SNEAK PEEK OF DESIGNER SHOES PRE-FALL 2016

Charlotte Olympia latest collection is themed as “Mid-Century Art” by masters such as Wassily Kandinsky and Salvadore Dalí. You can learn a terrific art history lesson while shopping for your shoes.

Tabitha Simmons decorated the shoes with fun patterned heat-transfer colorful beads, a chic update for pre-fall.


Rupert Sanderson custom-created these Lucite heels with hand-painted gold flocking in both a wedge and an updated block heel for pre-fall.


Alexandre Birman had a Seventies mood and its rich colors in mind when he paired his signature python with color-blocked suedes and chunky heels and a fringe detail.


As a longtime advocate of the fashionable sneaker, Ruthie Davis showed fashion wedge booties for pre-fall collection.


Nicholas Kirkwood is going for dots on pre-fall collection, along with the signature pearls between the sole and the heel.


Paul Andrew developed this toe wall around heeled sandals that gives a platform effect while remaining single-soled.

Dannijo Shoes featured their signature jewels on bridal satin shoe collections of pre-fall.

BEST STYLED – DESIGN YOUR OWN 4 INCH POINTED TOE PUMPS

4 inch pointed toe pumps are the must-have for several seasons already. This simple and elegant style is beloved by the celebrities and fashion divas. It’s feminine, sexy and goes with just about anything. No wardrobe is complete without a pair of 4 inch pointed toe pumps. Whether in red, black, hot pink or nude, you will find it really handy to style for almost any occasion.

Pop The Color

You can add the freshness to any look by pairing the outfit with color-pop pointed toe pumps, which can be bright red, orange, bright yellow, neon green etc. The shoes will instantly brighten up everything and get yourself in a good mood.

Style Formal

If your style is classic, you can pair your pointed toe pumps with a dress, a blazer jacket or a pencil skirt, to command respect and radiate your confidence. With a head piece like Kate Middleton, your style can be close to royal.

Style Casual

For a night out, you can balance the look with your leather pants like Olivia Palermo or your short skirts, together with a pair of 4 inch pointed toe pumps, to make a fashion statement. Or, be comfy and trendy, to pair your shoes with your boyfriend jeans and a nice sweater like Kate Moss.

HOW TO STYLE FLATFORM SHOES

Flatforms are the big trend for spring summer 2015. They elongate your legs and add length to your silhouette with casual cool feel. The body weight is evenly distributed on the architectural structured flatform soles, which combined fashion with comfort much easier to wear compared to the delicate stilettos.
So how to style the flatforms for this spring & summer? This part wedge, part flat shoe style is definitely the best option for getting a long-and-lean looks with long dress, shorts, skinny or wide pants. The trick is to keep it simple and inventive. Tassel dresses or skirts are particularly a match made in heaven with these shoes.
Scroll down to see our favorite flatform street styles of celebrities, models and fashion bloggers. Get inspired for your own flatform wardrobe!

BEST STREET STYLES AT HAUTE COUTURE SPRING 2016

Haute Couture spring 2015 was kicked off in Paris delivering spectacular layering of past and present with model relevance. The reconciled French tradition connected the creation of exclusiveness with the simple efficient ways women dress today.
Besides the rich and lavish presentation on the runway, the amazing street styles captured at Haute Couture Spring 2015 is also breathtaking. Scroll down to see some of the best street chic photos and come back for more as we go.

BEST STREET STYLES AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK FALL / WINTER 2016

It’s not just catwalk that catches our eye at fashion weeks. The street styles of well-dressed attendees and models are equally inspiring. New York fashion week fall/winter 2015 -2016 was kicked off on Feb. 12 with some amazing street styles. Scroll down to see some of the best street styles at New York Fashion Week Fall / Winter 2015 – 2016 and come back for more as we go.

BEST STREET STYLE AT LONDON FASHION WEEK FALL WINTER 2016

After New York Fashion Week, it’s London to play the host for designers, fashion editors, bloggers and buyers. British girls waste no time showing off their distinct style on the streets of London Fashion Week Fall Winter 2015 – 2016. Relaxed, effortless and elegantly chic, there are inspirational styles everyone can take cues from. Scroll down to see some of the best street styles at London fashion week fall 2015 and come back for more updates as we go.

CULTURE HACKS: SUMMER FUN HUN

How to squeeze out every last drop of summer!
Remember plodding through the winter weather, yearning for the days when you could lounge around under the sun in sandaled feet with painted toes? Now the time has come, are you making the most of these warm summer days? Here’s five easy ways to make every weekend a mini vacation.

