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Grand Mademoiselle Shoe Blog
www.grandmshoeblog.com
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Always searching for fashionable footwear above a size 10.
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Hello, Academia? Its Jersey Calling...

Life in academia can be quite monotonous.  Not the work, exactly, but the outfits.  Graduate students pursuing PhDs seem to feel that their wardrobes have to reflect their serious intention...

11 feb 12

Sorel Compilation While Convalescing

For the past 3 months, the Grand M has been suffering under the heavy burden of sizable kidney stones.  If any of you have had the displeasure, you know the kind of agony they can bring.  O...

17 dec 11

Gray Gilded Surprise

The Grand M loves a great flat bootie, but after seeing an endless repetition of the same style, they can become a bit boring.  Truly, how many variations of the same shoe have we seen season af...

21 oct 11

Perfectly En Pointe

When dancer Marie Taglioni graced the stage en pointe in La Slyphide, a footwear revolution began.  The ballet flat became box-toed with the graceful stylings of Pierina Legnani and Russian grea...

01 oct 11

Jewelry Du Jour - Love Heals

The Grand Mademoiselle moonlights as an accessories buyer, the perks of which are immeasurable.  Upon a recent trip to the Designers & Agents show here in L.A., one line stood out like a bed...

27 sep 11

Booties In Berry Hues On Trend For Fall

The lovely Editor of ShoeTease and I decided to put our blogging heads together and come up with a collection of booties that run the gamut of wine and red tones in all shapes and sizes for Fall 2011...

25 sep 11

Just "Deserts" Boots

Since moving to L.A., the Grand M has been captivated by the desert landscape lying just to the east.  The drive from Albuquerque to L.A. was filled with wonderful wild sand dunes, mesas, chapar...

06 sep 11

As The Sneakers And Fur Flies

Sometimes, a great pair of sneakers can make an ensemble cooler than a great pair of heels or a deliciously expensive set of ballet flats.  The editors and fashionistas are currently pairing the...

04 sep 11

Guest Post on CanYaHeelMe - Fall 2011 Favorites

The Grand M relishes the opportunity to work with other bloggers, and today, darling Rebecca Pollard of CanYaHeelMe featured a guest post by yours truly offering a selection of my favorite picks for ...

02 sep 11

Cardinal Rules

In fashion, theres always a color of the moment.  Right now, its a go for red.  Harpers Bazaars "Update Your Look" section this month was all about adding touches of the fiery hue t...

01 sep 11

Revisiting Lace & Black Leather

Truthfully, the Grand M is a bit tired of the lace and leather combo thing.  Really, its been done to death and it seems to come around every other season, with editors telling us, "No, but ...

30 aug 11

Mother-in-law Knows Best: Patty Duke

As announced in the previous post, the Grand M was recently married to a darling gentleman who illuminates my entire essence.  Speaking of illumination, he hails from original Hollywood glittera...

25 aug 11

Sea Change

What a year its been for the Grand M! Yours truly was married to the love of my life on 4.11.11 and recently made the long trip across the country to settle in sunny Los Angeles, where my hubby works...

22 aug 11

Bright Lights & Grunge-Slum Charm

The total fashion freedom which pairing boots with skirts affords is sublime, offering a thrilling opportunity to reach back into the early 90s while stretching forward into 2011 and beyond. As every...

23 sep 10

Diving Into Discounts & Deals

With the dawning of 2010, the Grand Mademoiselle anxiously awaits all those discounts on gorgeous shoes, once just out of reach in 2009 and now deliciously affordable. Traditionally, the post-holiday...

12 jan 10

Punched-Up Pairings

Certain elements inescapably compliment each other in a multitude of arenas, from the rustic simplicity of a perfect wine pairing with a buttery brie, to the devout conviction in harmonious zodiac at...

04 nov 09

Gold-Plated Art Decoratif

The Grand Mademoiselle has always harbored a secret hatred of studded embellishments, whether on shoes, bags, lapels, what have you. However, there remains a certain intrigue to this style, spawned b...

14 oct 09

Chic Shoes, Chic Home

Of the numerous fashion burdens plaguing the Grand Mademoiselle, perhaps none is more frustrating than finding a chic way to store so many chic shoes. When the shoes are beautiful, the home decor sho...

12 oct 09

New Beginnings: Luxury In Lean Times

Yes, yes, the economy stinks. Yes, yes, fashion has reacted to the current downturn very poorly by churning out uninspired, drab, been-there-done-that cheap-looking blazers to pair with terribly bori...

11 oct 09

Sandalled

With the spring season silenced, the Grand M is keen on throwing herself feet-first into the fantastic onslaught of summer sandals. Designers are ripe with eager yet age-old ideas and brilliant motif...

30 may 09

My Shoe Stock Stimulus Package

The title of this post is somewhat misleading. The Grand Mademoiselle has no grand scheme for retail reinvigoration, nor does she gasp in astonishment at the current state of economic affairs (if we ...

10 apr 09

Me & My Maloles

The Grand Mademoiselle is a sucker for a high-quality, buttery-soft, rich leather shoe. Give me gentle folds of supple skins over immovable, stain-resistant, nylon and I'm a happy woman. Always in se...

21 feb 09

Phaethon's Revenge

While winter shoes are exciting in October, January heralds the onset of a deep depression for the Grand Mademoiselle. One too many shearling booties is enough to render even the most devout shoe afi...

15 jan 09

Galoshes Galore

Perhaps the single most frustrating endeavor, at least for the Grand Mademoiselle, is the seemingly endless search for a fashionable pair of rain boots. Nothing screams style crisis more than knee-hi...

13 dec 08

Petallurgy

Petallurgy is the Grand Mademoiselle's term for the science, nay the art, of adorning shoes with lovely, feminine details. Fall/Winter fashion abounds with such gorgeous spectacles, and the Grand M d...

23 oct 08

Balmorals Lament

The Oxford is a tricky shoe, at once elegant and playful while retaining an air of sad, Scottish mystery. Enhance the elegance and risk losing the baleful woe; enhance the misty, noir aura and risk l...

14 oct 08

All Tucked In

The onset of winter has the Grand Mademoiselle itching for a brand new pair of boots. In style seasons past, the fabulous fervor leading up to designers' boot debuts fizzled fast as fashionistas chos...

11 sep 08

High Art

The Grand Mademoiselle is tired. Tired of the tried-and-true, cookie cutter, been there done that attitude infecting fashion this fall. Where is the drama, the sex appeal, the art, the magic and myst...

06 sep 08

Trend: Soft Rock

As the summer months dwindle to a quiet close, the Grand Mademoiselle is itching to don something ... naughty, and head out on the town for a night of debauchery and mayhem. The fashion history annal...

26 aug 08

Feel Good Fashion

While we all gain a tremendous burst of excitement from donning new garments, the recent trend toward feel-good fashion focuses on outpourings of charity and goodwill, with designers turning to every...

21 aug 08

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