Hello!

I live in Chicago and, in prep for the bitter cold fall/winter, am starting to look for a good pair of boots. Yes, shopping for boots is my difficulty as I have had bad luck in the past.

Last year I got too many elf boot comments so I was looking for any advice/help you all have to offer for this upcoming season! I'm just looking for a pair to wear with jeans, black pants, dresses, etc. Nothing Ugg-like and preferably under $100, or at least not crazy expensive.

So if anyone is bored at work and would like to hunt for me or you just happen to know exactly what I'm looking for, I thank you in advance!

Calling all Fashionista shoppers and shoe devotees:

I really need some help with these open-toe, slingback, pyramid heel shooties with the zippers. I am completely obsessed and on an up until now fruitless mission to find them and make them mine.

I called Gap...nothing. I searched online for a month...nothing. Thought they might be on their sister site, Piperlime...no such luck.

Does anyone have any thoughts on who these could be by or if they are just some generic brand I'm not thinking of.

I will be ever so grateful for any suggestions. Thanks!

So I did it.

I bought the YSL cage heels because they've been on my mind since I saw the show and I am obsessed.

I figure they can spice up absolutely any outfit and let's face it, I love the attention they demand.

But now I'm kind of stumped on what exactly to wear them with? What length of pant or skirt do you think is right? And can I really just wear them with jeans and t-shirt?

Thanks!

I am in love with the boots on this girl. They're perfect for me.

However, I can't find them anywhere online - I've been looking for almost two hours straight now and cannot even think of any more sites.

Does anyone know where I can find a pair of these beauties (or similar ones)? Must be able to ship to Canada!

xxx

Are gladiators still "in"?

I keep seeing them all over the place, but are they still fashionable?

I am still not sure how I feel about the trend, but I especially don't want to wear them if they're "out".

Thanks in advance!

Hey all,

Does anyone know about the shoes in the new Gap ads for Spring 09? I'm talking about the booties - there are two versions, both in tan, nubuck-y suede with little laces. One pair is pretty tall with a fairly slender heel, the other pair is a little shorter with a much chunkier, more casual heel.

I looked on the Gap site, but didn't find anything. Maybe they're not available yet, maybe they're not even Gap shoes - I don't know, but I really kind of love them.

Can anyone help or maybe point me toward a very similar alternative?

Thank you!

My tall-as-a-supermodel best friend is getting married (!!) this summer, and needs a fabulously fancy pair of silver flats to go with her dress.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

In the spring, I have a induction ceremony and I am wearing a Lilly Pulitzer sleevless dress, with a fitted bodice, and tulip skirt. It's a pink and green (duh, it's Lilly) floral print.

I'm wearing it with a white circa 1983 Liz Claiborne belt.

Super cute, BUT, I need shoe advice.

I was thinking a wedge or espadrille, but color?

HELP!

Thanks.

For a holiday office party, I'm wearing the Komarov Crinkled Cap Sleeve Dress (floaty pretty dancing dress) in red.

But I'm not sure about shoes. I'm not a fan of the black/red combo, so I'm avoiding black. And this is in Chicago in winter, so I'm not sure a strappy sandal is appropriate.

My boyfriend likes the idea of purple suede stiletto pumps, but I'm not sure about that color/style combination with the dress.

What do you think? Would purple suede pumps be ok? Or can you suggest something else?

Thanks!

Hey Fashionistas,

So I've wanted a pair of the spiked Christian Louboutin Ariella boots for a very long time, but I'm scared to buy them.

Here's why:

They're gorgeous, but are they just another trendy pair of boots? Will they go out of style in another month and I'll be stuck with last season's rejects?

Or do you think they're something that'll be forever cool?

Hey everyone,

I know most of you are only into women's fashion, but I need some help.

I saw a pair of knee-high moccasins for men a while back. I fell in love, and really want to purchase them.

But my friends make fun of me for liking them.

So can a cool, but elevated 19-year old from Tennessee wear a knee-high moccasin?

And if so, with what would I wear them?

Thanks!

Gillian Anderson recently wore a pair of grey, open-toed heels in her appearance on Letterman.