Build a backyard campsite
What, just because you’re not 12 anymore you’re too old for a slumber party? Poppycock! Rig up a tent with some string, bed sheets and tons of pillows. Then build your own outdoor theater with a white sheet, a projector, and plenty of popcorn.

Sew a Seed
Looking for something a little more contemplative? Try gardening. If you’re a newbie, start with mint – it’s inexpensive and easy. Plus, using the leaves for mojitos later will make you feel like a real pro.

Host a picnic
Host your own elegant alfresco meal! Gather some vintage blankets and pile your china high with cheese and grapes, and cucumber sandwiches. Oh, and definitely make these awesome candle holders for the event.

Get Your Vitamin D
So you’ve done it all? Before you start your next project take a minute to appreciate what you’ve got. Clear your schedule, grab something to read and a tall lemonade, and soak in the rays (with the requisite protection, of course!).

SIDE BY SIDE: FOOLPROOF FLIP-FLOPS

Flip-flops. As a casual footwear statement, they’re as decisive as it gets. When you slip on a pair of thong sandals, it’s a low-stress, low-stakes scenario. That in no way suggests, of course, that you have to completely let yourself go when you hit the beach or the pool. You can totally preserve your fashion cred with this downtime slip-on. Fact is, flip-flops have come a long way from those disposable, old school models you wore as a kid. And by the way, they’re not just for swimming lessons anymore.

Granted, unless your boss’s notion of Casual Friday is insanely chill, you’re probably not wearing flip-flops to the office. But outside the office? Different story. The latest styles of thong sandals match up with a wide range of summer looks. Tapered pants with sleek tees or untucked, short-sleeve button-down shirts complement flip-flops well; just substitute in place of your favorite sneakers or boat shoes. Other than that wedding or fancy cocktail there’s really no wrong play here. On a casual brunch date, at that new neighbourhood coffee shop, on a walk through the park; a sharp, well-made pair of sandals gets the job done. It’s summertime guys. Free up those feet, fashionably, with the right flip-flops.

DETAILS DETAILS: MADE IN THE SHADE

27, 2015 by ALDO TEAM

Pick up a fresh pair of frames—it’s International Sunglasses Day!

No summertime wardrobe is complete without the perfect pair of shades, so in celebration of International Sunglasses Day, we’re helping you get your frame game on fleek with stylish shapes to suit every face.

SQUARE
The best choice for accentuating those cheekbones is an architectural frame in striking black and white. Another option working seamlessly with summer’s music-fest looks is the ever-cool wayfarer.

ROUND
A slim-framed round lens will also soften your strong, natural lines. You can just as easily create an elongated effect by making like a modern-day Maverick in aviators with a mirrored lens.

HEART-SHAPED
The most playful way to offset your angles while shielding those peepers has to be our heart-shaped specs. To flatter the feminine proportions of your face, look for frames that  that’ll take you from work lunches to weekend picnics, and a winged-tip cat-eyethat’s as classic as it is chic.

OVAL
Lucky you—you can pull off almost any pair, so embrace your inner A-lister in a glam set of oversized shades (Audrey Hepburn would approve!), or explore your funky side with a two-tone style that takes the form of a rounded square.

CARRY ON: CAN’T EVEN

“I prefer paying full price,” said no one, ever. Because who doesn’t love a good discount —especially when it means shopping styles on sale that you can start wearing stat? If that sounds like your sort of instant gratification, then you definitely don’t want to miss our mid-season sale, on now and featuring fresh summer finds. Bored with your basic summer shoes? Shake things up with a metallic-strap pool slide that’ll make grounding your summer looks both comfortable and chic. Bring on the baubles, you say? Our tassledchandelier earrings are the perfect match for summer’s boho tops and maxi dresses, while a bold plate necklace will pop against everything from tonal separates to splashy prints. Feeling fringe? Carry a swingy, exotic-skin clutch and work the trend in a snap. And for all you style chameleons, our statement watch comes with five interchangeable straps, so you refresh your wrist wear all season long.

Just be sure to act fast, because these in-season goodies will be gone faster than you can click “Add to shopping bag.”

INSPIRED BY SPORT: MEET DIRECTOR SANDRA WINTHER

Our new favorite Danish director on how to bring sport into the everyday

Copenhagen-born filmmaker Sandra Winther brought her chic Nordic sensibilities to New York about two years ago. After working with artist Quentin Jones, she struck out on her own and now spends her time directing visually arresting films for clients like Opening Ceremony, Kitty Cash, Miley Cyrus, and Vogue. And she’s one well-rounded lady, too. A lover of sport, Winther’s list of past athletics range from breakdancing and ballet to trampoline jump and gymnastics. Which is why it makes perfect sense that her personal look is equal parts sporty and chic.

