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Beauty & Style Style Savvy

5 Unique Bridal Shoes Prettier Than Wedding Uggs

Posted by Maressa Brown
on May 23, 2012 at 6:14 PM

wedding uggsYou don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand why people love Uggs. They're comfy, cozy, require minimal effort to put on and take off. I get it. But when it comes to your wedding day, are they really the shoes you're going to want to wear when you say your vows? Apparently, those fuzzy material-lovin' Australians are positive that for some brides, the answer to this question is a resounding "YES!" Otherwise, there's no way they would have actually released their brand new wedding Uggs, which they're promoting with the tagline, "Your wedding just got cozier."

Although some bloggers are quick to call it the "worst idea ever" (ha), I guess there's nothing wrong with brides having one more footwear option on their Big Day. Here, five more bridal footwear options for your trek down the aisle that may be "unique" but aren't necessarily as Ugg-ly ...

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Beauty & Style Style Savvy

10 Most Stylish & Comfortable Sandals (They Exist!)

Posted by Michele Zipp
on May 18, 2012 at 2:29 PM

earthies sandalsSandal season has arrived! Moisturize those feets, get a pedicure, and ... record scratch ... welcome the blisters. It doesn't have to be that way though. Luckily, comfort and cuteness now go hand in hand, and shoe designers are making super cute styles that won't make our feet feel like they are on fire after we wear them.

The rule of thumb for comfy sandals is often a small heel or little wedge, but I found some that break those rules and still keep your feet happy. Like these -- the Earthies Amalfi sandal ($169) in bright red from Zappos. Crochet shoes! And there's more in even better prices.

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Beauty & Style Stuck in Reality

Banking on Kim Kardashian Butt Envy Costs Company $40 Million

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on May 16, 2012 at 10:59 PM

Kim KardashianIt was a lovely thought. Just put on a pair of shoes and you too can have an ass like Kim Kardashian. That's what Skechers ads for its shape-up shoes seemed to imply, and good lord, people wanted to believe. So they went out and bought their shoes, but alas, their asses were no better.

Oh well, just another case of consumers doing wishful buying and not so much of that bewaring we're supposed to do, right? Wrong. This time the government has stepped in to debunk the implications and claims made by Skechers, and the company now has to pay $40 million to people who bought the shoes and don't like their butts any better. Ka-ching.

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Beauty & Style Style Savvy

Kristen Stewart Wears Sneakers With Long, Lacy Ball Gown (VIDEO)

Posted by Lindsay Mannering
on May 15, 2012 at 3:15 PM

kristen stewartThe surreptitious shoe change is skill worth perfecting, ladies. At the world premiere of Snow White and the Huntsman in London this weekend, Kristen Stewart wore Nike sneakers under her gorgeous, gorgeous! Marchesa gown and changed into heels at the last second, behind a bush. We all know KStew's more comfortable in casual clothes than couture gowns, and that down-home attitude carries over to her footwear, as well. She'll avoid wearing any sort of heel until she absolutely has to, hence the quick change in some shrubbery.

Even though Kristen's on the cover of Elle this month and has been slowly morphing into a fashion inspiration ever since her W cover, the girl still likes her ugly sneaks. A lady after my own heart.

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Beauty & Style Say What!?

Women Who Get Plastic Surgery on Their Feet Need Serious Help

Posted by Mary Fischer
on May 2, 2012 at 1:22 PM

christian louboutinJust when we thought we'd heard it all as far as wacky plastic surgery procedures go, the growing trend of women getting "foot jobs" has us shaking our heads. Apparently some ladies just aren't willing to give up their favorite pair of high heels -- even if it means having to alter their feet in order to fit into them. Wait a minute -- didn't Cinderella teach us anything when we were little girls? If the shoe doesn't fit, then you probably shouldn't be wearing it?

These foot procedures, which have affectionately been dubbed "Loub Jobs," after famous heel designer Christian Louboutin, involve getting dermal fillers injected into the heels, balls of the feet, or even the toe pads. And oh yeah -- some women are even getting full blown "toe tucks" (actually having the sides of their pinkie toes shaved down) in order to cram their feet into trendy heels. (What the heck?)

