Brown Knee High Boots from Browns Shoes

Most of my shoes for the winter are black.  They go with almost everything, after all.  However, the shoe rack gets a little boring looking with the sea of black footwear!  So, this season, I decided to purchase a pair of dark brown suede boots as an alternative.  They're from Browns Shoes, a Canadian chain store with mid-range to higher priced shoes (their house brands tend to range anywhere from $150 to $300.  Brand names they carry include Stuart Weitzman, Cole Haan and Manolo Blahnik) and they often have size 5 available, especially at their Yorkville area (both Bloor Street and Hazelton Lanes) and Bayview Village stores, both of which also carry a larger selection of higher end brands.  They also have an online store.  However, they only accept Canadian billing and shipping addresses.



Dress:  House of Hsueh, Custom Made

Boots:  Bravo Browns, Dark Brown Knee High boots, size 5 - $298 Canadian ON SALE $119 (dark brown only)       



Close-up of the boots:

I had a pair of suede boots I bought a few years ago, but they were black and had buckles (picture here).  They too were bought from Browns, but I don't remember what brand they were (I think it might be one of Brown's house brands, but I'm not 100%).  Is there anything NOT to like about these boots?  Not much, except that being suede, it is harder to clean than regular leather!  The good thing is that it IS waterproof.

Note:  The black version comes both in suede (on sale at $139.98) and leather ($159.98).  Not the boots are still available in stores, but it should be online.

Stuart Weitzman Stores Coming to Toronto!

A pair of Stuart Weitzman wedges from 2008

According to this Toronto Life article, Stuart Weitzman will be opening its first Ontario store at the Eaton Centre in August (there are already two stores in Quebec). I am extremely excited as this line is one of few which carries uber-tiny sizes. As a size 5, it is very difficult for me to find shoes. Though some people have suggested that I buy kids' sizes, most "grown-up" styles are not available in kiddie wear. Kids' shoes just don't look grown-up enough, especially for a professional woman. Besides, how many children's brands have proper pumps? Stuart Weitzman makes gorgeous work-appropriate shoes which translate well for a night out in town.

The shoes available in the store will include ones that are not found at other places like Holt Renfrew and Brown's, such as the bridal line. Price range will be the same, of course, in the high 200s and up. In addition to shoes, Stuart Weizman also sells handbags. However, the bags are, for the most part, more office or formal related than "fun." But then again, so are the shoes. Nonetheless, I am looking forward to August. Details to exact opening date to come. Stay tuned!

Also posted in Prospere Magazine

Size 5s disappearing!

I first read about it at Alterations Needed, another petite blog. While I understand that there aren't many women who wear a 5, and that it's a "waste of money" for companies to keep making them, my question to these companies is this: What are size 5 women supposed to wear? I'm sorry, but you can't expect us to go to the kids' section to purchase dress shoes if we want to look like adults (not to mention being INSULTING...I don't think people truly "get it"). I've heard women say that there are girls' shoes who have heels, etc, etc, but these shoes are:

a) Lower-heeled than shoes for adults

b) Usually thicker-heeled - no stilletos for little girls, of course

c) Hard to find! I think I've only seen this at Nine West and perhaps a couple of other places.

We already have trouble being taken seriously in corporate/business situations. If our shoes look like little kids', wouldn't that make it worse?

Cute Shoes!

Thought I'd share with you a pair of shoes I recently purchased. They are from Brown's Shoes, a chain of stores in Canada which sells brands that carry size 5 (Stuart Weitzman, MICHAEL Michael Kors as well as their house brands). The shoes, which are from Brown's ID line come in multi-coloured (above) or black. The smallest size is 5 and they go up to size 11. I'm generally very conservative when it comes to shoes. I think these shoes are the first pair that have more than two colours!

Brown's is one of the few stores where I KNOW that I can find shoes in my size. At many other places, I often feel uncomfortable asking for sizes because I don't want to be disappointed....or looked at funny.

The shoes above and others are available for purchase at Brown's Shoes stores and online.