Everyday is worthy of these three little “L”words. But With Valentines Day right around the cornor what better time to give yourself some Luv’n? There is nothing that will make you feel sexier than your leg’s dipped in fancy hosiery, your girly bits craddled in fine silks, satins and lace and your hard at work footsies wrapped in Mr. L’s love. This Valentines Day (and everyday!) remember these “L” words: Leg’s, Lingerie and Louboutins…Dress yourself in your love…and if all goes as planned hopefully someone else will be doing the “undressing” *wink*wink*

Lingerie and pink hosiery: Agent Provocateur, Black hosiery from Wolford, Heels from Christian Louboutin

Follow the red soled heels to Louboutin’s World! The recent redesign to Christian Louboutin’s site takes you on a journey through his life and times and of course…his drool worthy designs. Mr. L is portrayed as the “Magician” he is. A pair of blood red patent heels, named “Lynch” help you navigate the site…and if you sit too long, those heels do start-a-tapping! The “Lynch” is a pair designed for the Fetish Exhibition shot by David Lynch. This particular pair has a 14cm curve or in shoe maker terminology this would be called a “short coupled last”. This would pitch you so far forward that it would be best that whatever activities you are doing whilst wearing said shoes would be best that you weren’t on your feet

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More shoes from the Swarovski Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Event at Saks. The shoes are gorgeous - they can speak for themselves. Check out shoes from the following designers: Miu Miu, A. Testoni, Jimmy Choo, Gwen Stefani for L.A.M.B., Christian Louboutin, and Manolo Blahnik.  We also had a chance to speak with Enzo Vaccari from A. Testoni to learn a bit more about the inspiration and thoughts behind the design.  And, there are still more shoes so check back tomorrow!

Miu Miu

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A while back we posted about some preview sketches of the Swarovski Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Project.  On Thursday night, we had the pleasure of going to Saks and attending the unveiling of the Ruby Slippers designed by 19 designers including YSL, Betsey Johnson, Manolo Blahnik, Moschino and Christian Louboutin.  The event was beautifully put together and we have so much coverage (including photos of every single shoe) that we’ve decided to split it up into 5 posts - 1 for each day of the week - it’s that good. 

Sneak Peak of the Moschino shoe (my favorite!)

We’ll start off the way the event did, with the red carpet and the celebrity guests.  My only pet peeve was that the red carpet was not yellow, but we found out later that there was a “yellow brick road” leading you around to all the shoes so that made up for the lack of a yellow carpet at the entrance.  As you entered Saks, you were greeted by girls dressed as Dorothy and the air was filled with The Wizard of Oz songs as covered by other musical artists.

Betsey Johnson

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While in NY I had the pleasure of styling an editorial spread for Coutorture. The spread includes a mix of the old with the new. Here are a couple of behind the scenes picts. See more on The Goods! and on Coutorture. Stay posted for the full spread later this week!

Stills from the film The Wizard of Oz.  Sketches of the ruby slippers from left to right:  Jimmy Choo, Betsey Johnson, Moschino, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani and Sergio Rossi.

Next year is the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, and to commemorate the anniversary Warner Brothers Consumer Products has enlisted Swarovski and 19 designers to design their take on Dorothy’s ruby slippers.  The designers include A. Testoni, Abaeté, Alberta Ferretti, Betsey Johnson, Botkier, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, Giuseppe Zanotti, Jimmy Choo, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, Lisa Pliner, Manolo Blahnik, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Roger Vivier, Sergio Rossi, Stuart Weitzman, Tibi and Tuleh.  All of the designs will include Swarovski crystals and will be unveiled September 4th in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue.  The shoes will take a tour and make several stops including Art Basel in Miami.  The ruby slippers will be auctioned off and the proceeds will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.  The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies and I cannot wait to see this collection!  I hope they make their way to San Francisco!

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Images of Sketches: WWD & Business Wire

I would have a new pair of stilettos for every night out, from feather drenched or patent leather Louboutin’s to camouflage or zebra print Manolo Blahnik’s. These are the kind of shoes you build outfits around.

Oh, and bags! I never have enough, no matter how many I gather I always find more that I need. Each bag holds it’s own special place in my heart. My favorite styles are usually day totes and clutches - the ones pictured below would be an awesome edition to my ensemble any day of the week.

Christian Louboutin will be making stops at Barneys NY in NYC and Los Angeles the first week of May. He’ll be on the fourth floor of the Madison Avenue flagship on the May 1 and in the Beverly Hills store on May 7. For the event, Monsieur Louboutin sent out sketches as invitations. When Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys, saw the invites, he decided to blow them up. Beginning today, you can see the blown up sketches in the windows at the Barneys on Mandison Avenue and in Beverly Hills. You should definitely check it out. Who wouldn’t want to meet the man behind the red sole?

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Mark your MISS Crew calendars ladies, March 13th is the opening of Sole Desire:The shoes of Christian Louboutin. The exhibition, the first to examine the career of influential shoe desinger Christian Louboutin, is being shown at The Museum at FIT in New York and will run through April 19, 2008.

With a design resume that includes the fashion houses of Maud Frizon, Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent,and Roger Vivier, it is no wonder the red sole of a Christian Louboutin has become one of the most iconic images in fashion today.

For more info on the exhibition check out the FITwebsite