A Gift From the Shoe Gods

Wow so I feel terrible with a capital 'T'. I haven't blogged in weeks, I wouldn't be surprised if many of you stopped subscribing. I finally got my working situation figured out and then of course I got swamped at work but things have finally calmed down and I can breathe a bit. Remember I love comments and suggestions. Enjoy!


xoxo Miss Honeybun


If you google Charlotte Olympia you find descriptions of links like "perfect for shoe obsessions" or "great shoe style". They aren't joking. Next to my AE Outfitters addiction I, like many others, have a huge addiction to shoes (especially heels) and Charlotte Olympia aka Charlotte Dellal knows exactly how that addiction feels. "With what I do, its really a girl designing for another girl," she told Vogue's Mark Holgate. By looking at her past collections, its obvious she knows exactly what a girl wants in a shoe. Her platform pumps are meant to fill one with total confidence. A perfect example is the cameo a pair made at the movie premier of Did You Hear About the Morgans?, worn by Sarah Jessica Parker.

In July's Vogue, we get a teaser of her Fall collection (not mentioned on her website due to renovation), which is inspired by "thick strapped 1940's sandals", "playful use of leopard print" (among many other vivid and bold patterns) "and love of platforms." I will certainly be waiting for her fall looks with high anticipation - my feet are getting jittery just thinking about it! If you aren't sure if her shoes are right for you take a look at some her past pieces.

Now that I've found out who this wonderful person is, that puts shoes on display all over her home, I'm yearning to find out more about her inspiration and style. Shoes this creative are not common or seen everywhere.

Original Article: "Head for Heights" by Mark Holgate. July Vogue 2010, pg. 62'
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xoxo Miss Honeybun

Ari Tabei's Recycling Performance

Hello my dears! I apologize for being off the grid lately. In my quest to find summer work I had to very quickly make a few decisions about my plans and unfortunately didn't have much time to blog or tweet. Oh, by the way if you would like to follow me on twitter click here. Also I am going to experiment with something for the posts that will be up during these next few weeks. I'm going to do a live stream on blogTV while I work on them in a way to connect more with my readers, whoever you may be. I've had a few people suggest to me that I just upload videos on to youtube but I don't have any purpose for it. I think this would be a nice edition so I am going to try it and see how it goes. Please give me feedback! If you honestly think its uninteresting I would rather be told the truth. 


So on to the June Flashback. For those of you that follow me consistently you know my posts are expanded critiques of current articles featured in Vogue. However, Vogue only comes out every few weeks so in between I'd like to have a couple other posts for you, which includes the monthly flashback. The flashback will feature an article from a previous issue of Vogue consistent with the month just from a different year and still highlighting fashion in an artistic way. However it will not be as long as regular posts, but rather something small to last in between bigger posts. I hope you like the idea, once again I'd love to hear more feedback from my readers. Enjoy!


June Flashback


In June 2009, performance artist Ari Tabei wore a 50-pound kimono, seen below, made entirely from fabric scraps at the opening of her show at Rebecca and Drew a New York City boutique. Tabei beat out hundreds of other artists and won the 2009 Sprout Emerging Artist Competition,which was sponsored by the boutique. Versions of the kimono were put on sale a few weeks later.

A teacher taught her how to sew a kimono which was how she realized its ability to showcase a woman's beauty yet restrictive it is. "It restricts how you sit, how you bow, [and] how you move,” she said. To view the full article click on the link below.

Artist Statement

"My interest in rituals lies in my experience, as I grew up in Japan, of the importance of mindfully engaging in daily and ordinary activity with severe discipline. I am attracted to the power and beauty of rituals such as tea ceremony, kimono-wearing, and traditional Japanese wrapping techniques. They are all based on the adoration of the beautiful in everyday existence. This aesthetic teaches us purity and harmony and the mystery of the nature of human beings. I started to invent my own rituals to celebrate my resistance to what was for me the miserable creature called “life”, hoping to make my petty existence acceptable to this creature, after learning to accept it. As I engage myself in the performance of ritual play, my intention is to reach for understanding and transformation. In this practice of conscious engagement, I seek a truth about self and a transformative process which reveals both desperation and hope." - Ari Tabei

xoxo Miss Honeybun

Ari Tabei. Kimberly Straub. June 18th, 2009. http://www.vogue.com/voguedaily/2009/06/art-ari-tabei/