{"id":391,"date":"2008-02-06T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2008-02-06T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-06T18:20:00","slug":"cut-it-out-you-heel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/cut-it-out-you-heel\/","title":{"rendered":"Cut It Out, You Heel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Along with other <a href=\"http:\/\/shoedaydreams.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/patterns-and-scale-dior-spring-couture.html\">bloggers<\/a>, I&#8217;ve been observing the recent stampede of cut-out heels with interest.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/shoedaydreams.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/punk-rock-geisha.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R6JHdr5n8cI\/AAAAAAAAB5A\/gURj5EK4F9o\/s320\/Robert%2BClegerie%2BParadis%2BBarneys%2B495.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161766698246205890\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Robert Clergerie<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/shoedaydreams.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/patterns-and-scale-dior-spring-couture.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R5u27r5n8LI\/AAAAAAAAB24\/Qr7AtyF_QsQ\/s320\/Guiseppe%2BZanotti%2BPiperlime%2B750.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159918934595989682\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piperlime.com\/browse\/product.do?cid=4016&amp;pid=560807&amp;scid=560807002\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Giuseppe Zanotti<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.style.com\/fashionshows\/collections\/S2008CTR\/detail\/thumb\/CDIOR\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R5YXJqi7wmI\/AAAAAAAAB1Y\/Qe2ragwYCgY\/s320\/wedges+paris.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158335878006555234\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Dior<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.nordstrom.com\/S\/2960152\/0%7E2376778%7E2372808%7E6004875?mediumthumbnail=Y&amp;origin=category&amp;searchtype=&amp;pbo=6004875&amp;P=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R4zedKi7wUI\/AAAAAAAABzI\/uZZJ23nZcfs\/s320\/yellowkors.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155740266060824898\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">KORS Michael Kors<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ninewest.com\/n\/browse\/product.s?productId=2908739&amp;source=category&amp;index=1&amp;prodIndex=1&amp;listSize=11&amp;categoryId=2915395&amp;codeName=NWTAILDROP\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R4zdgai7wTI\/AAAAAAAABzA\/YwsJ3NaXeD8\/s320\/ninewestwedge.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155739222383771954\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Nine West<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk\/my_weblog\/2008\/02\/nine-are-mine.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R6n0YL5n8wI\/AAAAAAAAB7o\/jDRDtHAhvf4\/s320\/ninewest.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163927144105505538\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Nine West shoes in action at <a href=\"http:\/\/kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk\/my_weblog\/2008\/02\/nine-are-mine.html\">Kingdom of Style<\/a><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk\/my_weblog\/2008\/02\/nine-are-mine.html\"><br \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bergdorfgoodman.com\/store\/catalog\/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod25900048&amp;parentId=cat223300&amp;masterId=cat203509&amp;index=13&amp;cmCat=cat000000cat200648cat203509cat223300\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R4za8qi7wSI\/AAAAAAAABy4\/_sXfxszj-PU\/s320\/korswedge.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155736409180193058\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">More KORS Michael Kors<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/getglamorous.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/glam-shoe-of-moment.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R5urOr5n8KI\/AAAAAAAAB2w\/tgkMOZFQWt4\/s320\/luichiny-silva-sandal.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159906066873970850\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.endless.com\/dp\/B000YDUJOU?tag=endlesscj-20&amp;linkCode=asn\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Luichiny<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">United Nude was ahead of the pack when it launched its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=392\">Mobius style<\/a> in 2003. Updated Mobius styles are still available.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=392\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R6n24L5n8xI\/AAAAAAAAB7w\/ZVNkfLs5pYg\/s320\/unitednude.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163929892884574994\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">United Nude<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">I always wanted the United Nude shoes, but never found any that were comfortable. I was thrilled to find my cut-out Alaia wedges a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/did-you-miss-me.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R6n4B75n8yI\/AAAAAAAAB74\/agpYV-j1ajE\/s320\/alaiashoes.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163931159899927330\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">My <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/did-you-miss-me.html\">Alaias<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">I think the Alaia shoes have satisfied my taste for cut-out heels. Now I&#8217;m more interested in <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/buh-bye-louboutin.html\">flower feet<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/fish%20feet\">fish feet<\/a>. Though I admit that I am intrigued by United Nude&#8217;s Eamz style.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=334\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R6n5br5n8zI\/AAAAAAAAB8A\/NazKyV-Lczc\/s320\/unitednudeeamz.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163932701793186610\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=334\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">United Nude Eamz booty<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I like that the heel reminds me of office furniture. All it needs is a wheel to make it really useful. It also reminds me of the <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/get-this-shes-being-paid-to-blog.html\">Marc Jacobs backward heels<\/a>, but it looks more stable, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m really loving these United Nude booties.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=414\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R6n8S75n80I\/AAAAAAAAB8I\/OAPaj9xwnOo\/s320\/unitednudesilver.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163935850004214594\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">United Nude Zig Zag Hi booties, also available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=413\">black<\/a><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=413\"><br \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><br \/>If I hadn&#8217;t sworn off ordering shoes online, I&#8217;d definitely try the United Nude Fold Hi booties.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=347\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R6n8zb5n81I\/AAAAAAAAB8Q\/f6Vbmsrry9A\/s320\/fold-HI-mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163936408349963090\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Fold Hi &#8230; or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitednude.com\/shop\/Product.aspx?ProductID=349\">Fold Mid<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Eye-catching!<\/p>\n<p>And now it&#8217;s time for <span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">BEDROOM ALERT!<\/span>  <span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">BEDROOM ALERT!<\/span> is a category for<span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><\/span> fashion that is so hot you won&#8217;t make it out of the bedroom. You&#8217;ll simply have to call in sick for all those <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">bored<\/span>room meetings you had on your calendar. Too bad!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/rubbleandrock.blogspot.com\/2008\/02\/every-rose-has-its-thorns.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R6n_7r5n82I\/AAAAAAAAB8Y\/xCjF6CTFNJw\/s320\/RodarteLouboutin.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163939848618767202\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Louboutin for Rodarte<br \/>Photo borrowed, with gratitude, from the gorgeous <a href=\"http:\/\/rubbleandrock.blogspot.com\/2008\/02\/every-rose-has-its-thorns.html\">Rubble and Rock<\/a> bloggers<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Okay, so you really do have to go to the office and dress seriously and whatnot? Hold on a few minutes; I feel a nap coming on. While I snooze, you can check out some totally excellent boardroom alerts from the charming and never-inappropriate <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/runway\/\">Christina Binkley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: Another cut-out heel style <a href=\"http:\/\/fashionbinge.blogspot.com\/2008\/02\/vince-camutos-oshea-shoe-perfect.html\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along with other bloggers, I&#8217;ve been observing the recent stampede of cut-out heels with interest. Robert Clergerie Giuseppe Zanotti Dior KORS Michael Kors Nine West The Nine West shoes in action at Kingdom of Style More KORS Michael Kors Luichiny United Nude was ahead of the pack when it launched its Mobius style in 2003&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/cut-it-out-you-heel\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[109,24,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-bedroom-alert","category-great-minds-think-alike","category-shoes","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}