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Shawn-Shawn
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
The Rachel Zoe Project really made me respect Rachel Zoe, which was surprising since I couldn't stand her for years.
I was pleasantly surprised when this arrived in my inbox today---I thought it was smart of her to include the cheaper option. It was a nice nod to reality, but she also didn't make a big fuss about it. It's great to see stylists and tastemakers who want to make fashion, no matter how high-end, attainable to people who admire it.
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Ultraprison!
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
Shoes + booties. that took me a minute to work out in my head. I think "Shabooties" would have really captured the care-free, fun-loving nature of Zoe better.
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dj_chick
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
I love Rachel Zoe. She strikes me as the kind of person who sees the positive in people, even when it comes to styling. It's not "let's cover her fat ass", it's "let's show off her amazing shoulders".
And dammit, I tried to hate them, but I think I'm starting to fall for the booties. I almost even bought a cheap pair at Forever 21 a few weeks ago.
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Le Kangourou de Kataroo
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
In her defense, she *did* provide a cheaper alternative. Yes, $130 shoes are still expensive, but they're much more in the price range that most people can afford (not this person!).
People who sign up for this newsletter OPT-IN. She's not forcing this down anyone's throat.
I blame BravoTV for everything.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/04/09

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Oh Rachel, for the love of god, your hair looks green. I do not need a green haired lady telling me to buy $700 shoes.
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greengrey
08/04/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: Hm, a green haired lady appears on my shoulder every time I go shopping. She yells "SPLURGE! SPLURGE!" into my ear. I always thought she was the devil, but I guess it's just Rachel Zoe.
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vulcanized
08/04/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: Her hair does look suspiciously like mine did when I was a kid after a summer of swimming lessons.
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morninggloria
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
I'm more interested in The Racial Zoe Project, where the famed stylist mediates diverse groups of people by taking them shopping. At the end, Everyone Learns A Valuable Lesson About Each Other and purchases $700 shoes.
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bluebears
08/04/09

@morninggloria: I already have a tear in my eye.
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schweppes
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
In fairness, she isn't a celebrity-turned-product-peddler. Her whole "thing," how she became a "celebrity," is being a stylist, and picking out things for other people to wear. This IS her job, her product, etc. To lump it in with GOOP & product placement is a bit unfair.
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Yahtzii
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
Am I the ONLY person who does not wear heels, almost never? Mr. Yahtzii about my same height, I go most places with my dog, and I like being able to move fast. I mean, yes, I will occasionally wear heels if I am forced to dress up, but I can't stand the idea of uncomfortable shoes. I even wore flats under my wedding dress.

I mean, I try to dress myself nicely (although right now I'm working from home, wearing sweats and eating pita chips in vanilla ice cream, no lie) but I just can't. do. heels. Much less hideous, impossible-to-walk-in, $600 heels like that. Is it a New York thing? Am I just a hick in sandals?
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: Nope! Ballet flats or MAYBE a wedge or a kitten heel if I'm feelin' fancy. I don't wear skirts, either. Clearly, I fail girl.
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Yahtzii
08/04/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I love dresses, but only because I feel like they are the lazy person's secret to looking polished, but I feel like they look just as nice with flats. Skirts just complicate things.

Wedges, though. I do like an occasional wedge or kitten heel, although I hate wearing them with pants cause then the hem looks all wrong.
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dj_chick
08/04/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: But you're TALL! Try being 4'11" like me. Heels are my FRIEND.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/04/09

@dj_chick: Nooo let's not get me started on height issues again! Bad you!
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LaFemme
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: Are you tall? As a short person who works in a pretty formal (suit) environment, I feel very uncomfortable in ballet flats if I am not sitting at my desk. I don't think I command attention the way I want too when I am nipple-level with every man in the room.
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Yahtzii
08/04/09

@dj_chick: I have sometimes wished I was shorter so that I could rock some fabulous heels and wedges. I'm not THAT tall (5'7") but a few inches and I'm a giant. My sister is much shorter and is always wearing (wait for it) cute shoes.
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ladyM2000
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: No, I can't do heels either. Partly because I have weak ankles and partly because in terms of all things girly, I'm a relatively late bloomer. I WOULD like to have more variety when it comes to my shoe collection, though.
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Yahtzii
08/04/09

@LaFemme: I am not short, so I always wore flats when I did work in a dressier environment and felt perfectly comfortable--if not MORE professional because I feel a lot more confident in flats and when I can zip around the office. Now I work out of a house and anything goes, although I generally do feel better about myself and more productive if I'm wearing nicer clothes and makeup.
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Yahtzii
08/04/09

@ladyM2000: Zappos is your friend.
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NefariousNewt
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: I don't wear heels.
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dj_chick
08/04/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: At least I didn't mention that 4'11" was taller in the 1950's! :P

