ShoeMinx Man-Candy Special: Cast Your Vote

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This is Your Fantasy. Own it.

We’re in the sweet spot of July, ShoeMinx’s favorite Season.

Enjoy our Man Candy Meets Heel Candy Special Edition…

Imagine. You’re on holiday in Sardinia, Italy. You’ve just polished off the most robust, gorgeous plate of fresh seafood linguine and chased it with a deliciously foamy cappuccino. You explore a side street and happen upon the most magical shoe boutique you’ve ever seen. You may as well be on a Universal Pictures Sound Stage. It’s like the MOMA of Luxury Shoes is before your very eyes.

You enter the shop tentatively, not knowing if this is a Gelato-craving daydream gone wild. Between your gold hoops, peep toe boots and rounded hips, you’re a miracle of circles - a sensual siren sun-kissed by the Mediterranean.

One sexy “shoe clerk” could tip this fantasy into Shangri-La… who would you pick to help you try on those elegant Givenchy sandals in the window?

Would it be the studious and soulful Jake Gyllenhaal?

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Wrapping his strong hands around your delicate ankle, helping you try on a white Guiseppe Zanotti sandal?

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Or would you prefer the doting service of a Ryan Reynolds?

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Fitting you with these hot-blooded serpentine Roberto Cavalli sandals?

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How about the penetrating gaze of Clive Owen assessing the *tilt* of your “arch”…

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… in these deliriously sexy Rene Coavilla sandals?

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Or maybe a man like Matthew Fox is more your speed?

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And you’re more in the market for a man to help you size out a playful pair of Christian Lacroix Wicker Espadrilles.

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We like the idea of James McEvoy slipping you into something more cosmopolitan-sexy…

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Like these exquisitely crafted Donald J. Pliner Pumps.

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The fantasy gets friskier if you imagine a scruffy yet attentive Adrian Grenier pulling out all the stops…

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… to get you in Modern Vintage’s sublime tomato red textured wedge?

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If you’re feeling a bit like a walk on the wild side, maybe a “hands on” shoe clerk like John Mayer fits the bill?

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And maybe he’s admiring your slender ankles as he fits these dreamy Chanel open toe pumps on your feet.

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Post a Comment… Which of these Sexy Scenarios Unleashes Your Ultimate Shoe Fantasy?

Jake Gyllenhaal and Guiseppe Zanotti

Ryan Reynolds and Roberto Cavalli

Clive Owen and Rene Coavilla

Matthew Fox and Christian Lacroix

James McEvoy and Donald J. Pliner

Adrian Grenier and Modern Vintage

John Mayer and Chanel

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July 7, 2008 | Filed Under Adrian Grenier, Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Clive Owen, Donald J. Pliner, Giuseppe Zanotti, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, Matthew Fox, Modern Vintage Shoes, Roberto Cavalli, Ryan Reynolds, Special Editons | 6 Comments 

The Paris Accord: Highlights from Couture Week

Chanel, Lacroix, Givenchy, Armani Oh My!

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This week’s Fall 08 Paris Couture shows included red carpet mainstays Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Givenchy and the hotly anticipated Armani Prive.

With the house of Yves Saint Laurent no longer in the business of haute couture, and the cult of Valentino in the hands of the untested Alessandra Facchinetti, the void of discreet atelier decadence has never seemed deeper.

Thanks goodness for Giorgio. Armani, who this week received the Légion d’Honneur from the French president himself, released his Armani’s Privé haute couture collection last Monday. And it was everything the well-heeled woman could conceivably want in her wardrobe. In the discerning crowd were the likes of Dame Helen Mirren, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Zhang Ziyi and Princesse de Savoie Clotilde Courau.

Armani, marking 35 years as a designer and couturier, revisited many of the signature silhouettes over the course of 52 looks. ShoeMinx adores the couture shoes from this week’s Armani Prive showcase.

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The Chanel show was a beautifully structured collection in shades of gray, black, and white. Sinuous cocktail dresses in pewter silk featured elaborate pin-tuck details at waist and shoulder to add a “twin-turbo” effect to the silhouette. ShoeMinx would love to see Gwyneth Paltrow in this dress in IRON MAN 2. It’s so very prim and Space Age proper Pepper Potts!

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 Here’s a detail shot of the sublime heel:

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 Only a colorist and a romantic like Christian Lacroix could find so much variation in black. The collection presented itself as a contemporary twist on a Velasquez painting — with black in shiny and matte fabrics, paired with dark navy, and often injected with a burst of color.

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Lacroix also took a painterly approach to pairing contemporary bold tights with his empire-inspired shoes…

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As for Givenchy, the designer took his collection into the high heartland of Peru, where he created a landscape of Machu Picchu colors of tobacco brown and stony beige. A young, urban take on chic dressing, punctuated with intense shots of decorative impulse.

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July 4, 2008 | Filed Under Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Fashion Week, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy | Leave a Comment 



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