These adorable Love Knot sandals by All Black are perfect for much fun in the sun! All leather upper with slender straps for an easy, breezy style that’s perfect with light skirts, capris and little shorts. The straps interweave over the vamp into a “love knot” that’s classy and elegant. An adjustable ankle strap and leather lining makes comfortable wear for walking along the beach or shopping all over town.

The sandal comes in sunny yellow or juicy tomato red. Get ready for summer!

Another month has gone by and it’s time again to save big bucks on shoes! Save up to 60% on shoes during the Shoes.com Saturday Sale, happening tomorrow, Saturday, June 14, 2008. The bargain hunt starts at 5:00 AM and ends at midnight (for AK and HI, sale ends at midnight Pacific time). Get online early for the best deals. Shop confidently knowing that Shoes.com offers a 115% price guarantee, free shipping to all 50 states, free returns within 365 days, and no sales tax (except deliveries to California, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky).

Tell your father to take a hike this Father’s Day in the lightweight Columbia Sportswear Men’s Beartooth S8 Trail Shoe. He will be ready for the long, happy trails ahead in this rugged but comfortable pair of Columbias, featuring an “XTS forefoot plate and nylon shank” that will protect his foot from fatigue and impact, and super performance traction from the “non-marking Omni-Grip Rubber compound outsole.”

I really like Columbia hiking shoes and pack mine for every trip where I know I’ll be doing a lot of walking. I highly recommend these for your dad or any dude.

Columbia Sportswear Men’s Beartooth S8 Trail Shoe
Available from Endless.com in many manly colors.

Seychelles is a classy brand. I recently got these Seychelles - Women’s Share the Wealth flats in burgundy leather and they were delivered in a “drawer”-style box with a rope handle. Inside the box, the shoes were in a brown bag (not exactly fabric, but made of the same material as my reusable grocery bag, so maybe it was recycled material?).

I was really enamored of the pinked edges, the perforated vamp, and the silk-like brocade fabric (similar to a Chinese blouse) liner. The comfortable, generously cushioned sueded insole didn’t hurt the whole package either. But ultimately, I had to return these flats because they looked like boats on me. They were too long, like a pair of 40-foot yachts on my feet. Sadly, there was no smaller size available to make an exchange.

You might have better luck with them. From Shoes.com, available in burgundy, black and olive (shown here).

Continuing with my vintage-inspired shoe hunt, I am now totally in love with these Bardot peep-toe skimmers from Anthropologie! Made by Corso Como of Brazil, these classy and sexy skimmers are made of buttery soft leather inside and out. Corso Como is well-known for their superior craftsmanship. All their shoes are hand-assembled in an eco-friendly factory in Brazil, with a cushioned footbed and leather lining that lets your feet stay comfortable and dry. With its low 1.5″ heel, delightful white-on-red contrast stitching, and elegant decorative strap, these Bardot skimmers are a must-have for the season!

These lovelies are currently on sale at Anthropologie for $99.95 - over 30% off from the original price of $148.00.

Complete your polished modern mod look in the beautiful Via Spiga - Dante, a classy and stylish square toe pump with a two-inch block heel. This black/white pair has a patent leather upper that’s shiny and cool, with a piece of platinum hardware to embellish its vamp. Its thinly padded footbed is quite comfortable, while its leather sole makes it very durable. Perfect with a pantsuit.

I bought these but I haven’t worn them yet. They’re too pretty to be used. I guess I’m waiting for the right occasion. They should never have to touch the dirty concrete and pavement and they really deserve to be on display at a museum.

On sale for $112.98 right now at Endless.com
Also available in red/black and also black leather.

I have been looking for a pair of perfect t-strap shoes for a while now. I didn’t think t-straps looked good on me until I tried on a pair sometime ago, perfect round toes, in a really pretty cream color, made by NYLA. They looked so good I had to get them right then and there. I’m really into earthy shades of tan and brown lately, and the Hoffman T-strap Wedge is just what I’ve been looking for. The T-strap design is simply classy, with contrasting top-stitching detail that look dressy enough for the office. I love the little “peep toe” cutouts, and the 2-inch wedge heel has a nice wood grain look that’s casual enough to wear with cute weekend outfits. Of course, the Naturalizer name guarantees comfort wear with a cushioned insole and adjustable buckle strap at the ankle.

The Hoffman T-strap Wedge comes in three classy colors: black, tan, and red. Definitely versatile enough for work and play!

Oh dear - the latest poll for the Oh Deer Toffee Pump was a bit inconclusive as you can see by the results. Readers were pretty much evenly split among the 4 answers, although the “good” answers were slightly favored. About 31 percent though it was “Deerlightful!” while 24 percent went with “Deerlicious!”

The folks who were down on the shoe came out at 21 percent for “Oh Dear…” and about 23 percent for “Deereadful”. The split was sort of surprising - I thought we’d have a lot less people who liked this shoe versus those who didn’t. Just goes to shoe, er, I mean show, that it’s really difficult to predict which shoes the public will like. I feel for those poor shoe marketers…

Boy, it just gets harder and harder to come up with cutesy answers for these polls. Nevertheless, now playing at your local Shoe-n-Tell poll to the right of your screen: the Giuseppe Zanotti E80173 wedge. It’s sure to cause at least a little bit of controversy…

Save big bucks tomorrow! Shoes.com is marking down up to100,000 pairs of shoes for their Saturday Sale, happening on Saturday, May 10, 2008. The bargain hunt starts at 5:00 AM and ends at midnight (regardless of your time zone). Get online early for the best deals. Shop confidently knowing that Shoes.com offers a 115% price guarantee, free shipping to all 50 states, free returns within 365 days, and no sales tax (except deliveries to California, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky).

Are you in the mood for something fun, fresh, and fruity? No, I don’t mean breakfast at the International House of Pancakes, but the oh…DEER! Women’s Cha Cha Pump, a delicious treat with not one, but two cherries on top! Even better than the cute cherries are the two green stems that come together to form an unusual sort of T-strap. With a leather upper and a comfortable insole. The heel is approximately 2-1/2 inches. Ooh la la!

Gear up for summer (yes, summer is nearly here already) with these Caden Thongs by Tommy Hilfiger. Available in pink, black and brown (shown here). The scroll detail on the straps of these flip-flops add a bit of flair to a standard sandal - but all the comfort and style is still there for those long walks on the beach.

Caden Thongs by Tommy Hilfiger
found at Endless.com

I just found out that Crocs™ has been selling a fashion line that combines cool new looks with their existing, famed, comfortable Croslite™ material. The new line is called YOU by Crocs™ and this one pair in particular, the French Riviera, a wedge sandal, made of a patent leather upper, totally rocks! Is it possible to be comfortable in a high heeled (3-inch heel with a 3/4″ platform) sandal? Apparently, with a footbed made of Crocs™ Soulful™ technology, the answer is, “Yes!” Here is what the official Crocs™ website says:

“The YOU by crocs™ insole has Crocs’ proprietary Croslite™ material to add extreme comfort to the entire foot bed with extra padding in pressure point areas such as the heel and ball-of-the-foot. Croslite™ technology combined with other natural, high-end materials creates YOU by crocs™ Soleful™ technology.”

Source: YOU by crocs

From your own backyard, to the beach, to the runway, Crocs™ are everywhere! I’m dying to try these. Available from Piperlime.com, where you will get free shipping and free returns.