Shoes Trend: August 2009

Goovy times in the 70's - FREE "Funkadelic" kit!

I am part of another fun blog train. This one is tribute to the 70's! My kit focuses more on the DISCO era as that was one of the best times in my lifetime...lots of legacy moments in memory with my family and growing up. So enjoy my free kit! It has 20 papers, a Disco Ball Alpha, and 24 elements! Be HAPPY....Be GROOVY...Be FUNKADELIC!

Downloads have been removed. Kit will be available for sale for $2 at Divine Digital | www.divinedigital.com | in my boutique |CLICK HERE TO FLY ON IN|

Make sure to visit all the other "Funkadelic" Blog Train Participants:

Paulette at:
http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com/

Rhonda at:
http://craftymumzcreations.blogspot.com/

Royanna at:
http://royanna.blogspot.com/

Michelle at:
http://craftyscraps.blogspot.com/

Colleen at:
http://creative-scraps.blogspot.com/

Kaz at:
http://scrapbookingautism.blogspot.com/

Miggins at:
http://migginsplace.blogspot.com/

Spencer at:
http://humbuggraphicsgalore.blogspot.com/

Xelax at:
http://xelaxscrapfree.blogspot.com/

Linda at:
http://badgirlzstuff.blogspot.com/

Kesha at:
http://www.kncscrapz.blogspot.com/

Tracy at:
http://www.tracydidit.com/

Darlene at:
http://sassysimagination.blogspot.com/

Yanna at:
http://scrapbyyanna.blogspot.com/

Hutch at:
http://hbsfaithinchristscraps.blogspot.com/

Kelly at:
http://dolphinlover09.blogspot.com/

Wooo-woot! Wooo-woot!

Royanna

Goovy times in the 70's - FREE "Funkadelic" kit!

Upcoming New Balance 574 Classics

One brand to be on the lookout for this year and next is New Balance. New Balance has released many of their classics for a number of years, but lately they have done alot more with them than what you would find at your average shop in the mall. Like Nike, New Balance has created “tiered accounts” so that certain New Balance products are only released to specific retailers. In boutiques you will find the best that New Balance has to offer. Here are a few of the upcoming New Balance 574s that will release at the end of this year and the start of 2008. Plenty more pics after the jump. Info thanks to HypeBeast .

Upcoming New Balance 574 Classics

Fresh New Balance Shoe - Brown Nubuck

The Funk Deli crew caught these fresh Brown Nubuck New Balance Shoes while strolling through the shopping malls of Manila. For $2900 Phillipine Pesos (about $72 bucks), the price seemed a little steep. We thought it best to wait it out so we could head online and check for a better price. Sure enough, it wasn’t hard to find.

OnlineShoes.com is selling the same Brown Nubuck New Balance shoes for $49.95.

Which means something interesting — everything (everything) in the Philippines is cheaper than it is anywhere else. $500 pesos can last you a day, and once you realize you’re spending $12.33, you start to want to live it up a bit. Shoes just cost way more for some reason. We’d love to hear a crafty, macro-economical explanation as to why.

But relax on the impulsive buying. Just wait till you get home, and look on the Net for the best price. At Funk Deli, we’ll do our best to share all the funky bargains we come across.

Fresh New Balance Shoe - Brown Nubuck

But relax on the impulsive buying. Just wait till you get home, and look on the Net for the best price. At Funk Deli, we’ll do our best to share all the funky bargains we come across.

Fresh New Balance Shoe - Brown Nubuck

But relax on the impulsive buying. Just wait till you get home, and look on the Net for the best price. At Funk Deli, we’ll do our best to share all the funky bargains we come across.

Final Days - Summer BLOW OUT SALE!

FINAL 2 days of |Studio RA Designs| $1 SALE or Buy it all for $25 BUCKS @ Divine Digital - over 550 products included - all commercial and personal use kits - many being retired forever! HURRY!

FLY ON INTO MY EXCLUSIVE BOUTIQUE: http://divinedigital.com/boutique/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=37

SALE ENDS August 30!

Have a great weekend!

Royanna

Final Days - Summer BLOW OUT SALE!

Top 1 Comfortable Wedding Shoes

On your wedding day, you want to look your absolute best, and that includes a hot pair of wedding shoes. It's important to keep in mind, though, that you're going to be on your feet most of the day, and it's going to be a long, exhausting day. When you shop for wedding shoes, of course you want style, but comfort should be your number one priority. Here are some examples that are a great mix of both.

