Check out the shoe stores in your local area, or browse through online shopping websites like Shopbop.com and you will immediately notice that open-toe booties are the hottest must-buys for the season. At Shopbop.com, they even have a tag line for it called “Open Season”.
Open-toe booties, otherwise also known as clip-toe booties, are hot this spring because of two major reasons:
One is the more obvious; it is hot because the influencers of fashion say so. Just who are these fashion movers? Think high-fashion designers and strong fashion industry figures (i.e Vogue’s Anna …

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were seen last February 22 sashaying down the red carpet of the Elle Style Awards 2010. As they were there to receive their Style Icon award, both twins were out in full couture force, wearing who’s who of fashion from head to toe:

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen pose with their Style Icon Award at the Elle Style Awards 2010
Mary Kate wore a Lanvin dress while Ashley was in customized Christian Lacroix. Both accessorized their long see-through gowns with Bulgari jewels.
Both girls look very deserving of …

Did you see Jay-Z and Beyonce last Wednesday when they were in Texas to watch that Los Angeles Lakers – Dallas Mavericks basketball game? They looked so cute together:

They were laughing at a skit that the Mavs played involving Beyonce’s hit “Single Ladies”, but they were pretty much giggly and touchy all throughout the game. Looks like these two are more open about their relationship now – and about time!
It also looks like Beyonce is a big fan of the very-now military trend as she was decked out from head to …

Some of these shoes look like normal shoes when viewed from the front, but once you turn around or to your side… it’s like going down the rabbit hole. Not to say that they’re hideous, but let’s just say that this list contains the mullets of shoes: all business in the front, party in the back.
These shoes will surely get other people looking – no, gawking at your feet the whole time. Here are 10 pairs of shoes with really weird heels.
Let’s start with something simple, to ease you into it:
#10 …

So, remember the Spring 2010 Dries Van Noten Woven Raffia Bootie I was raving about last month in this blog?

Dries Van Noten Woven Raffia Bootie (Remember this beautiful shoe?)
Well, I guess it isn’t a surprise to see that other brands are also doing the woven trend for shoes this coming season.
Bottega Veneta and Donna Karan are keeping a more country-looking flavor by using the  organic raffia on spring wedges:

Donna Karan Raffia Wedge

Bottega Veneta Paille Raffia Wedge

While Charlie My Love (which by the way offers this really cute pair of Woven Flat …