Center City Sips

If it’s summer, it’s time for Center City Sips!  Over 90 restaurants are participating on Wednesdays through the end of August with $5 cocktails, $4 glasses of wine, $3 beers, and half price appetizers.  It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

So why not cozy up at Rosa Blanca for a mojito and some chicken croquettes?  (Trust me, they’re muy delicioso.)

A white rose for Rosa Blanca, no?  The Bonita by Paris Hilton is pretty indeed, with its white satin rose at the peep toe.  The whole body and four-inch heel are white satin too, and the one-inch platform as well.  Yours for $102 at Heels.com.

Prefer Japanese?  Refresh yourself with a watermelon soju martini and some edamame at Fuji Mountain.

This amazing beast is the Bling Sai.  The embroidery is inspired by Japanese design, but it’s embellished to within an inch of its life with fancy stitching and rhinestones.  (Just how I like my things.)  The heel’s about five inches, and the platform is about two and a third inches.  It’s available in an ivory combo as well; your choice for $34 from Irregular Choice.

Or maybe you’re swept up in World Cup fever and want to go Brazilian with a Brazilian rum punch and some filet wrapped in bacon at Chima:

This TOMS lookalike is in the yellow and green of Brazil!  And it has “BRA” along the outside of the back, which now that I write it, looks a little indecent.  But it’s for Brazil, people!  The yellow sole makes it for me—it’s so cheery.  And the little triangle of yellow at the top, too.  Yours for $27 from DX Mall.

Whatever you’re craving, there’s a spot for you this summer.  But don’t let it pass you by!  Too many years I’ve forgotten about this until the end of August.  Don’t let my tragic mistake happen to you.

Go Red for Women

February is American Heart Month.  Maybe you saw a lot of women in red on Friday (Wear Red Day).  Maybe you’ve noticed the red lights on Liberty Place or the Ben Franklin Bridge.  I hope you have, because those lights and those women in red were just trying to remind you to keep good care of your ticker!

In the spirit of the month, I give you a selection of red shoes.  First up, a pair that can really help you keep your heart healthy:

The Air Pegasus by Nike have a breathable mesh upper, a sockliner that conforms to the shape of your foot and offers comfort and underfoot support, a lot of cushioning, and even environmentally-friendly rubber on the sole for those of you going green as well as red.  Available in (get this!) eighteen (!) different color combinations; find them on Lady Foot Locker for $100.

The Valma by Mossimo is a simple round-toe flat with seven rhinestones on the toe of varying shapes and colors.  Love.  Also available in black, blue, purple, and green… and for $17, why not get one in each color?  Check them out at your local Target.

If you can, get to Macy’s this month.  Between now and Valentine’s Day, buy a $2 pin to support the cause and get an all-day savings pass.  Buy one of the limited edition red dresses from Ellen Tracy and Marilyn Monroe between now and the end of March and 10% will go to the Go Red For Women movement (between now and the end of the month, the dress from Kensie counts too!).

The Sierra by Paris Hilton combines the color of them month with super-trendy houndstooth and touches of patent leather to make one beautiful bootie.  It has a 4.25-inch heel, round toe, a delicate bow on the outside of the ankle, and a zipper up the side to let you in.  Also available in black, brown, and a really smart black-and-white houndstooth + bright blue patent leather—your choice for $76 from Macy’s.

In Pennsylvania alone, nearly 26,000 women die each year from heart disease and stroke.  One of every three women will die from heart disease, yet less than 60 percent of women recognize heart disease as the number one killer of women.  Consider yourself warned!  I want you ladies around for some time to come, so take good care of your heart.  The Red Cross has even put up a whole nutrition and fitness program.  Take a look!

Hanukkah 2011

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah!  Time for candles, dreidels, gelt, and my personal favorite: latkes!  (How I love latkes.  Some year I will get to Latkepalooza.)  In honor of the holiday, here are eight shoes for the eight nights of the Festival of Lights.

First, blue and white for the candles:

 The Musa by Michael Antonio have a blue fabric upper, five-inch heel, and fabulous white one-inch platform.  Also available in tan from Zappos for $48.

Second, yellow for the flames:

This bright beauty from Qupid has a velvet body that waves around your foot, glossy five-inch cone heel, and 1.25-inch platform.  Yours for $23 from Room of Fashion.

Third, bright pink for the plastic dreidel I always picked out in middle school from the bowl of dreidels during our multi-cultural holiday celebration:

(It should not surprise you that I always picked the pink ones.  I believe I still may have one somewhere.)  The Partyy-R is fuchsia satin with a jewelled five-inch heel, one-inch platform, and girly attitude to spare!  Also available in black, champagne, and a really lovely blue from Steve Madden for $130.

Fourth, gold for the gelt:

The Ashland by Gomax is a vision of gold glitter on a four-inch heel.  Also available in black; find them at DSW for $30.

Fifth, golden brown for tasty, tasty latkes:

Golden brown indeed!  The Sacchi by Levity is a saucy little Oxford with grosgrain ribbon laces and a 3.5-inch stacked heel.  Also available in black; pick them up at DSW for $70.

Sixth, black for the starry nights through which the menorah shines:

Perfect!  The Hafen have a 5.38-inch heel, 1.5-inch platform, and beautifully sequined outer.  Find them at Aldo for $70.

Seventh, white for the snow of a winter holiday:

The ToeTied by Beverly Feldman is as pretty as a present—it even has a rhinestone bow on the toe!  It has a 4.75-inch heel, half-inch platform, satin upper, and leather sole.  Find them at DSW for $150.

And eighth, red for the love of your family and friends:

All wrapped up in love!  (Or chiffon, as the case may be.)  The Selene by Paris Hilton has chiffon straps tied in a bow, a 4.5-inch gold heel, and a zipper up the back to let you in.  Also available in black; find them at Macy’s for $89.

Happy Hanukkah, my Jewish friends!  Happiness and latkes for all!