How did you come to be living in NYC? 
I was studying film and media in Copenhagen and they had an exchange program. I did my last semester in film at Columbia and then just loved it here so much I decided to stay…I get very inspired by just the energy in New York. There’s this creative energy and there’s a lot of diversity.

How do you feel your work as a director influences your personal style?  
I’ve always really loved putting things together, and I think that’s what you do in film: you put different people together to create something. It’s kind of the same with styling. I think that a sports top can be worn to a fancy party if you just match it up with something that’s a little more dressed up. At the same time, because the way I work with my films is a bit of an artist’s approach and very analog, working with paint or ink and then putting that into After Effects, I need to wear stuff that I can move around in and it can get a little dirty without it mattering too much.

You also move around a lot outside of work. We hear you’re very active.
I’ve always been super active. One thing that I’ve always done is running. I have a lot of athletic clothes and sportswear that I mix with my own clothes. I also wear sneakers every day, because they’ve become a collector’s thing for me. Sport is very timeless; sporty clothes have such a utility. It seems like if you have a choice, it’s the most practical thing to wear, because you know you’ll be comfortable in it and it looks good.

Do your parents or your Danish heritage influence the way you dress?
I think the way my parents have influenced me, they’re very thoughtful on the items that they choose to spend money on. They’ve just always been very considerate about everything. Their aesthetic and their eye for detail and craftsmanship have inspired the way I think about it, too.

You mentioned 90’s R&B as something that inspires you, too.
In R&B or soul there are a lot of amazing women who really just sing from their heart and you can feel it in the music. In that sense I’m very inspired by female singers. And music is such a vibe creator. It sets a tone! I think sometimes just putting on some good music and moving around a little bit, it makes all outfits work out better.

FINAL TOUCH: BREAK THE MONOTONY

Suede oxfords and a grey suit? Yessir.

Clothes don’t make the man, they say. That is certainly true. But, by the same token, let’s not pretend appearances don’t matter. They most assuredly do. Of course, this doesn’t mean you need to have a Savile Row tailor at your beck and call in order to make a good impression. Casual-wear, even artfully schlumpy-wear, can pack the right punch in the right hands. At the end of the day, a dynamic sense of personal style has to come from a sincere place. Intuitively knowing what to wear with what–and when–helps.

Take the quintessential light grey suit, for example. It’s one of those wardrobe stalwarts you don’t necessarily pay any mind to until you realize you need it. Fact is, a well-pressed light grey suit is brilliant come summer and fall–and always will be. When paired with blue-hued, and even lightly-patterned, dress shirts, its effect can be striking.

Footwear-wise you can go in a few different directions here but consider a brown suede oxford. The sharp hit of textural and tonal contrast this shoe provides is very simpatico. A light grey suit and brown dress lace-ups: a beautiful way to pump up your style game this season, at the office, and out on the town.

DETAILS DETAILS: HATS TO HAVE

Channeling that ‘70s vibe, the hats to have now.

There is a major 1970s revival under way on the international fashion runways this season. Quintessential items like flares, platforms, fringe and suede certainly dominated, but perhaps most ubiquitous to the mix was the fedora. Oh, how we love the look it reminisces! Think Brigitte Bardot and Bianca Jagger: two otherworldly icons from the decade who wore their wide-brimmed hats with aplomb and the requisite attitude to match. They looked effortlessly cool and not at all high-maintenance. ‘Tis true testimony on the power of fashion.

Fast forward to today and these chapeaus remain seriously au courant trumping the scarf trend and finding themselves on the heads of the famous like Nicole Richie, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Kim Kardashian. All have been snapped wearing a plethora of different styles and colours. Nicole favours classic and structured cuts in burgundy felt and matching ribbon while Mrs. West tends to keep it casual in slouchy, oversized versions in neutral shades. You too can take your look to next level status just as easily by staying equally as flexible. Pair your pencil-leg jeans and slouchy sweater with a starchy emerald green fedora that draws attention and aahs to your most beautiful asset, your face. Or, for the bohemian babe, take the oversized floppy hat in steely grey or black and perch it at the crown of your head to keep the look feminine and girly, especially when outfitted with your best floral maxi. The point in all of this is to stay optimistic and stay fearless: your style is your message, and the world is certainly interested in hearing it.