Aina's Addiction

who can say no to more shoes!!?

2012-03-08T08:31:00.000-08:00

I love shoes so much I want to bring more into my new city!!

Teebee

2012-01-20T21:14:00.000-08:00

OK These are gorgeous!! I am so excited to wear them, and am just waiting for a warmer day. These are my Teebee's from Solestruck!

YAH EXCITED!

No Brain

2011-12-18T10:58:00.000-08:00

Ok I am sorry! It has been so long! I had to post though solestruck is having a killer contest 5 days of shoe giveaways it is day 2 but people keep your eyes out right now they are giving away a pair of beautiful JC's for the best hash tag! I wanna win but hey.. there's a lot of girls out there who do too!

I wanna win do you?

I am back!

2011-07-03T19:52:00.000-07:00

Well I am back from Spain, well i came back what a little over 2 weeks ago but my Brain is back now!! Here are some great shots from my trip!!

Giant Staircase to the Castle in Capdepera

Our Car A Citroen and my Mom!

View from the Castle (town of Capdepera)

Learning about the Castle!

Ocean right off our Condo, I am the dot swimming on the left.

Mom's pool in October for a few months, the realtor looking at me like UHHH....

12 dollar shoes!!! SO CUTE ON! From the store Shana I also got 2 other pairs of shoes will post about after :)

That is a brief view of trip and shoe pretties!

Mallorca!

2011-06-04T09:39:00.000-07:00

Alright! I am off to Mallorca, Spain!

YES that is Mallorca, Jealous? hah! I am sure I will bring some Spanish shoes back and post them!!! :) Maybe some Esperadilles.

Adios!

99!

2011-05-27T04:00:00.000-07:00

I have been in love with the Jeffrey Campbell 99's

for so long, they are wonderfully epic!

These are the originals, I am still debating them. But now of course there are 3 different colors of the 99 tie glitter that I WANT! which ones?

So I need Help which of these ones is the best? Gold, Multi, or Pewter?

Night Flashes

2011-05-26T10:33:00.000-07:00

This was another photo shoot my bestie and myself did. We wandered the West end and had fun!

My Beautiful Zicafoose Sandals from Aldo. I over wear them I know!

These are boots from Aldo on sale for what 30 bucks? Boxing day sales are great! They are called Springston.

This was one of our first shoots! We are learning! We are going to do a better night one when I am back from my VACA! Check out her Blog for more of our epic photo shoots, and some other fun stuff!

UPDATE

2011-05-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

Like I Promised here are some photos my photoshoot

with my lovely Bestie (more pictures on her Blog)

All these are from her Camera!

The Brown boots are Aldo "Boker", as are the Sandals are also Aldo "Zicafoose" The black boots are an unknown!!

If you want anymore info, just comment below. Also Follow ME!

Adios!

Irregular Choice

2011-05-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

Irregular Choice... this was one of the first "different shoes" I have ever bought. A teenaged me stumbled into winners and found these beauties! I believe I paid about $40 for them!

They are SOO much fun, but now I want more of course. They just released these styles on solestruck.

Abigails Party. So not not inspired by our times. This shoe reminds me of Alice in wonderland, and has a great Victorian kick to it!

I am in love with the second ones. They are called "What an angel". They remind me of J.C. except for that they are a little differently shaped, and not so high! Newer Jeffreys are known to be on the higher side.

Irregular choice is a great line for something different and fun!

Drop the ancor we are going to shore!

2011-05-06T10:39:00.000-07:00

OK! My boyfriend stole his camera back which have the pictures of my loot! So I will hopefully post that tomorrow!

Anyways! My best friend and fellow blogger are doing 10 million photo shoots this summer. We have done sailor city chic which was so much fun! Twas a beautiful day!

We both wore boots to the beach yes.. she has more shots of me that I will do an additional post of but her are some shots from "Little Miami" beach

Those boots cost $7 I believe... that's a steal! For people who don't believe in bargain hunting. This proves you wrong! Value Village rules! You can find some awesome stuff there. I have a pair of Jeffrey Campbell shoes from the V.V.

This location is my summer hangout. No, you may not have it.

This is mission flats... the nude beach. Luckily we didn't run into any since it is early May. We are coming back here for some summer fun, and a pirate shoot! I can't wait to get the shoe shots! They are epic!

here are my blue JC's from VV!

NO MORE UGLY SHOES!

DISCOUNT!

2011-05-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

I love my staff discount at Aldo! Today I am getting 2 pairs of shoes, a purse, a ring and some shoe care all for the regular price of one of the shoes :) woot

I shall post pictures later!

Savings!

