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From Avenue Boutique:
● Sam Edelman "Dixie" green patent wedges, $125.
● Cynthia Vincent "Egret" bronze pumps with snakelike embossing, $340.
From J. Gilbert Footwear:
● Bolo "Elias" red slingback wedges, $210.
● Thierry Rabotin "Fiamma" black suede Mary Jane, $375.
● Repetto "Faust" nappa leather Mary Jane in an antique-y silver with a dainty kitten heel, $210.
From Dillard's at the Tucson Mall:
● Antonio Melani "Filigree," shown in quite possibly the best color name ever — Vampire, $89.
● Taryn By Taryn Rose "Dizzy" black, stretchy bootie with suede accents and an almost triangular heel, $275.
● Jessica Simpson "Like" black patent wedges with zebra-striped heel, $79.
From Touché Shoes:
● Mariana By GOLC "Joan," a sort of bootie-oxford hybrid, $125.
● Donald J. Pliner Couture "Tiff" pony-hair, cheetah-print peep toe with a red heel textured to look like alligator, $355.
● Stuart Weitzman "Shapeshift" black suede slip-on bootie with a nonslip rubber sole, $285.
From Stems — A Shoe Boutique:
● Report Signature "Jorgie" black leather with a see-through, sculpted heel and a crystal-accented skull charm, $169.
● Jessica Bennett "Grant" plaid Mary Jane with a square peep toe, $120.
● Diego di Lucca "Paulina" in quilted cream and black patent with a square peep toe, $150.
● Zinc "Johanna" plaid, ankle-strap wedge with a covered platform, $89.
Resources
• Avenue Boutique, 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road.
• Dillard's at the Tucson Mall.
• J. Gilbert Footwear, Casas Adobes Plaza, 7041 N. Oracle Road, jgilbertfootwear.com.
• Stems — A Shoe Boutique, St. Philip's Plaza, 4340 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 109, stemsashoeboutique.com.
• Touché Shoes, 4811 E. Grant Road, Suite 123, toucheshoes.com.
"I did not have 3,000 pairs of shoes. I had 1,060."
Imelda Marcos
former first lady of the Philippines, notorious for — among many other, not-so-positive things — having a lot of footwear
"I still have my feet on the ground. I just wear better shoes."
Oprah Winfrey
"global media leader" (according to her Web site)
"You put high heels on and you change."
Manolo Blahnik
shoe designer
Fall shoe trends
• Animal prints.
• Metallic colors.
• Booties.
• Quilted looks.
• Square toe boxes.
• 1940s- and '50s-inspired styles.
• Lots of embellishments.
Did you know . . .
One of Tucson's major shopping stops in Downtown's heyday, the White House Department Store, used to have a fluoroscope in its shoe department. Kids would stick their feet — already wrapped in the new shoes — beneath the X-ray machine and watch their "bones light up." Naturally, the machine was deemed too dangerous, and it went away in the '60s.
– Source: "Another Tucson" by Bonnie Henry

Accent

heel to toe

Fall shoes in styles that shine

By Kristen Cook
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.06.2007
Reeooowhrrr. Sorry, the feline roar thing doesn't exactly translate into print, but it really does sum up fall's shoe offerings.
From animal prints — leopard spots, zebra stripes — to sassy, curved heels and rich plaids, expect to see lots of foxy footwear at local shops.
Dave Acosta, who manages J. Gilbert Footwear in Casas Adobes Plaza, says that the color green along with Mary Jane styles are popular. And metallic colors will still be shining in the shoe aisles, says Jessica Ochoa, who owns Stems — A Shoe Boutique in St. Philip's Plaza.
"With metallics, it's so easy — you just match your accessories," Ochoa says.
Another style popping up, mostly in pumps, is the covered platform, a real godsend if you're strutting around in higher heels. (The raised platform is hidden in the front of the shoe and covered by the upper.)
No matter what fall style you choose, wear 'em with attitude.
● Contact reporter Kristen Cook at kcook@azstarnet.com or 573-4194.
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