I've been poking around Endless, which I think has supplanted Zappo's as my dream-shoes-searching-out tool. Their search is so good and I think that their inventory skews more Emily-ish than Zappo's does. They also have a very healthy selection of brands I tend to like... Biviel, Frye, Franco Sarto, Pink Studio, and of course...Chie Mihara.
My love affair with her heels began when I lived in Brooklyn, and tried on a pair of suede t-strap heels at Sodafine. Erin, the lovely owner, warned me "You will want a new pair each season if you give Chie Mihara a whirl".
These are the pairs I'm losing it over right now:
This is the archetyple Emily-shoe shape. 2-2 1/2" substantial heel, t-strap, the works. The majority of my shoes fall into this category. I've also been longing for blue shoes (I've got red, yellow, and green covered...).
And they are just damn beautiful objects.
These are fetching because they are quite like little girl's shoes, but in grown-lady sizes. Embarrassingly, I often find myself clicking on a pair of shoes in some online shop, only to realize in that instant that they are intended for a little girl under the age of 10.
These send me because they've got the perfect, aforementioned shape, a nice thick strap, and appear to be the lovely "winter white" that I'm into right now. I'm not sure if it's the transitioning of Winter into Spring, but creamy, warm ivories have been catching my eye quite a lot these days.
*Sigh*
The lady's got my number.