2011-04-26T21:30:00.000-07:00

I know that I always want to be in style, know and have the latest trends, but sometimes that comes a little bit pricey! So here's some help!

Tom's for instance, yes they go to a good cause, but some people need that extra cash!

So here is the "Fleharty" from Aldo. They are actually really comfy. I have them and they are a great alternate to Tom's at only $40.00 a pair.They fit a little small in my opinion, so try a size up! They come in red, gold, off white with multi colored striped, and black with colored designs.There are also similar styles Kalaoa,and Sarraga and Since I got the red here they are!

OK! The Toms support a great cause; they give a pair of shoes to a child for every pair sold, I love them and I would kill for a pair of the sparkly ones! I wish.... They are sold on the Little Burgundy Site, as are some other Toms, such as the "Brouwer", which is very similar to the Aldo Fleharty. These are $60.00; so a savings of $20.00. I am sure you can find Tom's everywhere, but finding a quality knockoff, that's a little more difficult.

So there ya go! Savings! If you search around you can really find great deals. Yes, it is great to have the name brand that everyone is wearing, But why do that when it is SO easy to fake it and still look good!

NO UGLY SHOES!

I am going to post a pic of one of my shoes per post lets see if I can keep that up!

Aldo blue beauties!

Platforms

2011-04-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

Platforms are back in style! Really they remind me of everything spice girls.Which isn't bad, but that is just what comes to mind! They are a part of my generation and I love it!

I love platform heels they give such an exaggerated long leg, but then there is what I saw at work the other day. Rainbow platform converse runners. My manager tried to take a picture but failed very badly. They were different "aka ugly". Converse shoes should be worn as flat sneakers. If you want height please wear a nice shoe.

If you want some height you really have to find something a little more fashionable. You don't have to go overkill with a huge heel. A wedge heel can do the job. It is not hard to walk in wedges, actually it's EASY! Don't say it isn't! I am a tall girl and I wear them all the time 5'10 and I don't tip over even in the highest heels. Well... maybe if it's windy.

See easy. But then there are those of you that want a lot of height that is when I recommend one of my FAVOURITE SHOES the "Lita" by Jefferey Campbell. Seriously this shoe is just plain HOT! This shoe sells out constantly! No wonder. Ask any JC girl what she thinks is the best shoe and it will be The Lita! Good for all you shorties!

warning there are many ugly wedges that are in the old lady category.

Please No more ugly shoes

P .S. In my world a JC girl is a Jefferey Campbell girl, not a bimbo.

solestruck

2011-04-21T06:00:00.000-07:00

Ok, I love my job! But I must say the people at Solestruck have it MADE!!! Their Motto " to Rid the world of Ugly shoes one pair at a time", GENIUS! I hate ugly shoes, and i am sorry Aldo, but what is THIS? 1993 is over and no this was not a good look!

So I doubt everyone knows my favourite designer, but it's Jeffrey Campbell. Of course Solestruck carries my precious JC's, that is how i found them, on a mad hunt trying to find a place that sold his shoes.Now many people carry his work, which makes my life easier. Like Little Burgundy, which I WISH we had here in this little city I live in, but they just carry a few. Which is why i "heart" solestruck And I WANT these! Snick Fringe

check out solestruck

That is a shoe! Enough said. NO MORE UGLY SHOES!!!! If you want to join my campaign to ban ugly shoes follow my blog!

The perfect shoe?

2011-04-19T10:04:00.000-07:00

The perfect shoe... in everyone's mind it is different, and it always changes.

You know when you walk into to a store and you are hit by the beauty of it? Ya that's called a shoe addiction. I have that badly! That is why I work at a shoe store (Aldo); to feed my addiction.

All the girls and I have been in love with the shoe “Forwood” (see picture below) they are different, colorful, every girls dream, but of course being a small Aldo we don’t carry them! So when my mother was in Vancouver I begged her to get them for me from the Robson store. It was the last pair I was so happy.

I came home tried them on and I must say they look very cool (profile pic!), but of course they have a rip! Oh why! So now instead of wearing them like a happy shoe addict I have to get my friend to return them and reorder a new pair. Aldo staff can’t do that. Now I am over analyzing, the shoe is cool, but it’s very hard, and it squishes my toes. Do I really want them? Nope, now I want a different pair, “Lifsey” which of course costs more. It is leather though, so I know it will be softer and comfier!

Usually I wouldn’t have time to analyze the shoe. I would be in love and wear them, get bored of them of course and find a new “perfect shoe”. So now I know I am going to over think things a lot, although I think that is ok. My wallet will thank me.

PS- Aldo does not pay me to write about them, this is all on my own time.