Cat in Heels

Gwen Stefani spent the last decade going from rock star to style icon and rock star. Plus she married Gavin Rossdale and had a couple of cute kids, including the one she's currently pregnant with. I'm obsessed with the red boots.  I'm trying to figure out how we can become friends so we can have playdates with her new baby and my twins. Then we can talk fashion and diapers, and with the new line she has just launched with ShoeDazzle , Gwen sure has a lot going on. GX is the first collaboration between ShoeDazzle and Gwen Stefani, and features shoes and handbags in black, red, white and cobalt blue. This works out really well for me because those four colors make up 90% of my wardrobe. The shoes have some great diversity between sleek pumps with small island platforms and single soles, sky high wedge sandals, and some great bootie styles. When it comes to handbags, there are more square, structured styles, and the same basic but bold colors. They're all pret...

Apparently in the 1980s, our present seemed so far away they felt they could wildly speculate about what the future would hold. Now here we are in the Back to the Future II years and totally lacking in hover boards, flying cars and my trash an doesn't talk to me. Probably a good thing on the talking trash can.  Now with self lacing technology. One thing that has been coveted by many all these years are Marty McFly's gym shoes from 2015. A couple years ago Nike actually made that happen, and sold a 1,500 pairs they made to people with lots of money who were also gym shoe fanatics and Back to the Future fans. One disappointment was that the shoes didn't self lace and you actually had to do it yourself. Now  Nike announced  they are fixing that and will have a self lacing shoe out by 2015.  I have to wonder how long they've been sitting on his patent, hoping they can make it work.  While I personally don't care about gym shoes all that much,...

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and that means that you have to quick run out and buy all the red and pink and heart covered things you can and wear them all at once. Right? Or not because that's annoying as hell and Valentine's Day isn't really something worth getting uber Sophia Webster worked up about unless you're in a new relationship or you consider it a high holiday. Most years I don't celebrate at all, but Husband and I opted to make dinner reservations this year simply because with the babies on the way we're probably never having a meal out again. I will not be getting a special dress or shoes for the occasion due to my current size, but if you're going to be celebrating, there are some amazing Valentine's inspired options out there that are sure to look amazing and make your honey swoon. If you don't have a honey, then you can still buy some amazing shoes just because you're awesome and every woman deserves shoes. S...

The centerpieces were amazing.  My twin girls aren't even born yet and they're already spoiled as hell. This weekend my sisters and mother threw me one hell of a baby shower. It was complete with 200 diapers made into cakes (which should last about a day after the twins arrive), my family and friends, delightful mini bunt cakes and cookies, and each diaper cake was topped with a pair of baby shoes.  Baby boots, gym shoes, lamb slippers, polka dots and strappy sandals. Each pair was cuter than the one before.  When it came to gifts there were even more baby shoes that made their debut. These with sequins and glitter, including two pair of sequin leopard print Stuart Weitzman baby shoes.  My spoiled brat kids haven't even taken their first breath of air and they have Stuart Weitzman waiting for them in their well-stocked and highly fashionable closet.  Babies first shoe collection I'm their mother and I don't even have a pair of Stuart...

Allure brings over the knee to a new level. For many of us winter brings snow, cold and general misery. In Chicago it feels like it's been -20 and snowing for months now. In reality it's been like three weeks, but with no end in sight, it sure does make things seem drab. Luckily, there's a cure for drab winter, and that is shopping and buying all the cozy clothes and shoes from the winter collections. Kandee shoes now has their full Winter  Luxe collection available, and it's the cure for the winter blues. No kidding, I felt happier the moment I started looking at the shoes. There's something about shiny new boots (or new pony hair and studs) that just warms my heart and makes me not hate the universe quite so much. The Amor , Sweet Peanut , and Peanut Crunchy all offer the classic ankle boot with a leopard print in a variety of styles with a tall, sexy stiletto. Plus the whole collection is inspired by Hollywood legends and contains the signature embelli...

Anyone who follows me on Twitter or Facebook knows I’m kind of obsessed with hair. Not because mine is particularly awesome or because I can do amazing things with it (I can’t), but because it’s part of fashion, and there’s no excuse for bad hair. Also, I love a good product, and ever since my best friend and hairdresser turned me on to Alterna , I have been a devoted follower. Even my travel products are all Alterna. Yesterday I got the opportunity to attend a “Runway to Realway” wrap party for Project Runway, and meet Michael Shaun Corby, Global Creative Director for Alterna Haircare, stylist, and the hairstylist on Project Runway. He’s also the sweetest person you could hope to meet, and can (of course) create killer hair. What I learned last night is that it’s all about the updo (bad news for me an my straight hair and round face) and all about profiles. Michael Shaun talked Golden Globes hair styles, the new pomp on women’s hair, and how to create beautiful, messy looks in...

2013 was emerald and Pantone has declared 2014 the year of " Radiant Orchid ." Steven does purple velvet with a bow. Good thing it's a nice, lush color and not the color of Barney the dinosaur.  Personally when it comes to purples I'm more of a deeper purple, eggplant kind of girl, but especially with spring coming up (rumor has it all this snow will eventually go away) it's the perfect color for spring.  Best of all it's a great color for shoes. Adding a purple (or radiant orchid) shoe to almost any ensemble is the perfect way to bring in that pop of color. It's also a popular color in all those florals that show up each print, so adding a floral shoe will automatically put you right into the Pantone pallet and make sure you're rocking the color of the year.  Get a little edgy with Iron Fist . Of course it remains to be seen how this shade is actually pulled into fashion this year by designers, but I hope that we see quite a bi...