Eviva Closeout Sale

Our favorite shoe store, Eviva, is closing its doors this weekend. Lar and I have both bought our favorite pair of shoes there:


Lauren's Frye boots and my Dolce Vita heels.

We're bummed, but we wanted to make sure our local readers knew about Eviva's closeout sale starting tomorrow and ending on Saturday. All merchandise including display tables, shelves and props will be for sale. We'll be stopping by for a last Jeffrey Campbell/Frye/Dolce Vita hurrah. Hope to see you there!

CL

Shoe Jewelry

Our loyal readers will know that we're big fans of Moxsie.com - and that's not just because they sent us some fantastic items. The site is a great source for undiscovered independent designers and it's constantly being updated. Litter is one of the newer jewelry brands on Moxsie that Lar and I just fell in love with. The line has a number of Erin Wasson-worthy body chains and bracelets, but my absolute favorite are the shoe jewelry pieces:

I'm desperately wanting a pair! Just imagine all the different types of shoes you can add these to. Mary Janes, pumps, boots, some strapy heels... Bah! Payday cannot not come any sooner.

Or maybe I should be fiscally responsible and do some diy-ing a la Lauren style. Remember how she added chains to her boots? They looked fantastic and cost about an eighth of Litter version.



But then again, isn't it important to support independent designers?

Decisions, decisions...

CL

Those Boots

Photo courtesy of Rennio Maifredi

So the other day I rode on the back of my bf's bike for the first time. I thought I was doing good with my pleather jacket and cut off shorts and clunky boots. Said clunky boots hit about mid calf. I burned the *&^% out of the back of my leg. To hell with the cut-offs and boots. I need to get these (in my dream world where I can afford Rick Owen boots).

LL

ps- Don't forget to enter the June Shin contest below. We'll draw the names Wednesday.

Our Decatur/Atlanta Sartorialist

At an event a few weeks ago, photographer T.W.Meyer asked to take a photo of my Jeffrey Campbell shoes. I was stoked and felt like a French Vogue editor being shot by Jak and Jill (from the ankles down, minus the expensive footwear, and perfectly limp hair). I struck a pose and my personal stylist (i.e. artistic mom) placed my cosmo by my feet before Mr. Meyer snapped away.

I'm predicting that Mr. Meyer will become Decatur/Atlanta's Sartorialist. We need one soon, or everyone outside of the ATL will remain convinced that we all aspire to dress like the Real Housewives of Atlanta- gulp. What do you say, Tom? You will have Atlanta fashionistas/os swooning at your feet.

p.s. Thank you all for the comments on our move! We are still living in a jungle of boxes, but promise some great interior shots once we look less like we live in a Kroger stock room. And we promise to return all your lovely comments once we get consistent wifi - currently we are piggypacking off an unknowingly generous neighbor (Thanks Tally St.1234!).

I Need More Shoes (cough, cough)

Black leather, pyramid studs, chunky wedges- oh we've been here before. And I'm still in love. I'm thinking this studded leather trend has got to wear itself out soon, but that didn't stop me from drooling over these beautiful/fugly Sam Edelman wedges from UO. And how much for these super-trendy-dead-in-a-minute wedges? A "mere" $198. And yet I still did not bat a lash. You will be mine. Oh, what about that pesky shopping ban you've put yourself under? Bah. They are worth it! Okay, well, don't you have those awesome black Jeffery Campbells that you just forked over $148 for a few weeks ago. Yesssss, but...

photo courtesy of jugsi.com

Okay, yup. That'll do it. Perspective. I have 20+ pairs of shoes already, and I want to spend $200 for another pair?! $200 dollars would probably pay for at least 4 shoes via Toms Shoes (buy a pair, give a pair) and roughly 600 pairs of flip-flops (real rubber ones) for people who have about 20 fewer pairs of shoes than I. Does any body know how to get hundreds of flip-flops to kids who have to wear coke bottles on their feet?

Well, in the meantime. . . goodbye, Sam and helloooo Tom.

LL

Shoes and Stripes

Things are still pretty hectic over here at Chez AsianCajuns, but we managed to take a few outfit photos recently.

Those are my Patricia Field for Payless boots on the left and Lauren's Jeffrey Campbells on the right.


I paired my shoes with Bitten skinny jeans, a tank from H&M and a linen cropped trench from UO a couple of years ago. Lauren went a bit more punky with a leather cuff from Eviva, cropped jersey jacket from H&M, an AA tank and leggings from Rockit.


There are a couple of exciting things coming up. We'll post about it all soon!

CL

La Dolce Vita

Cath got these beautiful Dolce Vita shoes from Eviva in Decatur last weekend. They hug her feet just perfectly, and she swears they are a delight to walk in. Ladies who aren't intrepid heel-wearers, try these on for size.

LL