Yesterday evening, Francesca and I swung by a party being hosted by Morris-King for Scarpasa, an online shoe retailer specializing in low-heeled and flat footwear (the Bobbsey Twins thing was unintentional). As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been trying to make a move away from my skyscraper platforms ever since my foot surgery in January of ’09 (my heel-wearing ways led to the very painful death of a nerve near the base of my toes), but finding stylish non-stillettos can sometimes present a bit of a challenge.
Scarpasa founder Chris Luhur founded the company with exactly this dilemma in mind: she wanted to offer women a site with a wide variety of adorable shoes from independent designers that wouldn’t leave them worried that their footwear would send them home early from a party (or, as in my case, condemn their significant others to lady-carrying duties).
(I love the above Guest of a Guest shot, and I also love Francesca’s Mulberry purse. Just sayin’.)
Some of my favorite Scarpasa looks:
Biondini Fatima ($165); Rebecca Sanver Loteria ($275)
Zinda Linda ($99 on sale); Miezko Jana ($255).
Above left, I’m with Chris Luhur (how amazing is her dress?!), and above right, I’m with Lauren, who was my high school boyfriend’s best friend’s girlfriend (got that?) and whom I haven’t seen in eleven years. We sort of did the “do I know you? I totally know you…” stare for awhile, and then finally realized that yes, we were each other’s refuge during many a Phish concert to which we were dragged by our respective beaus. Screaming and hugging ensued.
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Urban Outfitters tie-back sweater, Alexis Bittar ribbon cuff (product sample provided gratis by manufacturer), vintage clutch, grey slacks custom-made in Phuket ($15!).
