Category Archives: Friday Footwear

Tweet Loyal readers will recall that Offspring #2, in honor of Passover, cleverly arranged a shipment of new shoes delivered c/o Zappos to the front door of Casa Avrech. Well, another surprise arrived c/o you know who. A surprise just for Ma’ayan Ariel. As you can see, Ma’ayan is a BIG fan of Friday Footwear. [...]

Tweet Hot Beat, by Gene Davis, 1964. Tweet Seraphic Secret has noted here and here that the latest trends in fashion are a return to longer hemlines, flattering architectural silhouettes, and strategic use of color blocking. We also observe, with delight, that some of the best designers have extended the use of bold, fresh colors [...]

Tweet Remember how Karen took an ordinary pair of black boots and launched them into fashionville by strapping English riding spurs to the heel? Last Friday night Karen and I attended a shalom zachar here in Los Angeles. Karen wore her spurred boots and a couple of her more fashion conscious friends experienced the Inner [...]

Tweet The other night, Lisa VanderPump, the Kierkegaard of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, declared that: “Wearing flats is like a disease.” Lisa favors Louboutin 6-inch stilettos, even while traipsing and sinking into the soft dirt of a vineyard. Now that’s the kind of fanatic commitment to style we fear and admire. Rescue arrives [...]

Tweet Childhood milestones abound: Learning to crawl then walk, the use of language, birthday celebrations, bathroom training. Religious rites of passage usher our children into the realm of G-d and spirit, the place where morality and personal responsibility merge. And for little girls, clothing often assumes epic shifts in the life cycle. Yesterday, Offspring #2—grinning [...]