Who is the designer and are they still available for purchase?

Sarah Jessica Parker was also featured wearing the same pair in the July 2008 issue of InStyle Magazine (p.119, in the grey YSL dress).

Thought they [shoes] were YSL, but a quick call to their press office derailed that thought.

Thanks!

Hi,

I am dying to find these in a size 37.5-38.5!

If anyone out there has a used pair they would like to part with or know of a good inspired-by that is still available, please comment : )

Thanks!

Hi!

I have been looking for knee high Gladiator sandals....

Everywhere.

I want the ones that are like the Chanel pair that came out with last year.

But all I find are tacky looking imitations.

Please, no eBay!

Somewhere else!

Hi,

I'm sixteen years old and I've saved up enough money to finally buy a pair of those red soles. But, I realized there are so, so, so many other shoes (and clothes and bags) I could buy with the heavy price tag of the Louboutins.

I was thinking of buying a pair of Prada Linea Rossa wedges so I can still have some money left over.

Are the Louboutins' worth it?

Should I just go for it?

Okay - last summer, I visited New York and I fell in love with a pair of shoes.

They are Marc Jacobs, pony hair, spotted, mouse flats. He has made several versions of this shoe including metallic and patent leather, but I want to find the original. I saw them on eBay a while ago but they were already sold.

I love them so so much, but I need to know, is this mission impossible? Or can it be done? And if so, any ideas where I could find them?

The shoes are at left!

Thanks, xo

Hello Fashionista,

I know there have beens posts about wide leg jeans in the past, but I have a specific question.

I recently purchased a pair of Goldsign wide leg orchid jeans. I plan on wearing them with a pair of platforms, but the bottoms of the jeans just skim the ground, covering the shoe completely. They are so wide you can barely see my feet.

Does this look silly? I feel if they were any shorter they would look too short! any thoughts on the proper length of a wide leg jean with heels? Thanks!

Shoes, as we all know, are a personal decision.

A lot of women are one-shoe kind of women, buying Chanel spectators, Tod’s moccasins, or Havaianas every season no matter what that seasons' runways dictate.

But in light of what's happening right now on the runways, we're wondering: Do you vary your shoe choices based on the whims of a designer, buying into giant platforms from Lanvin and high-heeled sneakers from Dries?

With Dame Vivienne showing strange duck-like square shoes, and Nicolas Ghesquiere making a serious case for a return to Manolo-esque points at Balenciaga; here at Fashionista, we wonder, will you abandon your round toed shoes of the past couple years?

We all remember a time in the not-so-recent past when Carrie Bradshaw and friends made the Pointy Stiletto Pump a way of life, but could seasons of sweet Marc Jacobs Mary Janes be so déclassé all of a sudden? One has to hope that when you buy $700 shoes that you can wear them outside of 4TS for more than one season, and yet, fashion exists to change, doesn't it?

So will you drop your Miu Miu flats in favor of uber-pointy heels circa 1999? How about for square-toed flats circa never?

Believe it or not, we really are dying to know!

--BRETT KANE

Reader Kate sent us her hand-painted black Cons...

And her deconstructed Cons from 9th grade, with No Doubt lyrics Sharpied onto them, as well as the words "wookie" and "pirate."

Faran just told me that Pierre Hardy's shoes for Gap won't be available in the States...

Pierre Hardy has designed for Hermes and Balenciaga, and now his shoes are cheap.

I almost cried.

But then I laughed when I read his quote in British Vogue, "Gap is like Hermes for the high street."

Discuss!

--BRITT ABOUTALEB

Designer Denise Lai painted her own skimmers!

Amy Cooper is a political activist - when Al Gore tells her he's running for president, she'll be wearing these to his party...

I guess this game is addictive - here's more footwear from Ali's closet!

Chanel Sneakers

Prada Platforms.

Okay, I'm starting to get jealous...

Someone asked about the Red Vans I got as a birthday gift - here they are. If you have a pair of custom sneakers, definitely post them - or email them to faran@fashionista.com and I'll post them. I have a feeling you have some major ones out there...