Sometimes it’s the basics that are the hardest for me. Like finding a replacement for the black velvet ballet slippers the cat peed in six months ago. I needed a simple slip-on flat. Something casual and comfortable, fine with skirts or jeans, and most importantly something that could easily fit in my purse to be [...]

Alexander McQueen Black Iris platform sandal. If I were the goddess Flora, these would be my dancing shoes.

Unfortunately, on my recent trip to New York, I not only missed The Brothers Quay exhibit, but never got a chance to visit Top Shop.  I’ve come to realize this is probably a good thing for my wallet, as I probably would have come home even less financially stable as usual, but would have gained [...]

A much younger version of myself once went up to my mother and said, “I want witch shoes”.   “Well, Samantha, Halloween is a few months off.” “No, Mom, I want witch shoes to wear every day.” And so it began.  Before I could even reach the drug store shelf that had the black hair [...]