Radii Footwear Takes Big Baby Steps April 22nd, 2009 | Chino Hills California-based Radii Footwear is making a quick impact in the urban boutique market. Formerly a buyer for renowned action sports stores Beach Bums in Southern California, founder Casey Arisohn made the jump from buying to production just a few short years ago when […]

JCREPORT highlighted the recent social media contest around Italian footwear: Italian Footwear Tries On Social Media March 11th, 2009 | Milan The internet has opened up an endless horizon of possibilities for the fashion industry. From the rapidly changing nexus of applications (video blogs, Twitter, online social shopping) to designers and stylists taking their Facebook […]

My article on the fab new men’s shoe store, LEffot, from JCREPORT: Leffot’s Footwear Fantasy September 24th, 2008 | New York While women vie for spectators elsewhere in the city, men’s footwear specialty shop Leffot has taken up residence in the West Village. Located just a few doors down from the exquisite women’s shoe and […]

Had a fantastic time in Milan at MICAM where I learned amazing things about Made in Italy. I also had a chance to sit down with Vito Artioli who is not only an esteemed shoe designer but head of the Italian Footwear Association. Here’s pics of some of Vito’s shoes. Here’s the interview from JCREPORT: […]

My piece on Omelle is up on JCREPORT. As usual, JC is the first to cover this brand. I got a sneak peek of the styles at WSA and was blown away. Keep your eye on this line in the coming months. “Omelle: Fresh Luxury For The Footwear Obsessed August 4th, 2008 – Los Angeles […]

As you know I am a big fan of both these designers — just saw some amazing lux-ey runnign around shoes from Eileen at WSA this week, and my Zero bolero jacket from 2006 never ceases to bring me compliments, it was fun to write a little tidbit on the both of them: From JCREPORT: […]

My article about Manolo’s fabulous collaborations is up on JC. Check it out: “Manolo Blahnik is walking the edge for autumn/winter ’08-’09. While he has collaborated with designers from Ossie Clark to Perry Ellis and Cerruti in the past, this year he walks the line with Thakoon, Christopher Kane, Rag & Bone and Alexander Wang. […]

So my feature on Jerome is up on  JCREPORT check it out below! Jerome and I had such a wonderful afternoon in his amazing LA studio which is on a tidal lagoon. As you’ll see from my behind the scenes pics, he collects shoes by Swear and has a bird named Malibu who is quite charming. […]