If you didn’t know that a balmoral boot was the kind with front lacing that gained popularity in Victorian times, you need to read Shoes: A History From Sandals to Sneakers (Hardcover). It was written by twenty scholars and covers every fascinating aspect of shoes, including their significance in the …

I just started reading this book, Shoe Addicts Anonymous (Hardcover) by Beth Harbison. It’s one of three books on my nightstand right now. So many books, so little time! First of all, the title grabbed my attention. How could it not? I was also attracted to the pink cover and …

Gothic & Lolita (Paperback)
by Masayuki Yoshinaga
ISBN 0714847852

Last weekend I had the pleasure of killing thirty minutes at the bookstore with Gothic & Lolita, a pictorial book about the “Gothic” and “Lolita” fashion scenes in Japan. Some of the outfits featured were very imaginative, creative, unique, and cute, while others …

In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner is a novel of sisterhood, life changes, and of course, shoes. Plump older sister Rose Feller is a successful lawyer. She can afford beautiful designer shoes, although she lacks the confidence to wear them. Beautiful, flighty Maggie, the younger sister, lives …

Hmm… we seem to have had a lot of posts lately to do with paper shoes but I swear it’s just coincidence. So, here’s one more for you. I came across these Paper Baby Booties while surfing around on the Paper Source website. This is a kit to …