It’s not a secret that I love flats and I think that they are extremely comfortable. There are numerous kinds and styles of flats to suit any budget and a lot of them can be called really affordable women’s shoes. But I just think, whether I am ready to wear flats all year round? And my answer is no. I am not. Why? Because I perfectly understand that flats can give me a lot, but they will never make me feel like a Queen, they will never make me walk differently, carry myself differently. Only high-heels can make very sexual.  

Don’t you think so, or it’s just some kind of preconception? And there are a lot of things in women’s fashion that can make us look very attractive. I mean skinny jeans, mini skirts, shorts, daring dresses???

I usually walk past the Urban Renewal section of Urban Outfitters, thinking it is vintage stuff, which is not really my thing (not unless they come from a member of my family anyway). At the back of my head, I'd always wondered exactly how they got so many vintage items of the same style in different sizes together in one place. I mean, aren't vintage items supposed to be unique? But I'd never really been interested enough to read the fine print on their website and find out how. It wasn't until my friend mentioned it the other day that I realized what it was. Apparently what they do is collect vintage clothes/fabric and put them together to form new, more updated clothes. That is how they come up with so many pieces of the same style in different sizes. You can buy it at the store or online, where they claim you can even choose colors and they'd make you a completely unique piece using different materials in the same cutting as shown. The whole idea is to re-use materials and it has been around for over 20 years (before the whole go green craze!)- I didn't even know that Urban Outfitters have been around for over 20 years, let alone this division.
One of the reasons I don't like vintage clothes is that whenever I see them they almost always look very dated, hippie and bohemian like, which is so over - thank god! And indeed they do have such stereotypical vintage clothing in this collection here (above: ugh). In fact, most of the collection is like this and I was not impressed. However, there were a few pieces that are intriguing- like this denim vest (right). The extra trimming is quite sharp and refreshing! I'm not really sure how this black blazer (left) is vintage, but I like the cutting.
The ruffled tunic shirt (left) is feminine and romantic looking. Perfect paired with that crisp cropped blazer above! And the floral skirt is cute, reminds me of the floral skirts in the Prada ads this season. Though one should be careful when wearing that in case you look like you're wearing your curtains. Paired with something smart, tailored and modern, it would look stunning.

The thing is though, I'm still not really sure how I feel about this concept of "Urban Renewal." Besides the fact that you still do not know who the previous (many!) owners are, I heard that the renewed material is very scratchy and not very comfortable. On the other hand, we do use recycled paper and bags......so why not clothes? Thoughts?

Image Source: Urban Outfitters

Summer is still in its full power and we have one extra month to show our beauties and excellent taste. I would like to offer you a list of top 3 summer 2008 must-have accessories. Would you like to enjoy them?

• lariats. They seem to be sexier than ordinary beads and necklaces. I love something about them… May be the way they emphasize our gentle necks?

 

• scarves. Don’t think they are very appropriate during extremely hot summer months, but they look damn good.

• sunglasses. Big and once again big. Nice way to hide the absence of make-up yeah?

Good designer attires with bad shoes would make you look simply awful. So I have brought some superb designer shoes for autumn 2008.

First is a deadly combination of snakeskin design sandal with red heels and chopped front portion.

Next is designer office wear pointed shoe type sandal again with a red heel. The chucked rectangle design makes it look trendier.

And look at these blue, black and wine-red colored sexy sandals. Aren’t they glamorous?

This is another stylish, elegant sandal in black with a bow on the top.

And all you pink loving ladies this is just for you sandals in special pink color.

These are lovely scarlet colored shoes with chopped front.

And these are my favorite printed design sandals with bead tying.