carpet (in this case orange)?

The interesting but unusual ensemble I am pertaining to is an odd combination of a military inspired structured dress paired with vintage (Victorian to be exact) inspired lace up booties.

I don’t know what she was thinking when she decided to wear this outfit but I wish I was there to at least give her a few tips. It doesn’t take a stylist to know something is wrong with the whole combination.

I can see the effort she took in trying to be trendy and fashion forward, but the effort left her looking a little off.

The whole look is so not the “Nicole Kidman, Celebrity Style Icon” I became a fan of. The shoes and the dress aren’t exactly bad, it’s just that each would look so much better with something else.

For instance, the dress would look better with platform pumps.

WITH

MARC by Marc Jacobs Patent Platform Pumps

OR

Giuseppe Zanotti I86146

And the vintage inspired booties? Well, I think it would look better with black skinnies; or maybe a super short black tank dress.

Ports 1961 Zip Bottom Trouser

If you like Nicole’s shoes, try the Steven Dabney Lace Up Bootie Sandals instead.

Steven Dabney

Or you can go full on Victorian with the Ellie Rebecca vintage inspired boots:

Ellie Rebecca

Here’s 5 pairs just to give you an idea on what’s in store over at Overstock:

Steven Dramah, US$72

J. Shoes Maree, US$31

Cordani Dalton, ...Read more]]> Here’s one “place” you can find great retro and vintage inspired footwear – Overstock.com. This online store has quite an interesting collection of shoes from all kinds of brands at high and low prices.

Here’s 5 pairs just to give you an idea on what’s in store over at Overstock:

Steven Dramah, US$72

J. Shoes Maree, US$31

Cordani Dalton, US$127

Steven Director, US$61

Poetic License Vintage Revival, US$60

Check out Overstock.com for more retro and vintage inspired footwear!

Do you remember the jelly sandal that were ...Read more]]> This post on jelly sandals on MyRomanSandals.com sure is a trip down memory lane. Although the styles featured there are roman sandal-inspired, the sandals are still very reminiscent of the jelly sandals of the 90s and guaranteed to make any kid who grew up in that decade feel nostalgic.

Do you remember the jelly sandal that were all the rave in the 90s (and even in the 80s)? I remember the popular girls in school wore them in different colors (none of them had the same color of course), and the most coveted ones were the glittery, sparkly kind.

Glittery clear jelly shoes

Now I don’t know if I can subject my feet to that torture again (I remember jelly sandals being uncomfortable to wear and made your feet sweat like crazy), but these new jelly sandal styles are making me rethink my position. Aside from the jelly roman sandals featured in the link at the beginning of this blog post, here are 4 more of the latest, newest jelly sandals and jelly shoes, inspired directly by the jellies of the 90s past:

Burberry Jelly, $125.00

Steven Jellys, $69.95

Stuart Weitzman Beadles, $198.00

Stuart Weitzman Pellets, $140.00

What about you, do you think you’d wear the jelly shoes of 2010? Or are they better left in the 90s where they belong?

As other shoe blogs have already mentioned, the footwear that’s making the biggest comeback this 2010 is the clog. Yes, the clunky, chunky, awkward-looking shoe is making it’s way around to the top of the fashion cycle again and this year, it made ...Read more]]> I can’t believe we’ve gone so long in this blog without mentioning clogs.

As other shoe blogs have already mentioned, the footwear that’s making the biggest comeback this 2010 is the clog. Yes, the clunky, chunky, awkward-looking shoe is making it’s way around to the top of the fashion cycle again and this year, it made its debut at no less than the front page of Vogue:

Alexa Chung wearing Chanel clogs on the cover of Vogue UK

The clog styles that are coming out now don’t really venture far from the styles in the 70s when the clog was at the peak of its popularity. However, they are a far cry from the original clogs of the 1800s, as worn by the Dutch (and surrounding countries):

Native girls, Marken Island, Holland, c. 1890-1900

The original clogs – which are still being produced today – are a lot chunkier and thicker at the top of the shoe, but this is precisely what makes them the footwear of choice for workers who need protection for their feet. This original clog, the traditional all-wooden Dutch clog, are officially accredited as legitimate safety shoes as they have been tested to “withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and/or concentrated acids” (from Wikipedia).

Up until recently, clogs have mostly been used by professionals such as nurses, chefs, and flight attendants whose line of work requires them to be on their feet all day. But this 2010, the clog has been given a major makeover and is currently considered as the hottest thing in footwear fashion right now.

Are you a fan of the clog? If you are, then you’ll like these 3 latest clog styles. If you aren’t, then these new styles just might change your mind:

Steven by Steve Madden Bresi, $139.00

Matisse Taylor, marked down to $100.76

Me Too Censor, now only $89.06

These aren’t clogs just for gardening!