Designing a printed shoe is always tricky. Unless the designer chooses a knee-high boot, shoe real estate is limited and making sure that a pattern is fully realized and visually intact in such a limited amount of space usually makes the whole endeavor too annoying to undertake, to say nothing of the fact that patterned shoes can be a little wardrobe-challenging. Read More…

I came to see the Elizabeth and James E-Moxy Booties for the first time because one of my friends on Twitter sent me a link to them, professing her dislike. The link was actually to the brown suede version of the design, which I tend to agree are not the most attractive shoes I’ve ever seen. Redone in black leather, they’re not half bad. Read More…

Reading through your comments on our asking which shoe designers you want to see, I realized many of you asked to see Elizabeth and James to be featured. Ask and ye shall receive.

Who would have thought that the Olsen twins would become the little petite moguls they are today? All I still think of when I see them is Full House, a personal favorite childhood tv show of mine filled with silly plots and Michelle Tanner. Read More…