The Young Un’

The Imelda never ceases to teach me new things about all things shoe related and I always go back thinking that I know it all only for Imelda Matt to teach never to be so presumptuous and cocky.  Raphael Young was one of the lessons Imelda taught me.  A young gun of a shoe maker… Continue reading The Young Un’

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Zippers from Yesteryear

Doesn’t Google Image Search the most random, unsystematic tool in the world despite its word counterpart being SO systematic… the stuff it brings up never ceases to make me chortle (I’m sure everyone’s played the Google Image your own name game when bored in the office…).  When using Google Images to find some bits and… Continue reading Zippers from Yesteryear

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The Comfy Curvy Stomp

I’m a strong believer in word of mouth and in the case of high heels, if I have three or five different people chirping that the heel is EXTREMELY comfortable, I’m basically sold.  Especially when we’re talking about the extreme shapes of Natacha Marro‘s shoes, last notably seen on the girls in geek glasses and… Continue reading The Comfy Curvy Stomp

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So it begins…

I didn’t really have much time to walk around PROPERLY but seeing as the weather is truly gorgeous here in San Francisco, the streets actually BEG to be walked on.  I didn’t expect to buy anything 3 hours after landing here but at Crossroads Trading Co. on Fillmore Street, a $20 buy came in the… Continue reading So it begins…