Distill the elements of personal style and much of it is about what is on your head and your feet. Hair and heels. One thing I have learned in years of styling fashion images - the clothes and jewelry may be gorgeous enough to launch a full-throttle riot but if the model's hair is somehow 'off' (fussy, stiff with products, lank, stringy) then the image is blown.
This goes double for shoes. A too low heel that doesn't enhance the line of a model's leg, a toe that looks dated or a style that just plain looks insignificant is an outfit killer. Real life is no different.
This spring/summer season most of us have shopped our closets instead of buying new clothes. If you feel the need for a spruce-up or that you are looking past your sell by date, spend your money on a good haircut ( maybe a few highlights and some color while you are at it) A good haircut and a flattering color can erase pounds, years and make the same old clothes suddenly 'new'.
After a dreary selling season, most shoe departments are heaving with spring shoes on sale at up to seventy five percent off. Time to trawl the sale racks for a bit of trend. And I don't mean a six inch heel or a platform that resembles fetish wear or an orthodic but something you can walk in that is bolder, or chunkier, or a little higher, or strappier, or flat with a subtle nod to gladiator style ( but skip the grommets, buckles and multiple ankle straps however and you may be able to wear them next summer too).
Especially if you are over 40, wearing a shoe that is au courant is the best way to stay in the style game. So throw a little trend around on the streets. A shoe with some presence is a sure way to make last year's skirts, cropped pants and dresses look updated.
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