Sometimes Laminata Oxford - Christian Louboutin

My latest arrival courtesy of Neiman Marcus is the silver Sometimes Laminata oxford by Chrisitian Louboutin. This is one that is probably not for the more conservative ladies but for those with a diva sense of style will appreciate these beauties. They apparantly come in black also (mytheresa.com)so I may have to look into those also because I love the style of these. They are very comfy thanks to the platform and the ability to adjust the lacing to accomodate your foot is nice for comfort as well. I would definitely expect to see Beyonce rocking these sometime soon in a paparazzi photo. Can you imagine Tina Turner in these at the recent Grammy performance?

Curvy gal cocktail dress options from Tadashi

Tadashi is my favorite designer when I need an after-five or evening dress. His designs are frequently worn by Queen Latifah on the red carpet. I love that the material and designs are almost always flattering to a curvy hourglass figure and that his designs can be made in up to a size 18-20 or xxxl. You can find these dresses at Saks.com in the Salon Z for sizes 14+. You can order the white dress that Nia Long is rocking at Tadashi boutiques. I have the white one on order and own the gunmetal metallic dress also.

Ode to the Gucci Blondie - Tom Ford design circa 2003-2005

They are no longer sold in stores but are a hot seller on eBay if you can find an authentic one. The white and black bowler bags have a lot of fakes floating around out there. This is a classic Tom Ford design by Gucci.

The Blondie comes in various styles

1) small hobos

2) large hobos with about a 7 or 8 inch strap drop that fit right under your arm (approx 14.5 x 12 inches )

3) larger hobos with a longer messenger 14 inch strap drop to hit more at the hip (approx 17 x 12.5 inches)

4) satchel or bowlers (approx 16.5 x 9.5 inches and 6 inch strap drop)

5) totes (approx 14 x 8.5 inches and 5 inch strap drop)

6) flaps (approx 13 x 9.5 inches and 9 inch strap drop)

The GG emblem may be studded or not and the bag came in a pebbled leather, smooth leather, multicolored fabric or exotic crocodile.

The bowlers have sold on ebay in the $1300s to $1700s.

The small hobos and flaps typically sell for $350 -$500.

The large hobos typically sell for around $550 to $700.

Silver Python Robertro Cavalli

These new Roberto Cavalli pumps in silver python are hot hot hot!! It is exotic skin so of course the price is also high high high. The heel is high but there is a platform which for me is always a must for extra comfort when wearing a high heel. I'd be tempted if they were available in size 42 but alas they are not so that is a good thing for my pocketbook but perhaps some other lucky lady can find her size on Net-a-Porter.com

New Manolo Blahnik shoes

Here are my three favorite new Manolo Blahnik styles. The feather d'Orsay Catalina style appears to be very popular and comes in black with teal blue feathers, beige/nude color with matching feathers and fuschia satin with black feathers.

New Christian Louboutin shoes

These are two styles that you will either love or hate. You definitely have to have a certain personality and sense of style to sport these babies. I like the look of the black button shoe but I always have a problem with my toes poking out the sides through the straps on shoes like this. I like the white zipper shoe but will reserve my final judgment until they arrive in person so I can see what they look like on. They are definitely unique and I am big fan of the more unique looking Louboutins versus the classic styles.

The Christian Louboutin Architek

The Architek is the hottest new shoe this season from Christian Louboutin in my opinion. The pop of red from the front and the back make these very unique. I have these babies on the way in the red/black combo from Bergdorfs pre-order which had my hard to find size 42 available but you can also get them from my advertiser Net-a-porter.com. The blue/yellow combo is available from brownsfashion.com