Flats, Heels, Bare Feet – what is really good for your feet?

. . There have been comments on my post about flat shoes about the ‘health’ aspects of flat shoes, are they just as bad as heels?  Should you have no heel, a small heel?  What sort of other support do your feet really need? I have to say, I’m of the opinion that we are [...]

How to Wear Flat Shoes

..Flats are an essential item in any woman’s shoe wardrobe.  Heels look great, and I do know some who wear them all the time, but my feet can’t take them, and I think most podiatrists and chiropractors would say that they’re not the best for your feet or posture when worn over time. Given that [...]

Open Toes and Hosiery – Should You or Shouldn’t You?

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. Peep Toe with patterned fishnet style hosiery .I received this request from one of my lovely readers: Imogen, I’d appreciate your professional opinion and advice on the matter of whether it is okay to wear hosiery with shoes that have either an open toe (such as a strappy sandal or peep-toe pump) or an [...]

Tipsy Toeing to the Windsor Hotel for the Sunday Age

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. . Sunday Age M Magazine That’s my nose on the left Last week I was interviewed by The Sunday Age for a feature that appeared in the M Magazine.  I was asked to find a couple of my clients who would also be happy to be interviewed and have their photo taken for the [...]

In or Out of Fashion

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20 year old shoes Today I wore these shoes.  They’re the height of fashion now aren’t they.  Look around, and you’ll see shoes like this in lots of fashion spreads.  These shoes are 20 years old.  That’s right, I bought them in 1991 (from Midas).  I’ve had them resoled once in this time. When people [...]

How Many Pairs of Shoes do You Own?

.I was talking to my Professional Organiser friend Angela and she was telling me that she’d done a quick survey at a workshop she ran about how many shoes and handbags each of the participant owned.  Her group averaged 55 pairs. I often find amongst my clients there are varying numbers, from 3 or 4 [...]

How to Choose Boots for Your Body Shape

.Reader Question: Also, is there any rules with shoes and body types? Particurarly thinking about boots, as it’s getting colder here in Europe  Thanks again,  Maija boots for bodies by imogenl featuring round toe boots When thinking about what are the best shapes of boots and heels for different body shapes, consider your shape and what [...]

Why Do Women Wear Killer Heels?

. .On Wednesday I was in the car listening to ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program and the topic was bad shoes and the women who wear them, and again on Friday the program covered why women wear heels and what it does to our feet. Given that every podiatrist in the world would tell [...]

How to Make Boot Spring (that holds your boots up straight)

. . Do you have the problem where your knee-high boots bend over and don’t stand up straight in your cupboard?  I know you can buy commercial boot trees, but here is a fabulous and very inexpensive alternative. Joan Crawford hated wire hangers (or that’s what I believe, according to the film Mommy Dearest).  I [...]

Tricky Trend – Over the Knee and Thigh High Boots

..Yesterday I posted on trends for 2010, one of these is the new over the knee boot, and thigh high boot. Pic: Thigh high boot by Christian Louboutin from Bluefly As you can see the boot that goes up mid-thigh is going to need a much shorter skirt, or pair of shorts to wear with them, [...]