Casual Luxe

Today's OOTD was based on these heels. Simple and comfy yet makes a major statement!  

I am in the process of updating my wardrobe and have purchased quite a few summer items that  I am excited about showcasing in upcoming posts. These shoes are my most recent purchase. They are by Aldo Shoes in the style " Valleroy" and I purchased them from heels.com. I was determined to wear them right away for fear of me never actually wearing them. That seems to be the destiny of all the heels i've purchased for the past year or so, accumulating dust. I knew i wanted to be dressed comfortably since I'm usually more of a sneaker girl. This oversized T-shirt fit the bill. Add a statement necklace and a red lip and dazzit! 

*disclaimer: I usually wear a size 8, 7.5 if their open shoes but with this pair i bought a size 7 since the half size was too loose. This pair fits a bit tight but since i bought it in black last year i know for a fact it will be even more comfy after a few wears

Obsessed...

I didn't want to be a fashion designer, and for a good half of my career I didn't like it. I always wanted to do other things. I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best. I design from instinct. It's the only way I know how to live. What feels good. What feels right. What is needed. Give me a problem and I will approach it creatively, from my gut. It's really easy to get colors right. It's really hard to get black - and neutrals - right. Black is certainly a color but it's also an illusion. Dressing up. People just don't do it anymore. We have to change that.

I'm an accomplice to helping women get what they want. I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know? Age is something only in your head or a stereotype. Age means nothing when you are passionate about something. Awkwardness gives me great comfort. I've never been cool, but I've felt cool. I've been in the cool place, but I wasn't really cool - I was trying to pass for hip or cool. It's the awkwardness that's nice. I was the first person to have a punk rock hairstyle.