Am I the only one who finds this idea really extreme, not to mention pretty creepy and gross?

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Beauty & Style Style Savvy

Cinderella Shoes by Christian Louboutin Can Turn Moms Into Princesses

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on May 1, 2012 at 4:59 PM

cinderellaIf a fairy godmother showed up and told you that you could have anything, what would you wish for? A million dollars? A house on the Riviera? A pair of shoes that fit you so perfectly it's like they were made for you?

Now you know why Christian Louboutin has signed on to design a pair of official Cinderella slippers for Disney in honor of the movie. It may be the classic rags to riches story. But we live in a world where women are expected to spend something like $16,000 in their lifetime just on shoes. Let's call the movie's popularity what it really is.

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Beauty & Style Wonder Woman

Kate Upton in Stilettos Stuns the World by Throwing a Football (VIDEO)

Posted by Adriana Velez
on Apr 28, 2012 at 11:02 AM

kate upton throwingYou know that thing where a famous Sports Illustrated model throws around a football in stilettos? Yeah, here's Kate Upton doing that. She appeared on Fox & Friends yesterday with the Giants' Jason Pierre Paul

File this look under: Sh*t Guys Like to Look At. Girl in heels + Football = HAWT.

But I'm not mocking Kate! She's obviously onto something. Take notes, ladies. This is What To Wear when throwing a football. For one thing, stilettos make your legs longer. And for another thing, they kind of lower everyone's expectations for your athletic performance so you can get away with some truly girly throwing. (Kate, I bet you can throw better than that when you'ren not balancing on stilts.) Watch her in action.

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Beauty & Style All the Rage

Stilettos Can’t Help But Make Every Woman Sexy (Even Me)

Posted by Janelle Harris
on Apr 27, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Stilettos
On gravel even...what a badass!
There’s something instantaneously empowering and uplifting about sliding into a pair of stilettos. Flats are cute. Sneakers are hot. And may the good Lord rain a heap of special blessings upon the comfort-minded geniuses who invented flip-flops. But nothing but nothing accentuates our natural, inborn, get ‘em girl sex appeal like a pair of sky-high skinnies. Slide a foot into them and they offer up an effortless boost of confidence and, unless you haven’t yet mastered the balancing act of remaining vertically upright and walking in them, a stroll that commands attention.

I am admittedly a shoe fiend. I love them across the gamut—except Crocs, clogs, and Uggs or any knockoff derivative thereof—but my heart percolates over heels. And guys love us in stilettos, which I don’t mind because I love stilettos, too. For different reasons, of course. 

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Beauty & Style Say What!?

Christian Louboutin Says Don’t Wear Heels If You Can’t Take the Pain

Posted by Lindsay Mannering
on Apr 17, 2012 at 2:25 PM

christain louboutin heelsSometimes I don't know what I find more offensive: the price tag on a pair of Christian Louboutin stilettos, or the height of the heel. They're both so absurdly high that I can't afford to, monetarily or physically, take a pair of his famous red-sole shoes home with me. And that's fine. If I had my heart set on a sexy pair of heels that looked like Louboutins, there are plenty of fakes out there to choose from. But even though they may be cheaper, they're still insanely high. And that's where they lose me. There's nothing less sexy than a woman teetering in stilettos all night, taking baby steps, and looking at her feet when she could be walking confidently in a pair of heels not quite so towering.

Funny part is, Louboutin himself agrees with me. He told Grazia magazine that if women can't walk in heels, they shouldn't wear them. A to the men.

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Beauty & Style

10 Radical '80s Trends I Want Back!

Posted by Jill Smokler
on Apr 16, 2012 at 8:55 AM

Last week, I bought a scrunchie. Not an elastic, not a hair band, but a leopard print scrunchie, circa 1985. Turns out these things really are better for your hair than the version I have been using for the last 25 years, a lesson I learned at my last haircut. Why'd we ever scorn the scrunchie so, anyway?

I, for one, am thrilled to once again be donning a scrunchie, especially if my hair looks decent after sleeping eight hours on it. Sign me up! And how about we don't stop at the scrunchie? Here are some other '80s staples I'd love to see make a comeback ...

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