My first stop was the Lower East Side store Dolce Vita, which was packed with last-minute shoppers. Two girls next to me were trying on adorable Mary Jane flats ($97). I had to have the blue ones. The ...

When shopping for the perfect work heel, my first consideration is my commute. After all, what’s the point of heels I can’t tolerate after an hour? Next, I think about versatility—because while I’d ...

While, yes, Carrie Bradshaw’s designer shoe obsession was shaped by late credit card payments, money borrowing, and arguments with a border collie and new mother, there were many times we fashion ...

School’s in, and it’s not Grease. Author John R. Powers creates a different kind of romance with growing up in the ’50s in his oddly titled Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Powers ...