How to date a vintage heel or shoe
If you are lucky enough to have come across a spectacular pair of vintage high heels or other shoes, you may be interested to work out the era or year that they date from. But …
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Stiletto heels are named after daggers because of their needle-like points
Very high heels are often called “killer heels” because of their devastating effect on wearers and admirers alike, but perhaps there is also a nod to the history of the weapon after which stilettos are …
How Christian Louboutin created his famous red soled shoes
The famous shoes with red bottoms called are called “Louboutins”. The high heeled shoes with red soles are named after French shoe designer Christian Louboutin who has produced them since 1992. Christian Louboutin’s red-soled high …
heel height vs shaft height for high heel boots explained
When you are looking a new pair of high heel boots up and down with admiring glances, you may also read their description and see that they have a certain heel height and shaft height …
What are single sole high heels?
High heels are sometimes described as “single sole heels” without any explanation of what single soles means when used as a term in the footwear industry. The definition of a “single sole heel” is simply …
Gladiator sandals
There is something incredibly chic about these wrap around, knee-high gladiator sandals which give new meaning to the phrase to be tied to your heels. Maybe it’s the elegant black material or perhaps the 4.3 …
Kim Kardashian loves high heels – and says she needs heels to feel sexy!
Heel-lover Kim Kardashian once revealed that she needs high heels to feel sexy, and she wears them on photo shoots even if they’re out of shot. “I feel my sexiest when I’m all dressed up …
Izoa Australia is the next brand from Nikki Hager of PeepToe Shoes
In 2015, a new Australian shoe and accessories brand Izoa launched with a familiar designer on board: Nikki Hager, the founder of defunct brand PeepToe Shoes was the label’s creative designer. PeepToe collapsed in early …
31 Coco Chanel quotes from her Maxims and Sentences in French Vogue
Coco Chanel may not have said “always keep your head, heels and standards high” but she did mutter a lot of memorable and intriguing quotes during her lifetime. In 1938, French Vogue magazine published 31 …
Why high heels make women look good
It’s easy to see that high heels make women look good and feel good too. But there are many different reasons why heels are attractive. The reasons why high heels are sexy range from the …