SHOES NEWS
Hello Stiletto Shoe Club Newsletter
February 2008
Linda Pritcher’s Little Works of Art
Linda Pritcher is an accomplished visual artist, painter, and footwear
designer whose shoes have been referred to as “little works of art.”
Inspired by fine leathers and craftsmanship of Italy, each shoe represents
a visual richness of textures combined with a chic, classic silhouette.
With degrees and training from the Rhode Island School of Design, Fashion
Institute of Technology, and Parsons School of Design, Linda worked for
many years in the fashion industry before striking out in 2006 with the launch
of her own footwear collection. Her shoes are all hand-made in Italy and
are a perfect blend of quality and femininity.
Charlotte flats (shown above right) feature a ½-inch patent leather wedge heel and crisscrossing
mirrored silver and black patent leather straps across the toe. Perfect for dressing up or down,
they are available through online retailer simplysoles.com
Cheetah print open toe mules shown on Linda’s website
www.lindapritcher.com
are both pretty
and substantial, shoes you can walk in without breaking a heel and while still looking glamorous
and dainty. Finishing details such as black leather trim, clean stitching, and metallic copper insoles
complete the fine, quality look of the shoe.
On March 8th, Hello Stiletto Boston will enjoy a trunk show of Linda 's Spring and Fall 2008 collections.
For those of you outside Boston interested in seeing or learning more, pictures from the show will be
available on the Hello Stiletto web site within the next few weeks. You can also contact Linda directly
at linda@lindapritcher.com
Shoetube: Live Life. Love Shoes.
This month, the most exciting news in footwear is not the footwear itself, it 's a website called
Shoetube! Shoetube.tv is a brand new social networking site, launched February 14th (how sweet),
just for shoe fanatics. Registered shoe lovers can share and view video clips, photos, comments,
questions, articles... basically any and all types of content relating to footwear.
Recent clips include everything from how to walk in high heels to street shots of what people are
wearing in various US cities. Shoetube also brings us fun features from a variety of different shoe
events including the recent World Shoe Association (WSA) trade show in Los Vegas, hot fashion shows,
and even some of Hello Stiletto 's own shoe parties.
Be sure to check it out and register. Not only will registering allow you to participate in shoe
conversations, quizzes, and more, but you can also enter to win free giveaways and shopping sprees.
Just visit
www.shoetube.tv
(remember it 's .tv not .com!) and click on Register. Warning... it 's very
addictive.
Discount on Nina Shoes through March 14th
Glamour girls listen up. Nina is offering Hello Stiletto Shoe Club members a very generous 25%
discount off shoes purchased from their website
www.ninashoes.com
now through March 14, 2008.
Use coupon code FRCJ339WM to purchase up to five pairs at a 25% discount February 29 th through
March 14 th and be well prepared for your next Hello Stiletto shoe party! Nina has been outfitting Miss
Universe contestants with glamorous footwear since 1953. Happy shopping.
Nina Fortney in Silver
Metallic Lamb
Nina Gaticus in
Summer Red Fishnet
Nina Palmira in Steel
Satin Gunmetal
Nina Alayna in Electric Blue Metal
Shoebby Do-Be Do
By Amanda Viciana
In my dream, I open the double doors leading to my gymnasium-sized
shoe closet, perfectly organized by style and color. Once inside, I sit
down on a plush bench designated for trying on my fabulous footwear.
Enrique, my hot European shoe attendant, presents me with a couple of
options to choose from...
The reality is that most of us don 't have an Enrique, and in terms of shoe
storage either have hanging racks over our closet doors or a standing
version of something we cobbled together from Target. While the racks
are fairly okay from an organizing standpoint, they are not so pleasing to
the eye. Worse yet, they only hold a paltry 10-20 pairs of shoes (gasp!).
Or maybe you're guilty of the "bin" approach to storing your shoes,
whereby you have several large tubs filled to the brim with shoes all
squashed on top of one another. Each time you need a pair, you're
frantically digging through the bin like a wild animal to find the match.
I know, there are worse things in life, but wouldn 't it be nice to have some
order to the shoe chaos? Now there is. And it 's affordable too.
Introducing Shoebby - transparent, perfectly sized, affordable shoe
boxes in which to neatly store and stack your shoes. No need to label or
tape a picture to the box to know what 's inside. No need to rifle through
each box looking for the right pair. And no need to look at a mess of
multicolored cardboard shoe boxes in your closet. Enjoy a clean,
organized, uniform looking shoe closet without ever having to flip lids to
see what 's inside. They're sturdy enough to be stacked confidently and
also have a useful handle for making them portable.
Even if you do have a dream closet as mentioned above, Shoebby is
fabulous way to organize each pair within it. I think Enrique would
agree...
For details visit
www.shoebby.com
J. Rubio puts a spring in your step...literally
Okay, these are just too unusual not to share. J. Rubio has a line of shoes
that feature a visible spring (a big coil) beneath the heel, which serves to
make each step more comfortable as well as give the wearer a
completely unique look. If this looks like your kinda thing, the company
has graciously extended a 10% discount through June 30th for all
purchases on its website
www.jrubio.us
I must admit they're not really my cup of tea but I'm all for individuality so
by all means, go forth and buy a pair if they tickle your fancy!
For more fashionable styles scroll down to the bottom of the page and
look for Spanish designs, which feature Swarovski crystals minus the
spring. Comfort meets glamour.
To take advantage of the discount, use the following code during online
checkout or fax or telephone orders: hellostiletto
Hello Stiletto Press, Pictures,
Glow and Behold Winter Ball,
Boston. Left: Best in Shoe
and Happenings
(Prada), Below: Susan Wornick
of WCVB-TV/DT Channel 5
Hello Stiletto is on Facebook. Join the
group, all you social networking junkies. Go
wild and post your favorite shoes on the
wall: tinyurl.com/yraxzf
The Glow and Behold Winter "Shoe Ball"
which took place in Boston on February 1st
was a great success and a whole lot of fun
raising $20,000 for Hello Stiletto 's signature
charity, the Accelerated Cure Project for
Multiple Sclerosis.
Congratulations to Lynn Rochelle who took
home the prize for "best in shoe" in Prada
black satin peep toe pumps with the pink
flowers cupping her heels. Susan Wornick of
Channel 5 joined us as emcee of the event
in the sparkliest shoes we've ever seen.
Our Chicago club had an excellent event
at shoe warehouse "DSO" in Mount
Prospect. The Daily Herald gave us a
mention for it.
Our Portland, Maine club and leader Liz
Wyman were featured in an article by Kate
Hayes in the Maine Forecaster.
Our Princeton, NJ club had its first event on
January 21 st at One 53 in Rocky Hill. The
next NJ event is at Neiman Marcus in Short
San Francisco Shoe Party at Nectar Lounge.
Hills on April 10th .
Above: Best in Shoe winner in Valentino
Our San Francisco club also had a great first
event at Nectar Wine Lounge on February
12th. Their next event is March 18 th at
Right: New Jersey
Amelie wine bar.
Shoe Party at One
For details on all past and upcoming events,
53, Rocky Hill
including photos, visit
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