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Best Seller Wedding Shoes

The perfect bridal shoe may be hard to find, but don't give up! Also, it doesn't hurt to order more than one shoe so you can try them on with your dress. I know from experience that a white dress or an ivory dress is not always the same shade of ivory or white. So, order multiple shoes so you can check the different shoe shades. Finally, have fun! Your wedding is for you and your fiance, and make sure you have fun in the process!

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Top Wedding Shoes

They say that the shoes say more about the person than the clothes. True, and in a wedding, if not more, they definitely speak as much as the clothes. The wedding shoes have to be good quality, and appropriate to the theme of the wedding and the venue. Basically, they are important and no argument to that will be justified.

Wedding Shoe Designers

Even Cinderella needed a new pair of bridal shoes for her wedding day. We know you want your wedding day look to be gorgeous from your bridal hair to your bridal feet, and our amazing collection of wedding shoes can help.

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DQM X Converse (Product) Red.

Take a closer look at DQM’s collaboration with Converse as part of the (Product) Red campaign. The shoe looks great and the cause of course is huge! Read more and see more after the jump!

DQM X Converse (Product) Red.

Take a closer look at DQM’s collaboration with Converse as part of the (Product) Red campaign. The shoe looks great and the cause of course is huge! Read more and see more after the jump!

DQM X Converse (Product) Red.

Take a closer look at DQM’s collaboration with Converse as part of the (Product) Red campaign. The shoe looks great and the cause of course is huge! Read more and see more after the jump!

Junya Watanabe x Converse

Here a closer look at the Junya Watanabe Man x Converse Chuck Taylor Lo’s that they collaborated on for Spring 2007.

There are two version, each in several colorways that came out. There is one checker version that comes in navy blue, black and red and reminds of Vans and Skateboarding and then there is a model that has a plaid pattern in two colorways.

Both looking pretty classic and still we have never seen them like this before. Junya Watanabe always manages to present something classic and usually simple in design, yet it is completely new. Always striking and one thinks that the idea is easy, but somehow only the best in the world manage to do that.

Junya Watanabe x Converse

Here a closer look at the Junya Watanabe Man x Converse Chuck Taylor Lo’s that they collaborated on for Spring 2007.

Junya Watanabe x Converse

Here a closer look at the Junya Watanabe Man x Converse Chuck Taylor Lo’s that they collaborated on for Spring 2007.

Converse x Junya Watanabe

For Spring 2007 Converse got together with Junya Watanabe. The designer made 6 versions of the low Chuck Taylor with all sorts of different patterns and materials in use. This quote describes perfectly the collaboration strategy of Junya Watanabe:

“One of the main concepts behind my men’s collection is to collaborate with brands that have one way or another, perfected something, The Chuck Taylor is certainly an example of this.”

The sneakers will drop early March at Barney’s, Colette, Comme des Garcons, Saks Fifth Avenue and other high end boutiques

Converse x Junya Watanabe

“One of the main concepts behind my men’s collection is to collaborate with brands that have one way or another, perfected something, The Chuck Taylor is certainly an example of this.”

The sneakers will drop early March at Barney’s, Colette, Comme des Garcons, Saks Fifth Avenue and other high end boutiques

Converse x Junya Watanabe

“One of the main concepts behind my men’s collection is to collaborate with brands that have one way or another, perfected something, The Chuck Taylor is certainly an example of this.”

The sneakers will drop early March at Barney’s, Colette, Comme des Garcons, Saks Fifth Avenue and other high end boutiques

Get Schooled: Lori's in Metromix

Metromix, the entertainment outpost for the Tribune, recently interviewed Lori for tips on buying boots for fall. She gave them quite an education. Below is a sampling from the article by Lisa Arnett that appeared Monday, August 25, 2009.

Know the Trends
"One thing that this season has going for it is that there are some real strong trends," says Andre. The three biggies? Cowboy boots (especially shorter styles), motorcycle boots with studs or chains and over-the-knee styles (ladies only).

Get a Good Fit
When shopping, wear your own socks (rather than those disposable shoe-store footies) and spend a full five minutes walking around in the store. "If it doesn't feel good now, it's going to feel a lot worse later." Try the toe-wiggle test: They should have enough breathing room to wiggle freely inside the tip of the boot. Another trick? Stick your hand inside the boot to feel for bumpy seams or rough edges where the lining meets the sole that could potentially irritate your foot. And if your calves are either more muscular or slimmer than average, look for brands offering knee-high boots in wide and narrow calf widths.

