Shoes Love

I don't wear really high heels anymore, but if I did, these shoes are what I would be wearing.  They are very fashionable.  The first seven photos are shoes by Christian Louboutin.  
 

Two toned pumps by Chanel.


The remaining photos are the style and heel length that I wear now.  

I mostly prefer to wear flat ballerina style shoes.  I know that high heels makes your legs look longer and slimmer, but this girl just doesn't want to leave the house in high heels to face a long day out with them on.  I want to be stylish, but I also want to be comfortable.  I will not sacrifice comfort for style.  I can have both.  I am just under 5'6" tall and most of my height is in my legs.  I have a short torso and long legs.  My legs are also slim so I am not worried about my legs appearing long and slim in shoes.  They already do even when wearing flats.  

Open back shoes by Chanel.
 

Chanel bow pumps.  This heel is still very comfortable.
 

No way will I ever give up flat ballerina style shoes.  These are by Chanel.
 

Suede flats by Chanel.
 

 I can handle this length heel in wedges but I would still not be wearing it often.  This one is by Chanel.

 Christian Louboutin wedge shoes

Some women are not comfortable wearing such flat shoes because they have a very high instep, but flats are completely comfortable for me.
 

Christian Louboutin wedge heels

Pretty Belt By Heather Bullard

I spotted this belt from another blog called Heather Bullard Lifestyle and fell in love with it.  This belt is screaming Xenia.   

I Love Cath Kidson Designs

For many years I thought of opening my very own home decor store.  I love interior decorating and just about anything related to the home.  I even went so far as to register a name with the IRS for my store in 2005 and started attending trade shows at Jacob Javits Center in NYC.  I enjoyed the trade shows so much.  I learned a lot and met so many wonderful people in the industry.  The name that I chose for my store was Victoria tea.  I wanted a name that was unusual and not necessarily a name that one would associate with a home decor store.  Then I thought of adding my name to it to make it Xenia's Victoria Tea. My store was going to have a section where customers could sit down for tea, pastries and finger sandwiches.

Unfortunately, Victoria Tea never opened.  I had just recently purchased my brownstone which required so much of my time to restore.  I am just now finishing up with that project in 2012.  Anyway, during my time trying to plan Victoria Tea, I found out about Cath Kidson at the trade shows.   I immediately fell in love with Cath Kidson products and you can easily see why.  The Cath Kidson brand feeds right into my shabby chic, feminine, girlie girl image.  I just LOVE this stuff!
         

Cath Kidson fabrics are so beautiful.  They are great for quilting, making curtains, pillow covers, etc.

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Lampshade made with Cath Kidson fabric.

Cath Kidson fabric makes a great floor pillow.

Cath Kidson tins for buttons and pins....so cute.

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Accessories that any girlie girl will LOVE.

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Cath Kidson even has carpeting too.

 

England's Cath Kidson.

Click HERE to go the the Cath Kidson's online store.