Holly in Heels

In case you haven't heard, today is small business Saturday --time to break yourself free of the two-day turkey coma that you were in, and throw on your shopping shoes and get out there to support your local businesses! Now, even though I often blog about shoes found at online shops and department stores, I've always been a true-blue supporter of small business (feel like it comes with the territory when you grow up in a small town like I did). When I finally moved to a bigger suburban area like Southern California, I thought all of that would be thrown out the window--surrounded by oversized shopping malls and corporate plazas, I thought for sure I should accept a new kinda shopping lifestyle. But oh no was I wrong! There are TONS of small boutiques and businesses all around me where I can get just as good of a deal as any other place, and get to support someone who I actually know and chat with each time I drop by their shop. Plus, shopping local and small biz means that I w...

Watch out...the gift guide from one of my all-time fave designers, Tory Burch, recently hit my inbox and man oh man, if it weren't for my financial analyst husband, I'd be shamelessly taking my lunch break at the mall, making a beeline for the Tory store, and whippin' out the credit card on the spot! Sooo much shine in this holiday gift guide: you'll find glimmers of gold, blocks of black, and that classic clean-lined design that is Tory Burch. Check it . Here are a few of my personal faves, which juuuuust may make it to the short list of Christmas wishes this season: Dear Tory, Your designs drive me crazy, your style is so chic! Can you whisper in Santa's ear that I've been an extra good girl this year? K, thanks. xoxo, holly in heels

Life gets nutty. You know the feeling, right? I mean, work piles up, mail and magazines begin to take over the dining room table, and amidst the madness you end up coming home from a full day's work totally and utterly exhausted from using that little brain of yours to solve problems AND manage to be creative. Am I alone here? I sure as heck hope not! Now, don't get me wrong either--I'm not complaining (smirk). When life stacks up with busy-ness, it's good for me to stop and remind myself that it's because my life is good and rich and full of amazing things. Something I can always slow down for when life gets a little cray-cray is...you get one guess... shoes . I think that's something I mentioned when I first started this blog, too, that so many things change in life, but shoes are just something that I can always count on--my shoe size never changes, and the possibilities are always endless. So when I laid eyes on the 'Thaddea' pumps by Enzo Angiolini...

It's rare, but it happens. When I have no words to say, no things to think, just in pure shock and wonder of what planet I'm really on and how in the heck people can actually make $$$ on this kinda stuff?! What am I referring to, you ask? Jeffrey Campbell's latest skate-boot creation , available at Urban Outfitters (clearly the only retail store nutso enough to sell - or not sell - these boots). Usually I dig Mr. Campbell's line but I have to say, I will pass on these suckers. Would you dare to wear??? xoxo, holly in heels

Fall--it's pretty much my favorite time of year. Leaves are turning color, weather is a'changin', pumpkin patches are poppin' up in the middle of shopping centers (gotta love suburban life), and it's time I swap my tank tops out for sweaters and scarves. I. Love. Fall. Apparently, Christian Louboutin loves fall too--his new fall collection of dashingly chic fall heels has just made it's way to the Neiman Marcus shelves. Check out the full collection here , and dream away, heel lovers! I usually am totally, 100% down with CL's designs--but I can't say that the pom-pom heel flourishes will make it into my wardrobe. Whatcha think? If the pom-pom's don't make the H in H cut, I'll be autumn-dreaming of these classic Altadama Pumps , in perfect tan leather and wooden platform detail. Adore! Happy fall, lovelies! Louboutins may not be pumpkin-patch-proof, but they sure are gorgeous. xoxo, holly in heels

Hola shoppers! I may have mentioned this before, but I've had an uber-big crush on a lil' shopping website called Shop It To Me, for quite some time now. I signed up about a year ago, and they send me weekly emails, showing me all of the best deals on the brands of my choosing (saves me some time in combing thru website after website!). And after blogging for some time now, they even have me listed as a 'trendsetter' on their site , which of course I give SITM props for (wink)! This leads me to my get-to-the-point-you-long-winded-blogger idea: to kick off the fall shopping season, Shop It To Me is running a killer giveaway , helping a lucky member score the dream bag or shoes of her choice! Brands like Christian Louboutin, Marc Jacobs, Jimmy Choo, and Rebecca Minkoff--you can't go wrong! Rules are simple-simon, so get to it! Trust me on this one, ladies--you won't regret it! Ends Friday...so now Shop It To Me !

There are some trends in fashion that catch on--like the miniskirt or the wedge sandal or the peep-toe pump. These standards tend to stick around, and even live through generations of stylish sweethearts and fashionistas. And theeeeeen there are some trends that die quickly (and I thank the fashion gods for that!)--I'm mostly thinking of the 80's here--decked out hi-tops, slap bracelets, hammer pants, scrunchies, you get the gist. Well, one of the recent trends I came across on a recent fall fashion report, by one of my trusted sources , was the wedge boot trend. Sizes, textures, shapes and heights of all proportion, these $200+ wedge boots strike me as a fleeting fashion--somethin' you won't catch this girl wearin', that's fo sho. Now, you gotta be honest with me, readers--am I off here? Are these wedge boots a piece of something you'll be sportin' around town? Do tell! xoxo, holly in heels