Styling with Isabel Marant , cap toe shoes, and Jil Sander

I’m absolutely loving the cap toe look and Bettye Muller has not disappointed in her gold cap toe patent leather loafers! 

I paired the sophisticated loafers with an Isabel Marant goldish yellowish sweater and a pair of black Jil Sander tailored trousers. The loafers are available for sale ,if interested contact me.

size 8.5 Bettye Muller Gold Toe Patent Leather Loafers

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xoxo Sole Shoe Boutique

Sunglasses a Chinese invention?

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So as I understand it sunglasses were originally only worn by the rich, they originated in ancient china and were introduced to the west by the Chinese .
The first sunglasses were actually a crude slab of smoked quartz.
The people back then used to wear them to protect their eyes from the sun as well as hide their feelings (what a clever idea!)
Now there used to protect ones eyes from the sun and ones black eye!

The shades we have grown to love were first worn in the 1920’s and 1930’s by the Hollywood stars sporting them.

 The shades grew in popularity in the 1960’s and 1970’s where sunglasses sales soared
Now thanks to the Chinese for this wonderful fashionable accessory slash nesessity , along with thousands of companies from expensive to inexpensive producing them everyone and their mom can decorate or just simply protect their eyes.

Cool accessories straight from Dubai : Fatma almulla

Introduçing a new quirky cool accessories brand called FMM by Fatma AlMulla, an Arabic/khaleeji pop-culture brand made with love in Dubai. A graduate of visual communication design, the designer offers a vibrantly colored selection of leather handbags which you can customize with your liking by decorating the bag with pop-culture badges. You can find out more by visiting their blog http://fatmaalmulla.wordpress.com/fmm-collection/

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They also design a cute collection of graphic tees as well as iPad carriers that are fantastic!

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Style category education 101

ImageWe’re going to start giving a little style category class, just to help you along in identifying your fashion personality. Including pics of each style category

 

We’ll call it style education 101 who’s down for learning something new about yourself? I know I am!

Let us start with contemporary style ok here we go

What is contemporary fashion?

 

Contemporary:Contemporary fashion usually refers to modern, hip or in. However it also means the style of a certain time. So the contemporary fashion of a decade ago would differ from the contemporary fashion of a century ago. This style is usually expensive of high quality fabric and unique design, take a look and do some research …….

New Emerging fashion designer from Greece Mary Katrantzou

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ImageImageImageImageImageMary Katrantzou is a Greek designer currently working and living in London .

Katrantzou’s graduating show in 2008 mapped out her signature style. It was themed around trompe l’oeil prints of oversized jewellery featured on jersey-bonded dresses. these pieces created the illusion of wearing giant neckpieces that would be too heavy in reality. She also designed real jewellery made out of wood and metal that were exact replicas of the prints. Mary katrantzou’s first ready-to-wear collection debuted at London fashion week in Spring/Summer 2009, with the support of the BFC and the New Gen scheme. Despite a small collection of nine dresses, Katrantzou picked up 15 prestigious stockists including Browns, Joyce and Colette. The designer achieved show status the following season, in Autumn/Winter 2009.

We’ve been following her designs and I must say they are absolutely uber chic, the concepts of the prints are both lively and attention getting. If you love color feminine looks and outstanding prints then you’ll love Mary’s ss 2013 line.

You can find her at London’s fashion week for those  who want to see the models in action modeling  some of her masterpieces , stay tuned in date with the upcoming designer shows and you won’t be disappointed, I know I’m not.

Vialis shoes, Spain’s lovely handmade secret

ImageImageImageImageFounded in 1996 in Barcelona’s El Borne district, Vialis (pronounced vee-alis) was a best-kept Spanish secret for the first eight years of its existence. Vialis decided to go international and give the world access to its unique and beautiful handcrafted footwear made from exquisite vegetable-tanned leathers. Vialis seeks to give modern women what they want most in a shoe: Catalonian style, cutting-edge design, rich materials, craftsmanship, and of course, comfort.

This seasons collection didn’t fail to disappoint when it comes to their impeccable designs, complete with a range of clogs, platform sandals with subtle but beautiful colors, you will love them just as much as we do.