The Shoe Girl's Blog: Louboutin Calypso RePost

2.06.2011

Louboutin Calypso RePost

I am re-posting this since Christina wore these shoes to ~~mess up~~ sing the National Anthem at the SuperBowl today...

~~~~~~~~ORIGINAL POST OCTOBER 2009~~~~~~~~~

I went to see my friends at the Louboutin boutique today to visit them and their new arrival... The "Calypso".

I don't even know what to say about these shoes... They're just amazing and that's not really doing them justice. You should really go in and see them in person. They're magical. (sorry for the photo quality- they were taken on an old blackberry)

They're black velvet with black and blue suede, covered in Swarovski crystals ...drool... and with a whopping 160mm heel height. WOO! Sky high!

Unfortunately for me, they're about $3400 so in other words- they're unattainable. I'm glad to have pictures of them anyway so I can at least say I had shoes this great on my feet if only for a few minutes.

This pair went to Mrs Vanessa Bryant... Go Lakers!

18 comments:

Violet said...: ive had the biggest crs on ese sfolong longestest... they look great on you though. wish the price would drop a zero lol

XX
Vi from Cali; February 6, 2011 at 5:03 PM
Fashion Rehab said...: Those shoes are so hot!!

Fashion Rehab; February 6, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Dhalia Rodriguez said...: Those are pure Hott!

Dhalia; February 6, 2011 at 5:11 PM
Tariro said...: AHHHH! Those are gorgeous!; February 6, 2011 at 5:18 PM
Anonymous said...: of course she bought them, lucky girl. I heard she has her own sales person at revolveclothing.com cause she makes daily purchases. Oh to be filthy rich.; February 6, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Footrwear said...: I love this blog because I am fashion and footwear lover; February 6, 2011 at 11:32 PM
zeste de citron said...: wow gorgeous !!; February 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Mala Sa Jadrana said...: these shoes are just gorgeous!!! too bad they are wayyyy over my budget.; February 7, 2011 at 7:08 PM
Amy said...: I guess as long as she had cute shoes we should ignore the mistake?! I think so :); February 7, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Abby said...: Those are beautiful - I'm so jealous you got to try them on!

I just started my own blog about shoes, called Shoes I Want. I'd love feedback from anyone here - shoesiwant.blogspot.com. Hope you visit and enjoy!; February 9, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Patricia said...: i die!; February 9, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Anonymous said...: Kim K. just wore them in a Beige and Black to a Prince concert in NYC, sexy smooth. http://www.popsugar.com/Pictures-Kim-Kardashian-Kris-Humphries-Jonathan-Cheban-Prince-Concert-NYC-13788492; February 9, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Footwear said...: Ladies footwear over the last decade have gone crazy in their design and style. More and more are the designers and stylists pushing the boundaries with the designs, the colors, patterns, and the shape of ladies footwear; February 11, 2011 at 10:11 PM
Mother of Style said...: Those are pretty- the last photo is nice.

Next time we see Vanessa wearing them we'll be like, Oh Shoe Girl already wore those.; February 12, 2011 at 7:21 AM
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Your Best Look said...: Love the colors..; February 14, 2011 at 5:17 PM
Fajr | Stylish Thought said...: SICK!!!!; February 14, 2011 at 6:38 PM
madamelamode said...: Love the heels; February 16, 2011 at 6:44 AM

Bio (blah blah blah...)

So, a little about me and why I think I can call myself The Shoe Girl.

My name is Celine and I grew up in Huntington Beach, California. I like to joke that I was born in high heels, and although that's obviously not true, I was born with the love of shoes in my blood.
My father, a former professional soccer player, came to the US from Morocco in the 70's. He started off as a shoe salesmen and had a natural talent for it. He worked his way up and eventually co-founded a company called French Follies. They made cute little espadrilles and ballet inspired shoes. From there he went on to Guess and Charles David footwear, where he eventually became President of the company and brought it to its height of popularity in the late 80's.

I was so lucky to grow up around shoes. I was the only girl in the 8th grade wearing the kick ass ankle boots Guess was famous for... and remember those Guess jellies?? Yep. I had those too. And at a whopping hundred bucks a pair, let's just say I made a lot of new friends when I came to school in those! That's the first time I felt the power of a hot shoe.

In the 90's, my dad left Charles David/Guess Footwear to pursue a new venture... Bebe Footwear! It was his first shoe license, and it was super successful. Soon after he started his own line with his namesake, Joey O. Since then his company has held the exclusive licenses for L.A.M.B. Footwear, Harajuku Lovers footwear, Charles Jourdan footwear, Laundry by Shelly Segal footwear, Antik Denim footwear, Playboy footwear, Zinc foowear, Hale Bob footwear, Badgley Mischka footwear, Mark and James by B.M. footwear, Betsey Johnson footwear, Betseyville footwear, Jill Stuart footwear, JLO Footwear, and True Religion Footwear. Awesome, right!? :) did I type "footwear" enough?

So... like I said, shoes are in my blood! I realized this at an early age, when I would go into my mom's closet and pull out her shoes and clear off my book shelves, fill them with shoes, and put a sign up that said "Shoe Show". I didn't really know what it meant, other than that was where my dad was always flying off to. Shoe shows. I wanted to be a part of it!
I went to design school in Milan, Italy when I was 20. My professors at Ars Sutoria taught me all about making shoes, including sketching, pattern making, leather tanning, and lots of technical shoe stuff. It was intense.

From shoe school to designer! After graduating from my shoe program I went back home and started working as the assistant to the designer of my dad's company, Titan Industries. At the time, we were only making bebe and Joey O Footwear, and were about to go after our second license, JLO Footwear. I was a part of that project and I loved it! It was so exciting putting what I had learned to use. I was off to China and working my butt off. I was the assistant to our head designer for a little over a year when I got offered the job of taking over as the designer for Playboy. It wasn't anything I had ever thought I would do, but it was a chance to be my own designer! No more assisting!!! I took it! Then, a few months after accepting the position as designer for Playboy, I was offered another line; Zinc footwear! I took it!!! I loved working with Zinc. The clothing was cute and the shoes were much more "my style". Later still, I was given the job as designer of JLO footwear.

I launched the debut collection (and every collection thereafter) for Harajuku Lovers in August 2008, and in May of 2009 I took over as designer of Betsey Johnson footwear until Steve Madden bought out the company in October of 2010.

Currently I'm designing for Bebe footwear and just launched my own line, Cece L'amour, which I am very excited about.

I love my job! I get to work with shoes every day. It's my job to look at shoes in magazines, online, in stores, and on the streets. It's a dream job honestly, and I feel lucky every day. My obsession is my job... So cool!

So anyway, here I am. Here's my blog. I hope you've enjoyed reading it so far. It's been fun for me and I hope that shows. :)

2.06.2011

Louboutin Calypso RePost

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