stilettoed - What's Next?

During my month away from stilettoed I spent some time reflecting on where I'd like to take this blog. As it is so often said, the world is my oyster. What I kept cycling back to was how much I enjoyed reading and writing critical shoe reviews. I would never put myself in the same league as the high end fashion bloggers or the fashion designers; I do, after all, spend my days dealing with food not fashion.

So here's the deal - my stilettoed post will now be almost entirely critical shoe reviews (CSRs henceforth). There may the occasional casual post tossed in for good measure. No critical review would be such without some criteria by which I measure. Here are the criteria I will be reviewing:

-Toebox: what style? does it work with the rest of the shoe? should it have been something else?

-Heel: what weight? color complementary with the rest of the shoe?

-Shaft: (specific to boots) height? slouch vs. straight? the extras - buckles, fringe, ties, ETC?

-Overall lines: includes toe to heel, grade assigned A-F

-Color options (and which one is my fav)

-Material options (and which one is my fav)

-Wearability/Comfortability: grade assigned A-F

-Affordability: This one is a bit tricky. I want to review shoes that won't break the bank. The most expensive pair that I currently own is a $380 pair of FRYE boots that I adore. But I generally hover in the $100-$150 range, and if I can find a good bargain I'm the first in line. So don't expect to find CSRs for a pair of Christian Louboutin $900 shoes, even though they're beautiful and I might be drooling over them. That might be the little spice I throw in for good measure, but I won't tell you that you should go out and buy them.

So that's it. stilettoed is now open for business and ready to tackle some serious reviews. Now I'm off to find my first pair! Ciao!