Loeffler Randall Shoes

Hi everyone, I’m Hilary. We haven’t met yet, I’m new to the TalkShoes team, and I am SHOE OBSESSED. I can wax on and on about what makes a shoe good for paragraphs. I promise not to bore you like that, though.

Full disclosure: I have been a shoe-a-holic since I was just a kid. I even lied to my mom that my feet had grown and my sneakers were too small just to get a new pair. I’ve since evolved past Stride-Rite and my closet is now filled with Giuseppe Zanotti, Miu Miu, Prada and so many more fabulous shoes that I’ve bought instead of buying things I need…like food. Anyway, I thought I’d kick off my first post by talking about what I want right now.

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As functional and wearable as wedges are during warm weather, I find myself feeling like I’ve seen most wedge designs before. A little wood or cork, a few leather straps, et voila: A high-yield, high margin shoe that appeals to a lot of women. You know the shoes that I’m talking about, because you see them every year as well.

The Loeffler Randall Cutout Wedge Sandal, on the other hand, is a design that’s both wearable and fresh. Suede isn’t an intuitive fabric for a sandal, but the punchy red-orange color ensures that even though this shoe is a little less bare than many in the same genre, it feels no less season-appropriate.

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Just because we’re headed toward warmer weather doesn’t mean precipitation is going to stop. In fact, in many parts of the US, winter snow is going to give way directly to spring rain over the next couple of months, and as with everything, appropriate footwear is necessary. But what if you don’t like wearing big, clunky rain boots when it’s warm outside?

Very simple, m’dears. All you have to do is get yourself a pair of the chic Loeffler Randall Lace-Up Rain Booties and you’ll be set for whatever wet weather might come your way. These might technically be a fall style, but to me, they seem most useful when shorts and dresses are the wardrobe norm.

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Although they amount to little more than commercials, I’m a big fan of the current fashion trend of releasing season promo videos. Not only do they give us a closer look at the stuff that’s about to hit stores, but seeing products in motion on humans is particularly helpful when brands that don’t yet have streamed runway shows do it. Loeffler Randall is one such brand, and although the company didn’t focus on my favorite pieces from its Spring 2011 collection in this video, you still get a couple of good peeks at what’s to come from one of the best contemporary lines out there.

The best way to guarantee that it will rain on a grey day is for me to try and run a quick errand without an umbrella or appropriate shoes. I’ve been putting off the purchase of a pair of rain boots because it still hasn’t gotten cold in Atlanta yet (yesterday, for example, was 77), but it has to get cold sooner or later (right?!?!), and the rain will come even more often when that happens.

I’ve been mulling my various rain boot choices over the past couple of months, and although I’m a big fan of Hunters, so is everyone else. I also like the surprisingly low-priced Givenchy iteration, but I was thinking that, shock of shocks, I might want something other than black. Black leggings are a winter staple in my wardrobe, and a little contrast is always good. Then I found the Loeffler Randall Back Zip Rubber Rain Boots, and all of my wishes had been granted.

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Functional duality is a difficult thing to create in any sector of fashion, but it’s particularly hard when designing an object that requires as much structural integrity as a shoe. Few shoemakers try it, and even fewer do it well. Most of those who do are high-concept brands whose wares aren’t necessarily meant for mass retail consumption or day-to-day use, which makes it even more impressive that the Loeffler Randall Mallory Metal Tip Zip-Off Boot exists.

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I can’t be the only shoe lover out there to have gone through a rather elaborate punk phase in high school. My wardrobe mainly consisted of band t-shirts, hoodies and dark-wash Levi’s, accented always with a black (of course) corduroy messenger bag dotted by safety pins. I thought I was pretty awesome back then, as did all of my friends who dressed similarly.

I’ve long since moved past that sartorial stage in my life (I even dabbled a bit with the “sorority girl” look in college. Very briefly.), but I still look back at that period fondly. Punk was my first stab at creating a personal style, and I’m betting that whoever designed the Loeffler Randall Alice Safety Pin Flats has a similar story to tell.

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While I love shoes, I never spent nearly as much time looking at shoes as I did handbags. Now that we have TalkShoes I am spending much more time researching and looking at shoes. In doing so, I am finding myself liking certain shoes that I would have never ever considered before. Sometimes all it takes is opening up your mind and seeing things differently. Take these Loeffler Randall boots. I guarantee that half a year ago I would have never even stopped to take a second look at these shoes.

But today I am, and here is why…

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A friend of mine was railing against peep-toe booties intended for summer use on Twitter yesterday, and I couldn’t help but go out and find a shoe to prove him wrong. I think that the style is an interesting alternative to a traditional high heel, and if it’s designed correctly, they don’t look out of place in warm weather.

I’m as baffled as anyone by girls that choose to wear clunky Frye boots or something similar when it’s hot outside – I live in a very warm and humid area of the country, and I barely want to wear clothing, let alone shoes that require socks and will make my feet sweat immediately. When the bootie is as cute as the Loeffler Randall Honey Peep Toe Bootie, however, I say bring on the booties no matter the temperature.

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Now that we’ve made it past Memorial Day, it’s really time to talk about summer fashion in earnest. Anyone that’s ever lived in a warm climate knows that the challenges of summer dressing are unique, and shoes and accessories don’t get a pass just because they don’t cover vast swaths of skin. In fact, I’m probably more careful about picking shoes for summer than for any other season.

There’s just something so exhausting about hot weather that makes me want to put my heels and platforms away until after Labor Day has safely come and gone. Heels are work, no matter what anyone says, and I just don’t feel like doing work when it’s already 95 degree and humid outside. For that reason, shoes like the Loeffler Randall Carlie Mignon Twist Sandals are a total godsend.

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