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Women’s Shoes-Designer Inspired Fashion for Less

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I love flipping through the pages of the latest Vogue magazine.  Jaw dropping fashions and eye-catching stilettos seem to dance across the pages.  I fantasize about wearing the latest Nicole Miller gown paired sweetly with a bauble from Harry Winston’s latest diamond collection.   Paired ever so carefully with the latest in Christian’s finest foot candy, I can see myself walking gracefully down the aisles of the grocery store searching for “on sale” cereal and “two for one” juice offerings.

If you are like me (and a millions others), the visions of grandeur end almost as quickly as reaching the last page of the magazine.  Wearing the latest Donnatella Versace Suit to the next Back to School night is a nice thought, but unfortunately it falls way down on the list of must haves being superseded by groceries, new kids’ sneakers and gas for the car.  But a girl can dream can’t she?

The one thing that does not change no matter how many kids you have, how depressing the economic forecasts are, or whether or not you are on a fixed budget…women want to look good.  Many of us would not have the need for a Vera Wang dress to be hanging in our closet but that does not prevent us from wanting something current, fashionable and by all means affordable.

Coming from the fashion industry, I would stay away from the “knock offs.”  They are over played, under manufactured for quality and shhhh….illegal.  Instead, search for designer inspired.  A quality product that takes the design features from a famed designer and creates it at a price point that is attainable.  If you are a name dropper than you will probably need to save every penny you have for the next few years so Dior’s name is printed noticeably on the side of your shoes but if you have a real appreciation for fashion, the styles, colors, and materials and structure, will be more important.

Most people recognize and admire the style of your shoes more that they will see the itsy bitsy tag reading “Toms”. For those in my age bracket (40 something), let’s face it, we can’t even see our text messages without our stylish cheaters on let alone a little tag placed on the back of a shoe.  And, if someone is spending time looking at the label on your shoe, you might want to consider a new shade of lipstick or a different hair style.  Instead, women appreciate the curved heel line of the latest Prada shoe or the edginess of a spike laden pump inspired by Alexander McQueen.

 

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Whatever your fancy, designer inspired fashions and shoes are fun and allow for more diversity for your closet.

Ciao Bellas,

Deborah Stilettos

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A Heel with Bullet Shells? A Good Reason to Step Out

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High heels, flats, stilettos…it doesn’t really matter what you call them…I LOVE SHOES!!  This year’s spring/summer colors of orange, lime green and neons will most definitely find  a space in my shoe closet and on the shelves of my store.  Polka dots on footwear almost makes me weak in the knees. Like a dip in the Fountain of Youth, when I put them on I feel young.  The funny thing is…I know I am not alone!!

I had a wonderful day in Deborah Stilettos yesterday-located at 16 W Bridge Street, New Hope, Pa.  Sunday afternoon…and the women were so excited by the new shoes we had gotten in.  When I told them we had over 90 more coming in…they were beyond delighted.  However, the high heel that got most of the attention was my own creation…”Heels of Justice.”

Heels of Justice

I created this shoe as a symbol for all women suffering and recovering from domestic violence.  The many brass 22 caliper bullet shells positioned on this nude Mary Jane are empty representing the end of violence.  The shoe is unique representing the individual strength in all of us.  When you put these on…you are standing tall and strong.

I am recovering from domestic violence and have pledged myself as a designer, business woman, mother, and victim to do all that I can to help women and children who have had to endure the unthinkable…to be degraded as a human being.  Abuse is not just physical violence. It is also the emotional soul bashing that many women endure daily.

The proceeds of these shoes will go to Heeling, Inc., a charitable organization raising money for area prevention and assistance programs.

Be a part of the movement today…make more than a fashion statement today…buy these shoes and let’s spread the word that domestic violence needs to end!

Available on our eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Deborah-Stilettos22

Heels of Justice

Thanks for your support Bellas!!

Deborah Stilettos

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Seeing Dots-Polka Dotted Stilettos

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As polka dots make a big splash across the fashion winter/spring 2012 world, I chuckle to see the new designers smile broadly at their “new” fashion find.  Unfortunately, I have reached an age where I have seen fashion trends and crazes cycle back around like an old familiar friend.  Perhaps the application has a new twist but the concept is reflective of the past or what we call “vintage inspired.”  Over the past few years, vintage has taken hold of the fashion world making it only too chic to mix yesterday’s fashions with today’s concepts. And while many fashion experts will only be too happy to pontificate the falling in love all over again of a trend from the past, perhaps it is just the true appreciation of good fashion design.

