A Girl's Obsession with Louboutins, Long Walks, and Icon Brickell

Monday January 17, 2010

Hello Followers!
I think I may stick with this 3 Topics a Blog thing... It's a reflection of me and my randomness and I like to tie together unrelated things.  So lets start with those red bottom shoes.  Every fashionista dreams of her first glorious pair of Louboutins:

For me, my first pair finally came to me this Christmas.  My theory is "go big or go home," so as you can see by the picture I went with a rocker chic, v-throat bootie, with a 6 inch heel, platform, and spikes.  These shoes are a major WOW and make me 5'7.  Is there such thing as a shoe-gasm? If so, these would do it!  For years I wanted to be part of the red bottom club, and now I finally am, but the search wasn't easy.  Before Christmas, Christian Louboutin store, Saks, and Jeffreys in NY were sold out of just about all black Louboutins in a 37 1/2.  Same story at Neiman Marcus at the King of Prussia Mall, but finally Saks in Philadelphia and the sales guy, Larry, came to the rescue with a few styles in my size.  So far I've rocked these bad boys on Christmas Day... I wanted to make it a very Rocker Christmas, New Years Eve with my Black Swan-esque Alice and Olivia dress, and Saturday night with grey skinny j-brands, a simple white tank and a black vest with metal decor going down the side.  These shoes bring lots of attention, and I'm not going to lie and pretend I don't like it, because you don't buy shoes like this if you don't want to be noticed.  So why such the obsession with these shoes that could cost someone's month rent or a weeks paycheck?  It's like the Ferrari of shoes- all about living the dream- and the sexiness and status they hold.  I'm already contemplating my next pair- a double platform 6 inch heel nude peep patent leather pump.  Nude pumps give the allusion of longer legs... For now my Sam Edelman nude pumps will do.

So Saturday night I was rocking these rocker chic Louboutins at Chase and Jenny's party at the Icon Brickell and between being there the other night, walking past it every day, and Annie looking at apartments there, I got the Icon on my mind.

The Icon Brickell is something you either don't understand because you are too uptight and boring OR because you are comfortable enough with yourself to recognize this isn't your style OR you love it because it is so ridiculous and unsuspecting.  First you have to get through the hundreds of pillars that are shaped as heads.  I love how all the faces are different and some have those eyes that are glaring through you.  Walk into the dark lobby and wanabees may be scared and turn away as the coolness factor is exuding.

If you make it to the elevators, you may have thought that you really did just go crazy and that you were seeing seats that look like heads.... oh wait you were!  Anyways you now suddenly feel like you are in an insane asylum with sparkly white everywhere!  And as you tour around the  asylum and make your way to the pool area, you may never want to leave....

The back of Icon Brickell faces Brickell Key, one of my favorite places to walk around, and if you know me, you know I love to walk.  Some people love running, but not me, I loathe running.  In fact the other night while walking on Brickell Key, there must have been 75 runners that sprinted past me.  I literally felt like the broken down car in the slow lane as cars sped past me beeping in annoyance.  However, it doesn't bother me, because I am just fine with my walking and if you are a walker- you should be too!  To me walking is like therapy- a way to escape or let my imagination run wild, all while getting in some exercise and extra toning thanks to my shape ups.  And Yes they do work and they've given me some extra compliments on my legs when I've flaunted them around in those Louboutins. Walking when the sun comes up is pretty amazing too, especially when you live and walk around the water... it's as if the city is awaking and it's so peaceful and beautiful to watch.  See one of the pictures I snapped on my blackberry this AM:

So there you go, I tied in Louboutins, Long Walks and the Icon Brickell together.  And to summarize, the person who gets the Icon Brickell admires or owns Loubitons and also probably walks like me- of course you have to mix that with yoga, pilates, spinning, and Boot Camp.... more exercise blogging to come in the future....

Ciao!
L