A Short Guide on How to Wear Wedge Shoes and Sandals

You're probably used to hearing that wedge shoes are a more casual shoe. But wedges range from a wide variety of different styles that can be worn with just about any outfit. While any outfit looks great with certain wedge shoes, there are ideal pants, jeans and skirts that work with the wedge.

Jeans and pants look particularly sassy and pretty when worn with a canvas wedge sandal or espadrilles. Espadrilles are a shoe with a canvas top and woven rope (juta rope) bottom. While not all are wedges, there are many various wedge Espadrilles, from open toed, to closed toe, wrap straps to slip on.

Espadrilles are not the only type of wedge that look great with a pair of jeans. There are other sandals, and closed toe wedges, which look really fantastic. Even leather and more embellished wedges look great with jeans. It all depends on the type of shirt.

If you wear a fancier shirt, such as silk or rayon, a more fancy type of wedge will be more appropriate. However, if you pair jeans, or pants, with a t-shirt, a casual leather or canvas shoe is a better fit.

Skirts look fantastic with straps that wrap up the leg. One of the great things about a wedge is they give the leg a lovely look and height, while not creating the discomfort of a stiletto, when walking. The wedge can look especially lovely with a flare skirt.

However you pair your wedge shoes, there are some basic things to think about. Skirts look best with taller heels, even only as high as an inch. Canvas shoes don't look as great with semi-formal or formal dresses, but a leather sandal can really make an evening dress look wonderful. While wedges are easier to wear than stilettos, they still are not as easy to wear as a flat. For most leather wedges, you can clean them with a simple cloth or polish. With a canvas shoe, read the instructions on how to clean the upper portion, which may have different instructions than the heel.

High Heels and How to Wear Them With Style

When not worn correctly, sexy shoes and high heels especially can create both health and image problems.

The first and indeed many would say only thing high heels are designed to do is to make women look attractive feminine and sexy; or attractive and dominant - in the boardroom or the playroom.

Now if you don't have the right heels or don't know how to wear them properly what happens?

First you look anything but alluring - in fact women walking in too high heels just look daft. Period. No matter of it's 2"-3" heels for every day office wear or 5.5" strappy evening shoes; learning how to walk in them before going out in public is a must.

Second, walking badly in heels will, over time, cause you back pain and knee trouble brought on by the constant bad posture you will have. Also heels that are just too high or even right height but badly fitting can cause problems with your feet if worn for too long.

So check list for the perfect heel enjoyment:

Always buy as expensive a pair of heels as you can afford, this does three things: The more expensive heels will be a much better quality of manufacture - very expensive shoes will actually still be hand made - The materials used will be better quality - you simply cannot beat real leather, wood etc. Plastic and other man made materials either do not stretch or give too much, they do not let the foot breath and generally need to be avoided if at all possible. - Fashion: Put simply the more expensive the heels the better they will have been designed from the visual aesthetic point of view - they will be designed to look good on or off your feet and to position your body in such a way as to make you look like a million dollars.

Make sure you buy the right size heels: Simple but you be amazed how many women will buy the incorrect size either through ignorance or because the shop did not have the right size in the style wanted. This is false economy. Wrong fit to a heel or sandal spells disaster for the long term wearing of the show. Blisters, bunions and general foot pain after only a few hours wear will be the result.

Break new heels in. Especially important with closed heel and closed toe styles. Leather becomes more supple and stretches a little to perfectly fit the contours of your foot - wear the heels enough for this to happen and for you to get used to their feel before venturing out.

So there you have it, buy good quality heels, ensure they fit correctly and practice wearing them before going out for that evening dinner date.

Have fun.

Fashion-Forward Takes on the Classic Chelsea Boot

“None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody—a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns—bent down and helped us pick up our boots,” the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall once said.

Marshall, the first African-American to serve on the high court, was not talking literally about your beloved Chelsea boots when he offered this observation, the same point that Hillary Clinton made when she said that to realize our full magnificent potential, “it takes a village.” (Oh, Hillary, we are thinking of you and what might have been.)

There is, if you will, a line that can be drawn between your own boots and Marshall’s metaphorical boots, the ones with bootstraps. (Hello, what are bootstraps? Does anyone know?) First off, your chunky-heeled Chelsea boots, poised to take to the streets, must be comfortable! (“You do what you think is right and let the law catch up,” Marshall also said.)

And of course, your footwear should also be fun—ready to withstand an icy holiday night, ready to take on the sad slushy streets, but still looking chic and even, in an offhand way, glamorous. Your Chelsea boots must be right at home sticking out from the bottom of a Batsheva dress as they do accompanying your artfully shredded Levi’s. You can’t go wrong with a classic Frye, beloved for generations, but you might also consider the winter white version from Tretorn, at first blush not so practical perhaps, but it turns out they are waterproof! Or why not a pair of classic black platform numbers from Burberry (thank you, Ricardo!) or seriously-soled Pradas (thanks, Miuccia!) or beige babies from Proenza Schouler (thanks, Jack and Lazaro!)

Whatever you choose, you can stomp into 2020 knowing that even if your head is in the clouds—things may seem dark, but you can dream!—your perfectly-shod feet will remain firmly on the ground.

Some of the Top Tips For Buying Men's Shoes

Shoes provide comfort, style and beauty. Shoes reflect the personality of the wearer and contribute to fashion. Shoes are used not as a necessity but also as fashion and it is an important component of footwear. There are different types of the men's shoes. The men's shoes can be mainly classified into causal, athletic and dress shoes.

Before buying shoes, you should consider comfort, color, style and price. You need to buy shoes that suit your personality. Some of the common types of men's shoes include the following.


Balmorals
Balmorals is also known as Oxford. The Vamp has v-shaped slit to which laces are attached. These have long been a staple in men's footwear.

Bluchers

The laces are tied to two pieces of leather. The Bluchers have also been known as derby shoes.

Monk-Straps

Monk straps shoes use buckle and strap instead of lacing.

Men's shoes can be decorated into the Plain-toes, Brogues and Cap-toes. The plain-toes have sleek appearance and there is no extra decoration. The toe of the Brogues shoes is covered with the perforated panel. The cap-toes have extra layer of leather and it provides the most popular decoration.

There are various types of shoes accessories like Shoehorn, Overshoes, Shoe bag, Shoelaces and Shoe polishing equipment that provide the added decoration to the shoes.

Men Shoe Buying Tips

Men's shoes can be purchased online with comfort and ease. EBay is one of the best places to buy men's shoes and the products there are mainly purchased through bidding. EBay offers a big selection of the men's shoes. You can find shoes from all the big brands of the world like Puma, Nike, Timberland, Adidas, Haan, Prada, Cole and Birkenstock.

You will find a huge variety of men's footwear like athletic, work, casual and dress. With some research you can find stylish and good priced shoes at eBay. You can also search Google to find the top shoes websites.

Like the clothing items, the look and feel is the ultimate deciding factor of shoes. Before buying the shoes, you should look at the factors like what clothing you will be wearing and how often you will wear these shoes.

Improperly fitted shoes can damage your health. Your heel should not move much. A good support lessens the chances of injury and it also prevents you from injury. Now and then you should thoroughly clean your shoes. There are many shoe polishes and waxes available in the market and you can buy any best shoe cleaner product of your choice.