I must admit I was over the moon when dots appeared before my eyes on this years most popular pumps, heels, and flats.  I found them to be fun, young and in some ways familiar.  As much as I tried, I was unable to control my urge to buy anything that had these little colored in circles.  I was like a young girl at a Sadie Hawkins dance unable to pick which one I would attend the dance.   As a true fashion addict, it only seemed reasonable to buy everything and anything with a polka dot on it.

Now I know that this fashion craze will see its final days relatively soon unless we decide to hold the fashion icons in a hold pattern much like we continue to do with the animal print craze.  Polka dots are eye-catching and even on a rainy Monday just throwing on a polka-dotted rain coat can make me swear I see rays of sunshine.  This spring’s shoe fashions have brought delectable colors back and while I love them I am drawn to those with dots like a moth to an outside light bulb in the summer.

Hot off the press!!  These just arrived on Friday.  So much fun and keeping in true commitment to my Shoe Sorority Sisters these lovelies are affordable. $39.95-affordable luxurious fashion at it’s best.

Polka Dotted Pumps-$39.95 at Deborah Stilettos

If you haven’t already, don’t miss out on adding a little fun to your wardrobe this spring.  We will continue to get an array of new shoes in over the next few weeks so I hope to see you in our store at 16 Bridge Street, New Hope, Pa or if you can’t make it you can always take a walk down the aisles of our website www.DeborahStilettos.com or our eBay store- Deborah Stilettos.

If you have found a fashion find this spring that highlights polka dots, post it to this blog.  We would love to see it!!!

Love and Kisses Bellas,

And as always, “the right shoe can change your life,”

Deborah Stilettos

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Affordable High Heels- Who Doesn’t Like A Bargain

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Who doesn’t like a bargain?  Have you ever gone shopping a really liked a pair of high heels only to find out that the were on sale?  Instant love!!!  I don’t know what it is about the word sale or even the phrase “   % off” that makes my heart beat fast and causes my to draw for my credit card faster than any cowboy in the wild west.  Yes I love a sale.  In today’s economy, we are all looking for great fashion for a great affordable price.  I know that I want to take a walk on the wild side it is easier to do so when I can find those unique items at reduced prices.

Deborah Stilettos strives to achieve this everyday in its store-16 West Bridge Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania and on its website- www.DeborahStilettos.com but there are times when we can even offer more to our beloved clients.  Visit our eBay store, http://myworld.ebay.com/innstilettos207 to get some additional savings.  Now the sizes might be limited but if you are lucky enough to find your size you will be rewarded with a great price.  Don’t wait.  People are taking advantage of all of these great heels at great prices.

 

Just one of the many heels available at our eBay Store $39.95

 

These are some fabulous heels…it’s just that our closet is crowded…which reminds me….visit our website www.DeborahStilettos.com/mycrowdedcloset for some additionally fabulous finds.

Kisses Bellas and remember…”the right shoe can change your life.”

Deborah Stilettos

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How Young Is Too Young to Wear Heels?

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Admittedly, I am 45 and come from a time where kids were not afforded their every whim. In fact, if I close my eyes, I can still see and even hear my mother give me the lecture on why I did not need a curling iron at 12.  A decision I felt was completely irrational on her part and yet I still did not get one.

Today, anything seems to go.  We have shows like Toddlers and Tiaras and little girls like Suri Holmes have been photographed wearing pumps.  So the question I ask is “how young is too young to wear heels?”

Certainly the pundits have pontificated on whether the use of high heels would cause a young girl health issues whether is be developmental or injury.  I know they do because daily there is some article written about how bad high heels are for grown women of which I simply reply so is global warming, Twinkies, and bad relationships but none of those are going away anytime soon.  And while I think there should be some consideration as to the well-being of a child and prevention of any toddler getting hurt, I think maybe we need to dig a little deeper.  What is the message we are giving to young girls?  Ok don’t blast me yet…I am not a stiff conservative but think for a minute.  We have some very strong issues in this country in this country.  Unlike my days, Seventeen Magazine is not the only game in town.  In fact today’s girls are bombarded with a plethora of subliminal messages from advertisers and the fashion world…you can’t be too thin, too pretty or even too sexy.  The models are 14 going on 25 and very few women of today’s teenage pool are represented by these girls.

We already know that these tall tales that we continue to reverberate to our young women are resulting in low self-esteem, starvation and exploitation.  Young teenage women are constantly confronted on another way to up the ante on the get sexy gamble often being bankrupt emotionally before they even get to adulthood.  So what happens when we send the same messages to toddlers and young girls.  Do we really expect a better outcome?

