early christmas present.

So my fabulous Chicago favorites and I decided to hit up some shopping and do some damage to our already fleeting bank accounts this afternoon.

Thank god for my Nordstrom employee discount. We got a pair of black Jimmy Choo's for Jen and a pair of gold Loubies for me for a freakin' steal. We didn't literally steal them, but we may as well have.

The best part is not even having to pay for them but receiving them as birthday/early Christmas presents. God love Aunt Diane. I swear a pair of gorgeous shoes can brighten up even the coldest of Chicago days.

[Ps. You may not believe me. But these Loubs are VERY comfortable. As in I'm going to wear them to work for an 8 hour shift. Who knew that was ever going to be possible?]

quote of the day.

"I would hate for someone to look at my shoe and say, 'Oh my God! That looks so comfortable!' That's not what I want to project. But I'm not a sadist. I don't believe suffering makes you beautiful. But comfort is not part of my creative process."

-Christian Louboutin on his killer heels

[Literally, they are killer. I can barely take a step in mine. He's still a genius.]

louboutin soars to new heights, and not in heels.

I was reading my new issue of W Magazine the other day, and found this on the short news page.

Apparently, Christian Louboutin [the man that made the red sole famous and lust worthy] has collaborated with champagne maker extraordinaire Piper-Heidsieck to create a glass champage flute that resembles a five inch Louboutin pump.

The flutes are only available at the Piper-Heidsieck online store and Neiman Marcus as part of the Le Rituel gift set for $500. But, it comes with champagne. Wowza.

“There is something a little bit corny of drinking out of a shoe,” Louboutin says. “I thought of Cinderella, so the shoe became a symbol of the lost person.”

The tradition of drinking out of a lady's heel began in the 1880s after Russian ballerinas gave up their slippers for counts to drink out of in celebration.

Sounds a little strange to me. But I suppose if you'd like to try it, and you have a spare $500 laying around somewhere, run over to Neimans and pick up a Loub flute.

bragging rights.

Okay. I'm really not a person to brag, for real.

But the newest addition to my wardrobe/life deserves it's own blog post.

Mainly because I'm completely and utterly obsessed.

Hello fall. Sorry dad.

Photo via Neiman Marcus.