When things start heating up… it’s time for your footwear to start cooling down. So light-weight, comfy flat sandals are a definite summer essential. Paired with your prettiest party dress or a pair of sporty shorts, a less-is-more approach to footwear will make sure your tootsies are getting just the right amount of air conditioning. [...]

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Happy National Cleavage Day!!! (*Screech!) What?! Yes, indeed! It’s National Cleavage Day, and though we suspect the creators of this auspicious holiday had something entirely different in mind, we’re going to celebrate it SoleVine.com style by highlighting the latest trend in shoes: the court shoe. What… pray tell… is a “court shoe.” It’s any of [...]

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This was just too good not to share! So here’s a little Sunday treat… a video from 1970′s on the dangers of wearing platform shoes. Dangerous? Maybe. Chic enough to span 4+ decades? Yes! Yes! Yes! Sky high is and was the thing to do when it comes to high (no pun intended fashion.) And [...]

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With the enormous insurgence of sports shoes on the runways, the question has been repeatedly raised, “Does one attempt a sneaker in lieu of a heel for everyday wear?” In August 2011, Rachel Zoe notoriously cast her vote as a no, but in September Parisian shoe brand Vouelle took the trend a step forward with [...]

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Wondering what’s on-trend in the color world right now? According to Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year pronouncement, it’s a universal “Tangerine,” but according to L’Oreal the coolest new hue has to do with where you live. L’Oreal recently revealed an interactive map to track the hottest crayon in your cosmetics box according to region… [...]

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It seems a sock is a many splendored thing… at least if you’re making a mint in the Silicon Valley tech world. Power ties are passe when it comes to showy Northern California tech types… it seems the accessory of the moment are brilliantly hues and crazily patterned socks. The New York Times recently revealed [...]

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Trends tend to have the loveliest trickle down effect. It seems the higher-ups (magazine editors, critics, designers) say the word and, as if by magic, that word is translated into dresses, handbags and flirty little footwear. The word for Spring is decidedly stripes. We can think of no better time to roll out the season’s [...]

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Well, now that we’ve gotten that out in the air… let’s take a peek at some of our favorite staple tights of the winter season! OPAQUE: The most wintery-warm of our bunch is the traditional opaque tight, which can do double duty on the function meets fashion front. An opaque tight acts to accessorize your [...]

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She has spoken. And the word is that tights paired with a peep-toe is good. Very, very good. With Rachel Zoe sitting firmly in the stylist/mommy/mogul-of-the-moment driving seat – it seems a good idea to listen when she dictates the do’s and don’t of the season. And with our mountainous collection of peep-toe cuties clamoring [...]

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It’s a rainy-drizzly disaster here, which turns my mind to soup, snuggling and socks. Yes. Socks! And oddly enough, I’m not the only one. The very happiest of hoof-wear, Happy Socks has unveiled it’s Holiday 2011 collection with a highly-styled and super fun campaign shot by photographer Terry Richardson – featuring a Richardson-chosen Who’s Who [...]

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