Obsession: Wedges...

I've been going through this phase where after the day is done and it's time to relax, I plop open my laptop and start researching wedges.. A certain kind of wedge where it's more for winter wear but with San Diego's cold front right now it might as well be December to me.. My skin still hasn't adjusted to the cold and I freeze if it isn't above 70.. Terrible and spoiled I know.. Back to the wedges.. I've been obsessing over the perfect one. On a random mall wandering over the weekend, I stumbled upon the Steve Madden store and saw the beauties they call Annie-L. I love these shoes.. but they have a hefty price tag considering they are still Steve Madden's.. BUT they are the only ones I've really liked so far... Something about how wedges still give you awesome height but are crazy comfortable...

Check it out!



They also have them in black... I may need to get at least one of these...



Ok, so this next pair isn't a wedge, but it's still comfortable shoes that's more geared toward winter wear.. Ok, ok, I admit, I have a shoe obsession.. but who doesn't?! The Troopa...




...The search continues for amazing shoes.. will it ever end?! As long as I can walk, probably not...

Badgley Mischka... Haute...

So this is very contradictory to my last blog post about thinking twice to buy things and not be so compulsive when it comes to shopping.. I may have just purchased a brand new shiny pair of Badgley Mischka heels.. Xavier.. In black.. I figure they're a good designer pair of shoes for those extra special occasions.. Birthdays, Weddings, social gatherings, etc. An investment piece if you will (beginning to sound like Confessions of a Shopoholic right?) I will say that this past weekend I did second guess a few of my purchases and probably only bought about half of what I originally intended while shopping... Baby steps.. baby steps.. What I did realize when shopping is that most of the stuff I was looking at was already in my closet just in a slightly different cut or shade... So I stuck to my guns as much as possible on reasoning my purchases...

Except for the following shoes I HAD to have.. I had been eyeing them for awhile and I found them on sale.. BONUS! That was pretty much the deciding factor in the end.. Feast your eyes on the new Xavier's..




*Photos via Nordstrom

...shoes to complete even a simple outfit make all the difference..

Acid Dolls...

This Saturday, the 4th.. rather than do the normal hangout sesh at the local watering hole in Honolulu, why not come see a pretty rad fashion show!? ALSO, the fashion event is to benefit my friend's (Juliet Lighter) non-profit called "Women Speaking Out" which is an organization committed to educating young women in middle school through college about dating violence and sexual assault through character development and anti violence training. Programs will include educational presentations, empowerment/beauty workshops and various community events. No brainer.. fashion and a good cause.. That would definitely up the self-morale points right? Here is the details.. The fashion show is for Acid Dolls with owner Miss Cindy King (fabulous!).. Her store location is in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center which is where the festivities will be held.


For Standard tickets ($20), gets you access to the fashion show which starts at 8:30pm (standing room only)..


For VIP tickets ($45), beginning at 7pm, you get a red carpet cocktail party followed by THE fashion extravaganza..


The fashion extravaganza is a preview of the new Acid Dolls collections, titled Urban Ballerina, Wild Hard West, and Graffiti Zoo.. If you're not familiar with the line, then this a definite must for all you hard core fashion girlies out there.. Cindy's line is this mixture of New York fashion with a hint of Hawaii.. I'm not talking aloha wear here people.. I'm talking a label that pulls you in when you walk past her store windows.

Let me give you some visuals.. I happen to own these gold beauties.. The Crystal ($160) I've run these shoes into the ground partying till the wee hours of the morning in Vegas, then turn around and wear them the next night.. they are one of the most comfortable shoes I own.. they have this cool rubber sole on the bottom but so high glam:



Here are a few of my fav dresses from the line.. and some are newly on sale! BONUS! The Angeline ($120):


Glitz and Glamour ($48 on sale!):


The Lacy ($48 on sale!):


In case you were wondering, yes I am in the fashion show.. yes you are now obligated to attend because you're my friend, you know Juliet, you know Cindy, you love fashion, or simply by reading this blog.. so go and buy tickets for Saturday's red carpet show!!

...fashion that brings out our inner creativity...