@Yahtzii : I say rock a pair of heels if it makes you happy. There are plenty of Amazonian women (and I mean that in the flattering way) around my workplace who wear heels every day. I'm still completely jealous, but I admire their commitment to fashionable footwear.
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morninggloria
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: I don't believe in happy mediums; I believe in foot torture. I'm either wearing very high heels or ballet flats with no arch support or running shoes. My feed do not understand the concept of a sensible, low heel.
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ladyM2000
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: It would be if I actually had a credit card to call my own. *makes sad face*
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squeaky yet unclean
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: I pretty much gave up on heels in the fall of my 27th year. When the first ice storm of the season turned the whole town into one giant skating rink, I had nothing else to wear than last winter's spiky-heeled boots... this led to realizing that I'm too old for that sh*t. The occasional kitten heels are good enough for me now, thanks.
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rainbrain
08/04/09

@LaFemme: There is a lot of truth about the power of height. When I was a young lawyer and this particularly obnoxious and short senior partner would want to give me one of his "dog" cases, I'd always slip on my highest pair of heels before I'd go to his office. I didn't have any other control in that situation, but I could tower over him by about 5 or 6 inches. That felt good.
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IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: You're not alone. I avoid heels at all costs. I've tried them on and they make my ass and legs look amazing, but they're so friggin uncomfortable that I can't justify buying a pair. Besides, I'm so accident-prone that I would probably kill myself if I stayed in them for too long.
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maybeimamazed02
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: Nope. I live in ballet flats and J. Crew flip flops. Having danced since I was 4, I have a plethora of foot issues, so I've learned to baby them. I do kitten heels when I want to be really dressed up.
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08/04/09

@Yahtzii: I am completely in awe of/bewildered by all the women I see walking around town in high heels. I have no idea how they do it. Maybe my feet are just particularly wimpy, but I generally cannot walk any distance in heels. If it's not some kind of strap cutting into the flesh of my feet, instantly creating seeping blisters that hobble me within minutes, it's the intense pain of having so much weight concentrated at the ball of the foot. It's one thing to wear heels in a driving city, where you're mostly just walking around indoors; but I see ladies clickety-clopping along the brick sidewalks here in Boston and I just cannot figure out how they manage.
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Isi
08/04/09

@Yahtzii: I don't care how nice heels might look, I refuse to wear something that *so* fucks with my natural biomechanics, and on the rare occasion that I do wear them, they need to be "comfortable".
Constant canine companionship FTW!
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
(whispers) I think those shoes are hideous. And hard to walk in. Sigh, I obviously have no style.
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ritualtheory
08/04/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: You're damn right they're hideous, and I'm not whispering about it, either. We have style, baby. What we don't have is Emperor's New Shooties Syndrome.
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badmutha
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
Those shoes are a broken leg waiting to happen. How do those people walk in them?
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NefariousNewt
08/04/09

@badmutha: Sounds like a good question for the next installment of "Let's Ask Dita."
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greengrey
08/04/09

@badmutha: You don't walk in them. You GLIDE. The taller the heel, the better I'm able to walk. It forces me to be more aware.
I'm a klutz in flats.
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stacyinbean
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
SHE STOLE MY WORD! I invented shooties!
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/04/09

@stacyinbean: What the hell is a shootie?
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stacyinbean
08/04/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: A shoe/bootie that makes you want to shoot yourself. I actually just added that last part because I hate them so much, it's just the almost shoe/almost boot look.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/04/09

@stacyinbean: I like your addition there. I think it adds something to the look.
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lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
08/04/09

In reply to Rachel Zoe Is On Your Internet, Talking About Her "Sole Fantasies"
omg i looooove the rachel zoe project.
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olivia2.0
08/04/09

@lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: And I assume by "Love" you mean "kind of hate but find terribly entertaining and impossible to look away from"? In that case, me too!
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HannahBethD
11/07/08

In reply to Grateful Dead: Death As A Passport To Celebrity
Does anyone read mydeathspace.com?

It's lists of people who have died's MySpace pages. It's both sad and interesting.
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JLady
11/06/08

In reply to Grateful Dead: Death As A Passport To Celebrity
I think I would like to not have an obit. They kind of freak me out, especially because they're right in there with the birth and marriage and anniversary announcements. Ugh.

Maybe though, my dislike of obits stems from the time I was at work and flipping through the paper only to find that my ex-boyfriend (not such a nice guy) had died. A bit of a shocker on a Monday morning.
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Maiden Curly Crown O'Portugues-Winchester
11/06/08

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TacoToes passed away Monday at the age of 100. She is currently standing just behind you, reading this over your shoulder. Don't bother looking, you won't see her...but you will never know if she is truly gone...
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