Sleek Scales

One of the greatest things that shoes do that they can change the whole vibe of an outfit.  To me, it’s one the easiest ways to evoke a different tone to your look with rather minimal effort.  By pairing a different pair of kicks to one of your routine work outfits, really punches up your cubicle city.  Case in point, the ‘Jammy’ from TopShop. 

DVF 40: Journey of a Dress

“April 9, 1970

Diane:

I think your clothes are absolutely smashing.

- Diane Vreeland, Editor In Chief, Vogue”

Bootin’ The Winter Blues

In my effort to prep for Winter fashions at the start of last Fall, I needed to find some great boots.  It gets overwhelming to find boots, especially online where you can’t feel the quality of leather and if the measurements are accurate.  That boot shaft is so tricky!  And more than anything, it’s easy to feel frumpy when you’re layering for what feels like an eternity.  BUT, I was crazy lucky to take a chance on my whim to get the Harper boots from J. Crew.

2014 Flair, Fun and Fancy Free

Kate Spade Carlton

Kissing away any fashion faux pas of 2013, we embrace the flair and fun to be fancy free in 2014.  The Working Girl’s Shoe Closet wishes you a year of sumptuous suedes, luminous silver, gold and rose gold metallics, smoldering strappy sandals, enviable heel enhanced heights, buttery leathers and flamboyant feathers in all of your Shoe Closet additions.

*hearts*

Holiday Helpers

Somewhere around mid October, life becomes a crazy mishmash of work and holiday deadlines.  Keeping up with Halloween, Day of the Dead, Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Years makes even the most prepared and most organized Working Girl dizzy.  That’s why you need to have your arsenal of effortless outfits and shoes within arm’s reach so you don’t have to worry about that aspect of your world. 

Missoni for Target Madness

Wow.  Wow.  WOW!  I think we have hit a new level of shopping extravaganza.  Missoni for Target has burst through the Twittersphere, the fashion worlds, the national news, and even gotten our boys to ask, “What’s Missoni?”  There is no doubt, Missoni for Target has arrived.  And, it has arrived so well, that the Target site crashed, we all became all too familiar with Woof! and most of the Missoni for Target line is already long gone.

I was one of the insane, although some would call genious…. ;) hee hee, freaks that tried at midnight on the 13^th to score some loot online and with no luck, set my alarm to get up at 3 am and try again.  To my crazy excitement, that plan DID work, and I scored about 80% of all the things on my list.  (You know you had your list a week before the launch too. ;) )  Sadly, as I was loading my cart online, things were not only already sold out but were disappearing from my cart!  I was soooo angry!  That was the flag that this was going to be a blood bath.  I quickly added the rest to my cart and successfully, checked out and got my email confirmation about 30 minutes before the epic Target website crash.

I showered and got myself ready for the madness that would ensue at the store.  I strategically picked the store that would likely have the least demand in my immediate area and hung out there for a couple hours before they opened.  The poor Target employees were so clueless to what they were about to be thrust into.  As the clock struck 8 am, the doors flew open, and the claws came out. 

Working Girl's Shoe Closet follower and fan, Christina, sharing her fabulous Missoni Pumps she scored 

I was able to score my pumps.  And they are SOOOO adorable.  I loved them online and in the commercials but I died for them in person.  They are so very soft and just truly delicious.  The suede is quite delicate and scuffs very easily, like so much so that the suede scuffs from the inside of the box.  The tissue paper the shoes are wrapped in are a necessity to keep them looking as best as they can.  And, Scotch Guard is ESSENTIAL with all suede.  They run a tad bit on the large size so getting a half size smaller may be an option for some.  I fit perfectly into my normal size 7 ½ but I know that others have gone down a size.

Sadly, the flats were very poorly made and not made of quality materials.  Of the entire Missoni for Target line, I feel that this may be the one major miss for Missoni.  I didn’t bother in getting the flats, as darling as they are, because I knew that my $20 could easily go towards that very coveted throw. ;)  Which, it did!

I did a series of rounds to various Targets to get the remainder of my “Must Have” list and while there’s a few things I still didn’t get, there’s still eBay and my hope that Target will restock. ;)

So, for you beloved followers of mine, I feel that this little Missoni pump is such a “Must Have” for every Working Girl’s Shoe Closet that I’m giving away 5 pairs of these little lovelies.  Yes, you read that right!  All my 7 ½, 8, 8 ½, and size 9 sisters, here’s YOUR chance to score you some FREE MISSONI PUMPS!

Here’s whatcha gotta do to for your chance to win:

1-  Follow the Working Girl’s Shoe Closet blog (join my site via Google and leave your shoe size in the comments on this post, like Cinderella), 

2-  Like my Facebook Page (Post your shoe size on my fan page), 

3-  Follow on Twitter, AND 

4-  Retweet!

Tell your friends!  Good luck!!  Last chance to win is October 31st!

If you scored Missoni, SHARE IT HERE!  I love getting pictures!

*hearts*