I don’t know about you, but when it comes time to start shopping for a pair of high-heeled boots, it’s never an easy job. There are so many variations that sometimes the options can be daunting; how do you decide which pair suits you best? Well, take it from someone who is fortunate enough to be doing an internship that allows me to be surrounded by wonderful shoes: these Tabitha Simmons Heidi boots are the most versatile boot I have seen this season. Read More…

Although I was never a little girl who dreamed about weddings, I can totally appreciate a really great wedding shoe. Not only is designing white footwear incredibly difficult, but shoes are increasingly a popular subject of wedding photography, so choosing a pair that suits your personal style and really stands out is a great way to to add an extra note of personality that you’ll be able to enjoy in photos for the rest of your life. Read More…

With so many shoes on the luxury mass market and new designers popping up all over the place, doing a wearable and neutral design in an interesting way is an ever-present challenge for people and brands who want to set themselves apart. Not only is that the kind of shoe that can persuade a customer to make her first purchase with your company, but it’s the kind that will give her positive thoughts about your brand every time she dons the pair. Read More…

I’m sure that all of you heard about the passing of Hollywood legend and all-around awesome lady Elizabeth Taylor yesterday, and looking at the many retrospectives on her life that popped up in the wake got me thinking about what Taylor wore not as herself, but as her characters. She played everyone from a mean-spirited, middle-aged professor’s wife in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf to the queen herself in Cleopatra, and the wardrobes that she inhabited during her career span an aesthetic continuum that few other actors can claim. Read More…

It takes more than a little nerve for a designer to use a lot of print in a shoe or accessory collection. Most customers tend to look for versatility in shoes, and making a collection with print of one sort or another on nearly ever shoe takes a designer who has the courage of his or her convictions. Luckily for all of us, Tabitha Simmons Spring 2011 is a collection that’s not afraid to play with our expectations. Read More…