Styling - Back to Basic

#3 Tips to pick shoes - Buying shoes is an art! 
     


I have shoes range from USD 40 to USD 1,000. Similarly a pair of plain beige heels can vary from USD 40 to USD 800! Of course you may challenge me different people have different budgets and criteria over picking their shoes, but you should still aim to find value for money shoes at different price ranges. 

When going for budgeted shoes especially for heels, pay attention to the details of the finishing. Some of them when I saw on streets or trains, their finishing are telling you that they are really low quality.  Therefore, you should be extra careful to observe if the edges along the side of the heels are nicely done or not. Some of them look bulky and not slim cut, which are not fitting the shape of your feet.

Even if you are buying luxury branded heels, more money not equals to better quality or more comfort.  Below are some of my personal feedbacks towards some of the brands.  If you have bad experience with the first pair, quite natural that you will never consider this brand anymore!

My favorite brands with good style, good fit & comfort!

• Salvatore Ferragamo - best tailor which I can feel my heels are nicely wrapped and supported. My feet also look slimmer.
• Jimmy Choo - nice design and comfortable for very high heels
• Christian Louboutin - love their beige heels and their red sole
• Stuart Weitzman - love their sandals and high heels
• Repetto - love their basic flats.  In Singapore, the weather only allow me to have matte surface

Value for money buy...

• Sam Edelman - not the most high-end, but you just need to have the basic heels in plain colors - black, beige, as well as open-toe platform heels for all occasions.

Brands that I like their design or colors but not comfortable at all...

• miu miu - seriously I used to love miu miu and have more than 20 of their bags, so I also bought their shoes.  Boots are okay but all heels I have bought so far, they are not comfortable at all! I am a bit disappointed as a miu miu fans, though their colors are unique.
• Dolce & Gabbana - I only tried one pair, again very uncomfortable to wear. The heels are very hard and heavy.
• Brian Atwood - I have the most sexiest killer heels from this brand, but they hurt the back of the my heels quite badly, since then I still haven't had the courage to wear them for the second time! ^__^"

 **Disclaimer: I practiced Ballet for 14 years, honestly I think my tolerance level is already quite high in terms of comfort-ability of the shoes... ;)