Rachel Bilson: ShoeMinx loves her latest 80s Footwear Fetish

Strutting around in Martin Margiela Never Looked So Good

“What a feeling, bein’s believin’
I can’t have it all, now I’m dancin’ for my life
Take your passion, and make it happen
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life”

It’s Rachel Bilson by way of Jennifer Beals circa Flashdance. The former “O.C.” star was spotted on Wednesday wearing open-toe ankle boots by Martin Margiela. This is definitely a designer who’s right on message with breaking trends.

First reaction: Hated it. Truly an “oh my god what is she wearing?” moment if ever there was one. Bilson is working a bit too hard to convince us that she’s edgy and mature now that she’s ditched SoCal for the big screen.

But then we found a picture of the petite actress wearing the same boots paired with a different outfit. This time we’re kind of loving the quirky, sweet-meets-street look. While ShoeMinx applauds mini B for changing it up and not going with a traditional flat, the first look said sloppy; this one says chic.

Click here to see product details for these killer Martin Margiela sandal booties.

The Jumper star and soon to be clothes designer (is there anyone in H’wood that doesn’t have clothing line?) seems to have a fondness for 80s footwear even though she’s too young to catch most of the references on VH1’s “I Love the 80s.”

Take your feet down a pumping and posh 80s fashion trip. It’s all the style with none of the bad hair and shoulder pads. Here are some of ShoeMinx’s favorite boots from this foxy trend.

Christian Louboutin Astraqueen Ankle Boots

View the specs on this boot here.

Martin Margiela twist peep-toe bootie

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Loeffler Randall Yvette cut-out bootie

Get a great deal on this boot by clicking here.

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Amy Winehouse: Surprisingly Pretty Feet For Such a Rough Ridin’ Gal

Designers Say Yes, Yes, Yes to Style Muse Amy Winehouse

From the top of her Marge Simpson beehive to her trademark ballet shoes, troubled “Back to Black” troubadour Amy Winehouse has become the retro pin-up girl for designers like Karl Lagerfeld, Roberto Cavalli and Giorgio Armani. We also love the boozy images of Amy Winehouse gabbing with the original paparazzi-whores Kelly Osborne and Paris Hilton at Perez Hilton’s Birthday Bash.

We love these hand-painted “Zap” platform pumps by Terry de Havilland. Pick up a pair to wear with your skinny denim by clicking here.

She gives mannered ballet flats a round and tumble edge. Are Winehouse’ ballet slippers the muse for the popular square-toe ballet flat? Find a stellar price on these square toe-ballet flats at Zappos.

Her glammed up yet gritty Sid and Nancy look (pre-drug and alcohol calamities) has even inspired model Nicole Trunfio’s look for the new Guess campaign. Add shoe designer Jonathan Kelsey (who we’ve dubbed Louboutain deux, you heard it here first), who designed the “Amy” pump in tribute, to her list of fans. Buy these special Amy Winehouse tribute pumps as seen below here.

Despite her troubles, there is no doubt that Winehouse has a unique fashion point of view. Winehouse’s out-to-there winged eyeliner is probably too extreme for us plebeians, but her riot girl footwear is very wearable.

ShoeMinx is very fond of these “comic strip” mules from Eley Kishimoto and Betsey Johnson. Shop the product pages by clicking on the above links.

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