fashion imelda style, aka shoes

When most people are asked if they know anything about Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines, they usually know that she had thousands of pairs of shoes, in fact, it was reported that she owned over 3,000 pairs! Being somewhat of a shoe queen myself, I was interested to read that Imelda is going into the fashion business. The 77-year old former beauty queen, whose 12-year prison sentence on corruption charges was overturned, has now launched the "Imelda Collection" which will be selling moderately priced jewelry, ranging from between $20 and $100, but I'm sure shoes will follow somewhere down the line.

I'm not really sure what the fascination with shoes is, but with the holiday and party season just around the corner, now is the time to be choosing those ultra-hip shoes, so you've still got plenty of time to buy the outfit to go with them! Here are a selection of stores where you can find something great.

Sigerson-Morrison, New York

Kari Sigerson's and Miranda Morrison's line of shoes have been a hit since they opened their small store in New York over ten years ago.




If you are in the city why not check out their trendy store and take home some of their signature kitten-heeled mules and buckled pumps, or these amazing caramel velvet wedges with bronze stones which also come in silver, dark green or black. A great find for the holidays!



Another cool store for those on the west coast is San Francisco's Gimme Shoes featuring beautiful Italian designer shoes and also watches, bags and sunglasses.


If you can't get to either of these store and want to order something special online you can always check out the Manolo Blahnik's at Nieman Marcus. Nieman's stock a whole range of wonderful shoes as well from designers such as Christian Lacroix and Guiseppe Zanotti (the snake shoes pictured at the top of the page) and all can be ordered on line.

And for a whole range of shoes to take you from daytime to evening, boots to sandals, Nordstrom is the place to go. Nordstrom, now an upscale department store, actually started as a shoe retailer, and expanded from there to become the amazing store it is today. All shoes can be ordered online from their website, shop.nordstrom.com, and the great thing about Nordstrom is their fantastic returns policy and customer service.

Happy shopping.