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20 juli 2015

edda

Guiseppe Zanotti

Kim and Kanye, who?

The Aragonese Castle, nestled in a volcanic rock on the outer point of the island of Ischia has seen a lot in its history, but 200 party people from Brazil must definitely be a first. The medieval castle (casted as a wedding location for Kim and Kanye) was the magnificent setting for a beautiful couple to say “I do” and we rocked the ancient stones in a four-day-lasting-wedding-blast with pleasure.

Such a beautiful location to accidentally lose a heel on the steps pretending to be “you know who” and to get lost in the night mingling with the beautiful and fashionable crowd, all looking like they came straight out of an Dolce & Gabanna ad. Although of course I would never leave a Swarovsky crystallized Giuseppe Zanotti heel behind. Are you mad?

Cinderella would have been green with envy: this party didn’t stop at midnight, there was more than one Prince Charming, everyone looked Royal (Vogue Brazil didn’t cover the event for nothing) and our gorgeous friends Pedro & Tiele sparkled more than a 1000 glass slippers could ever do, sporting the most precious and priceless accessory of all time: LOVE.

Kim & Kanye who?
P.S.: Nobody turned into a pumpkin or mouse after celebrating as far as I now.

Today’s shoes are Giuseppe Zanotti
xxx

Dress: Roberto Cavalli | Jewellery: Versace | Clutch: Swarovski
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2 april 2015

edda

Dorhout Mees

A fairytale in eight acts

It’s raining cats & dogs in Leiden, one of the oldest dutch cities, outside of Amsterdam. Hardly anybody sets a foot outside and the plushy local theater is deserted. Yet there is vibrant activity in the main hall. Assistants shuffle lights and cables, tons of hair spray dust vaporizes on beautiful models dancing in a iridescent backlight, the swift hand of a make up artist blushing its last stroke on alabaster cheeks.

In the middle of all professional bustle, designer of the hour Esther Dorhout Mees, is focused to the max. Softly she speaks, when the flashlight goes off: “Long fingers, Alice”, “Chin a little bit down”, “Beautiful, hold that”.

We are backstage at “Theatre Decay” the editorial shoot of Esther's latest brilliant work, and I am in Cinderella paradise. Eight gorgeous gowns -a thousand hours of couture work- make there way from dressing room onto the stage, elegantly directed by the designer. There is something very fragile about all this, petit bodies leaning against thick velvet curtains, almost drowning in fluffy polstered chairs. This is were the inspiration for the whole collection has its origin and with today’s work, the journey of an idea will also end.

In an unobserved moment I sneak a pair of heels outside on the theater stairs. After a fairytale photo-shooting like this, it wouldn't surprise me if that prince will stop by, find them (and me) and we can live happily ever after.

xxx

Today’s shoes are Dorhout Mees
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9 maart 2013

edda

Sacha

Hatschi Bratschi's Balloon

Seems that one of the biggest spring trends is not just to sport the newest fashion trends, but a preggy belly too (yaaaay, I may finally announce that BFF Connie is expecting!). Needless to say, I find myself looking for baby shoes, baby baskets, baby-you name it. The bad kind. The romantic-white-with-frills kind, (-we don't know the gender yet: you never want to give a baby boy the trauma of pink accessories or a girl some kind of pastel-blue nightmare, right?).

Anyway, it's definitely my mission to not only spoil the new world citizen with material goods but intellectual ones as well, so find myself scouting children's books too. Am transported back to my own childhood fairytales and remember Shockheaded Peter. What a great story to teach the reader that poor hygiene will transform you into the lovechild of David Lee Roth and Lady Deathstrike from X-Men 2 and how important a mani-pedi and an accurate haircut can be. Or Hatschi Bratschi's Balloon: a tale to ensure that you never, EVER step in the flying balloon of some foreigner coming along.

Well, to be honest, I always wanted to take that trip, kick Mr. Bratschi out of that balloon myself and escape reality for a while. Hm. Maybe I should go back to buying that frilled baby shoes before I get all Hatschi Bratschi (aka in trouble) myself. Couldn't find ONE children book about the importance of proper footwear (High Heels) anyway. Seems Baby will learn about the important stuff later. I actually can't wait.

xxx

Today's shoes are Sacha

25 september 2012

edda

Tamaris

Picking Peas, Counting Minutes

If you ever wondered what happened to the prince and princess in the Grimm's fairy tale, "The Frog Prince", after they kissed, I am about to tell you.
Other than a lot of other cases in which fairy tale couples got divorced or estranged right after the happy ending (aka "real life": just saying Snow White!), they really became inseparable and lived happily ever after.

Princess turned casa into a shoe- castle, playing with heels from the moment she dropped stupid golden ball into pond (on purpose), and Prince started a successful career as DJ. Needless to say they would share golden plate, golden cup and four poster bed forever. Unfortunately Princess would very much become "Princess and the Pea" without Prince around (aka couldn't eat, couldn't drink, couldn't sleep... must.get.distracted.and.buy.new.heels). More a nightmare than a fairy tale (both for appearance - think dark circles under the eyes - and bank account).

But yipieh- princess's lonely days in shoe-castle have ended and she won't have to pick peas on her own anymore. Prince returned from DJ gig in Cape Town - and guess what: Princess didn't even have to tell him that she bought new shoes in his absence. He had already guessed.

xxx

Today's shoes are Tamaris

3 augustus 2012

edda

Barbara Bui, Dsquared

Cinderella

Diving into other girls’ (shoe) closets is always fun. It’s like a fairytale (read another world full of wonderful stories) but accompanied with lots of bubbly and babble. Lucky you if your friend is from NYC, fluent in Brian Atwood and can tell the difference between Vince Camuto and Stuart Weitzman. Lucky you also, if you discover you have a “heel partner in crime” (still buying 12 inch high Dior’s but confessing to living mostly on wedges as that’s the only shoe you can really work on the Amsterdam cobblestones).

After having marvelled at my friend’s heel collection, we had planned to wear the cuties to a fancy place (every princess needs to shine every now and then). We end up having a girl talk on the stairs in front of her house though. Which beats being surrounded by frogs who would so not turn into a prince even if you threw them against a pile of shoe boxes anyway.

It’s just such a pity that it’s a school night, so as the gong hits midnight I have to hop in my carriage (aka cab) and disappear into the mist of Amsterdam’s night. No one is leaving a heel behind though. What a silly myth that is. No real Cinderella would abandon a designer heel just like that. Ever.

xxx

Today’s shoes are Barbara Bui and Dsquared

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Kim and Kanye, who?

A fairytale in eight acts

Hatschi Bratschi's Balloon

Picking Peas, Counting Minutes

Cinderella