Before anyone goes shooting out of a cannon…I, too, wore my mother’s heels around the house and relished being a princess for Halloween where I slipped into my beautiful pink plastic pumps but these were rarities and certainly not the norm.  As I am now the mother of three almost grown children, I can understand more clearly the words my mother spoke so long ago.  What is the rush?  There is a lot to be said when the day finally comes and it is appropriate to wear heels as a right of passage.  Heels can wait but can the emotional stability of our future woman?

Kisses Bellas,

Deborah Stilettos

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7 Animal Inspired High Heels

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Many of us love our animals but how far would you take your love for furry creatures? Would you wear high heels that were inspired by animals?  I am not talking about animal prints like cheetah, zebra, or snake-skin.  Heels that really capture the art of the animal.  Not sure what I am talking about still…take a further look.  Which one of these heels would you be daring enough to wear?

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I happen to like giraffes but I just wonder what you wear with this and for that matter where you go with them on…maybe a safari?

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You might be considered the cat’s meow in these pumps…but the cat would be a lion.  They aren’t too bad of a look and are quite “tame” compared to some of the others.

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These stunners may shoot you right into the fashion world. But I am not sure I would be happy about having my feet refered to as hooves.

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There really isn’t much you can say about these except that these are dogs for your dogs.

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These platforms made their first splash in the 70′s when they were all the craze and these added features were attention getters in the disco era.  Don’t worry…a live fish was only used for the picture.  These shoes are still sold today with a fake goldfish.

7-A lot of time an effort went into these swan look alikes but I can’t imagine anyone pulling them off besides Lady Gaga!

Ok Bellas…there you have it.  Which ones would you be daring enough to wear?

Deborah Stilettos

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10 of the Oddest High Heels

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I am a true lover of high heels.  It doesn’t really matter what size heel they have or what color they are.  I have been seen wearing heels with feathers, studs, and spikes…but these shoes were even a little odd to me…let me know what you think…

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I really thought these heels/stilettos were unusually pretty.  The colors were bright and the heels were really different.  That was until I found out that the platform of this heel was made from elephant dung.

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Ballet anyone?  I can wear amazingly high heel but even these seem ridiculous to me.

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These heel definately get high marks for creativity but to me the real beauty of wearing heels is when you can first stand in them and then if you can walk in them.

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These are just bizarre to me.  Being a true shoe hoarder I can’t even imagine wearing them.  I think the animal activists would go crazy.

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These heels made the list for obvious reasons.  I couldn’t help cringe my face when I thought about walking into a public bathroom with them.

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Out of all of the shoes on this list, I would wear these.  They still are odd but sometimes odd is fun!!

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These are World Guiness Record holders for the highest heels…enough said!

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Giving a totally new look to the wedge. I am not sure they are as easy to walk in as their counterpart.

 

So there you have it Bellas.  Are there any on this list you would wear?

Kisses,

Deborah Stilettos

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5 Ways Women Can Become Sexier

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With everyone nipping and tucking, it can make a girl wonder if there is anything she can do on her own to make herself more sexy.  The answer is absolutely….YES!!  Since the beginning of time, men have enjoyed admiring which is perfect for women because we love admiration.   However, being sexy is not just for the mouse and cat game, feeling sexy can do wonders for our confidence, self-esteem and general disposition.

So what can we do, with what we were given, to vamp up the sexometer?

1- The color red is the color of romance and pursuit.  Like a bull with a matador, red is the color of attraction.  Women, especially when we get older, have a habit of building their closet on the color black.  Next time you are looking for something special to wear try substituting it for something alluring and sensual like a red dress.

 

2- What would a sexy dress be without fabulous high heels?  Many woman will choose to shortcut in this department but worry about the kitten heels tomorrow if you are looking to be sexy today.  When heels are worn, our buttocks look curvier, our breasts extend outward and our legs look firm and long.  Consider heels a quick and inexpensive alternative to plastic surgery.  A win in every category.  If you are petite like me, consider a nude color heel.  This will make your legs appear even longer if worn with a nude color stocking or au natural.  If you are a woman of color chose a tone that is complimentary to your skin tone and hose.