All About the Material
Look on the boot's box or lining for a label noting what it's made of. "Boots that are really high-quality are leather lined, leather-soled and leather-uppered," says Andre. Leather keeps your feet warm but is also breathable, and, when used for the sole, offers more flexibility and shock absorption than molded plastic. But because leather has a more involved treatment process and a higher import duty, it'll cost you. Likewise, a boot with a synthetic upper costs much less, but because the material isn't breathable, your feet can be a hot sweaty mess after all-day wear.

Watch the Weather
"If you're going to buy a $600 pair of leather boots and wear them in the snow, they're going to get ruined," says Andre. Salt and water can erode leather over time, unless it's treated to be waterproof. "We always tell people, buy a synthetic boot that's guaranteed waterproof [for snowy days] and wear your fashion boots when the weather is good."

Credit: Metromix photos by Jason Little

Converse Home

Design Your Own Converse Sneaker

Those old canvas shoes sitting in the back of your closet are back with a vengeance this Spring. But if you’re not content with one of your old tattered pairs (apparently the dirtier and shaggier the better), and you’re not happy with buying something that everyone else will end up wearing, Converse’s home page will let you design your own unique pair. You can choose from a hi-top to a low, and you also get to choose the body color or pattern, the inside body color, the heel stripe color, the tongue color, the lining color, the rubber sidewall color, the racing strip color, the stitch color, and the lace color. And to top it all off, or rather bottom, you can add your custom text to the heel stripe or the outside low rear. The price for these custom sneaks are even reasonable – a pair that we created was just $60. And once you’ve put your master piece together you can print it out or email it to a friend, in case you need a second opinion before you take out your credit card. And that is probably a wise thing to do, because we’re starting to think that perhaps we should leave the shoe designing to professionals (see our creation above).

Design Your Own Converse Sneaker

Malaysia Klaim Tari Pendet Bali

JAKARTA--Malaysia kembali mengklaim budaya Indonesia -- tarian pendet, Bali -- menjadi budaya mereka yang dicantumkan dalam iklan visit year mereka. Sebelumnya, mereka telah mengklaim angklung, reog Ponorogo, batik, Hombo Batu, dan Tari Folaya.

Budayawan, Radhar Panca Dahana, mengatakan pengklaiman budaya Indonesia oleh Malaysia untuk kesekian kalinya merupakan kesalahan pemerintah Indonesia sendiri. "Ya tidak apa-apa lah, kita juga suka mengambil budaya lain untuk untuk promosi," katanya kepada Republika, Rabu (19/8).

Ia menilai kecolongan budaya tersebut sebenarnya sebuah cermin atau refleksi. Ia menilai kita terluka dan malu, karena kita sadar sebagai pemilik kebudayaan itu kita tidak memperhatikannya. "Selama ini kebudayaan dipinggirkan, pemerintah dan masyarakat tak lagi peduli," ujarnya.

Sedangkan negara lain, seperti Malaysia, kata Radhar, membutuhkan ekstensi kebudayaan, karena kebudayaan adalah senjata terbaik untuk diplomasi internasional. Potensi bisnisnya bagus. "Malaysia tahu mereka kekurangan budaya, mereka pintar melihat kebudayaan negara tetangganya, dan mereka menghargai budaya untuk mencari keuntungan, sedangkan pemerintah kita tidak peduli. Hanya peduli pada olahraga dan program lainnya," katanya.

Untuk itu, kata Radhar, kedepannya agar Indonesia tidak kecolongan lagi, pemerintah harus perhatikan kebudayaan itu. "Kita majukan budaya kita supaya kita ada di depan, munculkan budaya kita dalam upacara-upacara, acara-acara, jangan lagu-lagu masa kini yang dinyanyikan oleh Presiden kita," tandasnya.

Malaysia Klaim Tari Pendet Bali

Shoe Shopping with Maurizio Celin of Nicole

Our favorite person who just happens to also design Nicole, Mr. Maurizio Celin, was recently in town for a visit with Lori. Only he could pull off suede moccasins with abundant fringe under white jeans, tee and a stripey cardi. (Sigh.)

We spent several hours walking the store, examining lines and trends and having a blast. Their faves? A predilection for the moccasins (adored the Medici mocs) and a healthy respect for our freshly arrived boots like Vic's 9940 wedge boot and the 9770 harness.

And Chicago? The shopping got a thumbs up. Frontera Grill, no. Publican, yes. But Lori's home-cooked meal was voted best by a long shot. (No wonder he's our favorite.)

No Proust, But We Wouldn't Lose Any Time Finding These

As reported in WWD Accessories, Chloe Sevigny is guest-designing a collection for Bass with Opening Ceremony. Click the image above for a readable version. While we won't have this at Lori's, we do have the classic Bass styles that tap into the menswear trends of the season. Read the article and take a look!