One Pair Fits All

SocialStylists — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:36:45 +0000

Do you have a great pair of sandals that you wished you had in every color?
Chicago’s Annie Mohaupt has solved your problem without draining the bank account: Mohop Shoes.

Annie Mohaupt

Made in Annie’s Logan Suqare studio, the Mohop Shoe (aka., Infinity Sandal) is a wooden wedge platform that you wear with whatever ribbon makes you smile. And since the wooden wedge is both a major trend for the spring and environmentally friendly, this is the shoe to have.

Each shoe comes with 5 ribbons (you select the palette) and you change it up to suit your fashion needs. You can also let your imagination go wild – buy your own ribbons, add other pieces (I’m thinking vintage costume jewelry), whatever strikes you. The Mohop website has a ribbon-how-to page for inspiration if you get stuck. Last summer Mohop even had a Facebook contest on tying Mohops – I’m convinced this is because Annie wants you to have as much fun with your shoes as she does.

Beyond the fashion, the shoes are amazing. Since Annie is an architect turned shoe designer, when someone says Mohop shoes are architectural, they really are. Being a builder, Annie figured out a design (patent-pending) to let the ribbons be changed easily, to let the ribbons give when they need to give (eliminating blisters), and to provide support for the entire foot.

So many options

How to order:
Choose Height
Low – about 1”
Mid – about 2.5”
High – just under 4”

Choose Wood
Maple
Cherry
Walnut

Then choose toe shape, size, and select your 5 ribbon set.
There is also a limited selection of Mohop sample shoes available on Mohop’s esty.com page.

I just ordered the mid-heel cherry, Maryam with the neutral ribbons, can’t wait!

www.Mohop.com
www.etsy.com/shop/mohop

Style Resolutions

SocialStylists — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:49:30 +0000

New Year’s Resolutions –
Lose 10 pounds, spend less, save more, blah, blah, blah.

My New Year Style Resolutions:

1. Wear Lululemons only to the gym. I’ll admit that I am guilty of stopping at the store on the way home wearing them sometimes. Then I look around and think that a lot of these women put Lululemons on not to workout, but just for regular clothes. It needs to stop, now.

Stuart Weitzman Platform Sandal

2. Clean the salt off my shoes / boots every day in the winter. Living in Chicago does a number on the shoes in the winter – so much salt gets on your shoes daily. More than a few good pairs have been ruined because I was too lazy at the end of the day to clean them.
3. Find the perfect pair of sandals for next summer and buy them before they are out of my size. Let’s acknowledge now that we will all want a natural-colored pair of great sandals (with a slight platform if possible) and it will be a matter of who gets there first. I’m thinking about the Prada pair that Donna Ho showed us or this pair from Stuart Weitzman.

Michael Kors Swimsuit

4. Make room in the budget for one killer swimsuit. When I’m at the pool, I want to feel great about myself. A swimsuit is like any other outfit that you will wear often. Invest, it’s worth it. I’m loving the Michael Kors 2010 collection.
5. Read GQ and find a great men’s fashion blog to subscribe. Right now I like Men Style Power. Reason? My husband asks me for input sometimes and I’m at a loss. I would like to be helpful when shopping with him.
6. Finally, I am making it my goal to discover as many new designers as possible. I want to buy some of their pieces before they are crazy expensive or discover the next Maria Pinto.

So that’s what I’m planning for 2010.
To get moving on #6, I am dedicating the month of January to new designers in Chicago.
What are your fashion resolutions?

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One Pair Fits All

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