3- Full lips are often viewed as kissable lips.  Now you might say…I thought this was an article on things we can achieve with what we have and it is.  You don’t need lip injections to have the look of full lips.  Go to the cosmetic counter and get a nice lip liner, lipstick and lip gloss.  When putting the lip liner on, go slowly outside your lip line.  If you are not very much into color, try just using shiny lip gloss or one with a shimmer. Your lips will pop and make them very desirable.

 

4- While research shows that the opposite sex is attracted to long hair, don’t fret if long locks are not something you are currently sporting.  Keep your hair shiny and well cared will go just as far.  If you are currently wearing your hair past your shoulders, make sure it looks well-groomed and healthy…if you want to take it up one more notch trying wearing your hair pulled over to one side with an exposed shoulder.

5-A little scent behind the ears will drive men crazy but be sure not to over power your own scent.  Women were blessed with their own natural pheromones that men are instinctively attracted.  I know for myself I always feel better when I have my favorite scent on. So perfume is not only for others but for ourselves.  Try Channel’s Mademoiselle.  Heaven!!!

Love you Bellas!

Deborah Stilettos

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High Heels and High Schoolers

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This blog was probably not what you were expecting.  It is not about teenage girls sneaking off to wear high heels. And, it’s not about teenagers ruining their feet because they are wearing heels too young (the price of beauty).  It’s about a mature (I refuse to use middle aged) woman with teenage boys trying to hold on to her youth, self esteem and style! I guess in a lot of ways my brain has not caught up with my chronological years.  That is until one of my teenage sons reminds me that I’m not eighteen, shouldn’t be wearing a bathing suit, or worse yet…why do I always have to dress up and wear heels?  I guess like all of us when we were teenagers think parents are out of touch and 45 is over the hill.  So why does my brain keep telling me I’m still young…ish and still in the game of life?

Being in the shoe business, my sons have somewhat gotten use to the many…crazy…and sometimes very high heels I often wear.  Yet there is the occasion that the outfit I wear is met with rolling eyes and shaking heads.  My skirt is too high (right below my knee) and do I have to wear a turtleneck…the list goes on.

So I have learned to dig a little deep and laugh more often when being female is not really something my boys are happy about being part of my description.  I think they just want me to be a mom which I just recently realized is like a unisex.  They would be happy for me to be like my ancestors from the old country and stir sauce crushed with my bare hands.  Instead, I’m curling my hair, sliding on my dress and without a doubt…slipping on my favorite stilettos. Kisses Bellas.  Deborah Stilettos   www.DeborahStilettos.com

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7 Ways to Get Over Your Ex…While Wearing Heels

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Ok…so you are a little down in the dumps.  Valentine’s Day has come and gone and your ex is nothing but a mere carmel chocolate found on the bottom of your heel…still there but needs to be scraped off before ruining something else.  We have all been there…I’ve been there and while you do need time to lament about losing him and all his baggage…today might be a good time to pull out your favorite heels from the bottom of the closet.  You know the ones you haven’t worn in forever because his idea of fine dining was Olive Garden.

Step 1:  Make a list of five of his redeeming qualities.  You know when you can’t get past two the dreams of tomorrow are better left in the past.  Instead make a list of your redeeming qualities and don’t stop until you get to page ten.

Step 2: Go buy yourself an expensive bar of Godiva chocolate and eat all of it.  There are no calories when healing so let this be your moment of salvation and lick the paper if you are so inclined.

Step 3:  Cover all of the mirrors in your house- unless you are built like Gisselle and prance around the house imagining yourself as twenty pounds thinner and nothing less than fabulous in your best lingerie and of course those heels I told you to take out of the closet.  I would like to warn you to do this when the kids are in school or with no chance of your teenage sons coming home with their friends…who needs more disapproval.

Step 4: Visit all of those websites you have been dying to venture through ( a good one to start is DeborahStilettos.com) and buy something with all that mad money you now have that you don’t have to buy him a birthday present.

Step 5: Don’t shave your legs for two weeks as a sign of freedom of being sexy.  Of course this is best to do in the winter or when you don’t plan on wearing a dress or a skirt.  And pray…you are not in an accident.

Step 6: Say goodbye to your thong for at least a weekend.  Come on…you know they are horrible.  We all wear them because someone told us they are sexy…but nothing is sexy about wearing dental floss as a rectal themometer.  So freedom ladies until you are ready to date again.

Step 7: Be kind to yourself and take a minute to laugh at this blog.  Breaking up is hard to do but adventuring into a new life of fabulosity is sweet success. And don’t forget your heels.

 

 

Kisses Bellas,

 

Deborah Stilettos

www.DeborahStilettos.com

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