A Little Fancy Footwork for your Friday

Spring fever is starting to settle in for the long haul for me, so I've found myself more than a couple of times this week getting distracted googling Spring shoe collections and Easter dresses (A tradition my mother has upheld throughout my life, even now that Easter implies a bottle of wine and my friend Shannon's epic Easter ham rather than sitting in church, listening to my Grandfather give his Easter sermon...)

I've been delighted by what I've found. Spring's shoes are all about the statement, the huge pop any outfit needs to be fabulous. Designers have taken up frivolous accents (bows,braids, beads, bling) and a decadent pallette of bright, cheery colors (I'm obsessed with the little flamed Prada heels; amazing!). Heels are all over the map, tiny and tall, chunky and midsize, and wedges for welcoming warmth back again. The candy colored footwear is perfect to start Spring and keep the party roaring all the way to the tail end of Summer, and the shiny plastics and patents are a nice change from serious Winter-wear. I'm hoping the Easter Bunny keeps up his end of the basket bargain and brings me something like this...

I'm on fire for these Prada heels...

The bottom left of these Alberto Guardiani are just waiting to be part of a dreadfully romantic Summer love affair... I'm seeing sunshiny kisses near the Eiffel Tower.
Burberry hits the mark with the beads on those wedges.

Christian Louboutin shows off his flair for the dramatic in the three pairs above. The red and turquoise are ready for a flamenco fiesta and I'm loving the feel of the pink pair-- so exotic!

Jason Wu
Roberto Cavalli embracing ombre in his circular cut outs; a lovely, delicate pallette for Spring. The pair on the left would make an awesome "Something Blue"

Kate Spade for hitting the town or just being a girl on the go. Those tennis shoes would be great with some rolled up boyfriend jeans for your Sunday midmorning brunch date and grocery trip.