It looks like the material girl has some more material in her… as in leather. Footwear News reports that Madonna will be creating a line of 60+ shoes for her new Truth or Dare shoe collection, targeting the sexy 27-50 year old footwear fan. A rep for the deal told the shoe tome, “It’s what [...]

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Is the footwear to fragrance thing trending? It seems so! Last week we revealed that Aldo has unveiled their own foray into the world of beauty – a perfume collection of mix & matchy scents… and it seems they’re not alone. Beloved French brand Repetto, renown for their ballet flats and dance accessories is expanding [...]

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It will come as no surprise to my readers that one of my favorite smells is a fresh new shoe, straight from it’s shoebox. There’s something about the soft, leathery smell that makes a gal feel downright luxurious. So why not bottle it? Okay… that’s not exactly accurate. But that was the thought that came [...]

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Boots! Boots! and Boots! With the weather growing colder, boots inevitably become a closet staple and one must-have of the 2011 season is the hiking boot gone urban! Think traditional hiking boot styling with a pointy stiletto heel, like Nine West’s Barrow Boot, a laced-up leather ankle boot sitting atop a 4 1/2″ heel with [...]

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New York designer Christian Cota is no stranger to laid back chic – and earlier this week he launched a new collaborative collection with the much-more accessible Aldo. The designs are tough, functional and ultimately wearable through winter’s sleet and snow, much like Cota’s runways which feature the unheard of models adorned in flats. “I [...]

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We’ve spent this past week reveling on some simply stunning Spring collections from the likes of such heavy hitters as Chanel, Alexander McQueen, and Valentino – but I have to admit that I can’t stop envisioning myself stepping out in one of Louis Vuitton’s beautiful cream and white lace dresses. Which leads me to the [...]

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Alright already! Enough about the Royal Wedding! We promise – this is the end of it. While our friends over the pond continue to skewer their First Lady Samantha Cameron’s choice to not don a hat at the Royal Wedding, we here at SoleVine.com do applaud her taste in affordable footwear! Ms. Cameron wore Aldo’s [...]

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I spent last night re-watching the beautifully costumed (and all around great) film Bright Star and was enamoured by actress Abbie Cornish’s character Fanny Brawne’s love of fashion – particularly her ruffled collars – so when I spied these little dress boots and their nearly Victorian-era ruffles (and then spied that they were on sale) [...]

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I have a dream.  And that dream includes a bevy of floral print wonders to prep my shoe closet for spring!  And these little beauties certainly fit the bill. Aldo continues to up-it’s-game with their ‘Spaziano’ High Heels.  Think a sky high heel (5 1/2″ self-covered heel with 1 1/2″ wrapped platform) holding up a [...]

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According to the Wall Street Journal (and about a million other magazines and media outlets) the ‘booty’ is ‘back’.  And while I’m not exactly highlighting the ‘booty’ here – I am getting positively excitable about the back of this gorgeous dress pump. Aldo’s ‘Fawson’ Women’s Slip-On Pump pays a beautiful homage to those who prefer [...]

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