Keep is one of our favorite footwear brands because they’re in business for the ladies.   Season after season they take their line to a new level - whether it’s new silhouettes, new fabrications or new markets. The ladies recently launched a children’s line in February and they are some of the cutest itty bitty shoes! They’re not your regular kid’s shoes - not childish gimmicks - just clean design shrunken down for the little ones. Keep has also been flipping the sneaker envy. You know how normally with other brands you wish you could get the guys shoes? Well, with Keep, it’s the other way around. Like an savvy business ladies they’re offering the line in larger sizes to accommodate the boys, but here’s the catcher, the boys have to order in women’s sizes! Ha! A little of their own medicine, eh?

For Fall ‘09 Una was inspired by the holidays and the coziness of the season.  One of the new fabrications is moire faille, a textile that has the look and feel of grosgrain ribbon - reminiscent of holiday gift wrapping.  For all those times you want to cozy up to the couch and snack, you can rock the pretzel pattern.  Or, if you’re just going casual their are many chambray and corduroy options, and other menswear inspired fabrics.  On top of it all, Keep is vegan, eco-friendly and animal friendly - that is they don’t harm animals and have recently received PETA sponsorship.  So, not only will you look good wearing these, you can feel good about wearing them too!

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Lori of Female Sneaker Fiend has been holding it down for the ladies who love sneakers from day one.  I remember stumbling upon her site a few years ago and it was like a ray of light shining down from the heavens.  If you haven’t been to Female Sneaker Fiend, it has everything you would ever want to know about kicks, and the ladies who love them.  Their newest feature is an internship guide - brilliant!  Lots of ladies love cool kicks but want to work in the game as well.  Well, here’s your chance to get some experience and pay some dues - internship style.  Check out the list of impressive positions ranging from FSF, Adidas, Nike, Puma, Keep and Reebok.  And, we’re on there as well, so if you want a piece of the action, get to it!

P.S. - Boston area ladies save the date!  FSF is hosting a party on September 20th - details coming soon!

When you see booth after booth of clothing you start seeing trends emerge - and one of them was plaid - still - mostly of the purple variety.  Check out who’s getting grungey for fall . . . .

My favorite plaid:  purple/black & turquoise/black with rainbow lurex by UNIF

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M.I.S.S. hearts lots of things, but one of our most favorite things is sweatpants.  When we’re not in our fancy pants, we’re undoubtedly in our sweat pants.  No M.I.S.S. or Mama photoshoot would not be official without me and Liz running around in our favorite pair of sweats.  We’re not the ones in front of the camera - we’re too busy making sure everyone else looks good.  So, we were very excited to see several lines offering their take on sweat pants.  What follows are our favorites . . . Baby French Terry Pants by In4mation

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One of our favorite independent women’s footwear lines, Keep, is expanding their line to include more styles of footwear and more apparel - and we have the pics for you to check it out! One of my favorite collections for Spring 2009 is the Watermelon series (pictured below). The Spring line also includes some great floral prints, pretty plaids, slip on ballet flats and slides. The apparel collection is their largest yet and includes lots of cute cut & sew pieces like sundresses, tops, jackets, leggings, skirtalls and sweat shorts (our fave!). Check out all the pics after the jump.

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I know there’s still a bit of summer left but it’s time to get ready for the coming chillier, wetter months. Keep Company has got you covered. They’ve recently introduced a new style, just in time for Fall called the Tatum. The booty is water resistant for those of us who are climatically challanged, sigh. Using smart fabric for an ever smarter look, the refined Tatum pops with DWR treated canvas and Keep’s grippy natural gum rubber sole. The tatum comes in 3 great colors: black, red and purple. Don’t let those rainy days get you down! Keep up and stay dry with Keep’s latest styles! You can purchase the Tatum online here. Larger pics of the red and purple Tatum after the jump . . .

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We just caught a glimpse of Keep’s new Fall ‘08 collection and wanted to share! The Keep ladies have you ready for back to school with lots of argyle, cable knits, and prints plus two new styles that are water resistant — the Tatum rainboot and the dressy Dorian with detachable fringe cover.

Keep is also adding apparel to it’s collection - sneaky peak after the jump!

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Nicely said ladies. Keep is having a sale to celebrate the summer solstice!

It’s a sales bonanza! This weekend Keep shoes is hosting a sidewalk sale at their headquarters.  Like they said, the early bird gets the worm so don’t sleep in!