The highly anticipated Shoeholics magazine summer edition draws attention to the extraordinary work of our first celebrity cover model, the lovely and extremely talented fashion connoisseur Olivia Palermo. The issue highlights her philanthropic mission helping those less fortunate in Kenya, East Africa through a unique collaboration with Spain based Pikolinos. Olivia is the ambassador to the Maasai Project, which is a sustainability project to support the development of the Maasai community in Kenya. The spring/summer 2013 Pikolinos collection of shoes and bags are beautifully hand embroidered in Kenya, finished in Spain and sold internationally bringing much needed revenue to the local villagers. We love her low-key attitude to her life of glamor reminding us to keep our feet (in hot shoes) firmly on the ground and not forget about the less fortunate. I think we can all learn from this collaboration and help out in our own individual ways by checking out some of the products featured in the summer edition like pair pair seen below on our house model.
A Pikolinos/Maasai Tribe design
This edition also features the unique creations of award winning and world renowned artist Marina Dempster using shoes as art work displays. And Wendy Isham of Rock & Merlot proving that it “takes a village” to develop a whole shoe brand much like a brand new baby.
A design by Marina Dempster
Wendy Isham
The scorching heat of the summer is here and with it comes the joy of showing off our pedicured feet in colorful and cheerful summer sandals. You don’t want to miss some of the summer shoes featured in the summer issue for men and women.
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Spring is here and to help celebrate the arrival of Shoeholics magazine spring 2013 issue, dedicated to our readers and members about to tie the knot we present our biggest contest ever! A great chance to score a free pair of shoes for your upcoming nuptials, gift for maid of honor, mother, brother or father for the big day! The contest is open to men and women worldwide!
What would you have to do to participate? It’s quite simple. You will need to get a copy of the bridal issue, take a creative picture of yourself wearing your favorite shoes at home or using a favorite landmark in your country as a backdrop. Email to info@shoeholicsmag.com with FREE SHOES CONTEST written in the subject line. We leave the creativity and originality to you as long as a copy of Shoeholics magazine Bridal issue 2013 is in it. Below are samples of images previously submitted to us by members and readers just like you. They are simply to show you the general concept and not necessarily for you to do the same. The chosen images will be posted on our Facebook page for your friends and our members to vote by clicking “like” and/or comment positively. The image with the most votes will be declared the winner. You can expect some of them to also pop up on our new Instagram page. Be sure to tell all of your friends to come and vote/like your picture to help you win! Shoeholics magazine is available here (ships worldwide) or visit any of the local newsstands/stores listed on our retailers page.
The winners:The entire contest will yield 6 female winners and 2 male winners.
-2 Females will be picked by the end of April 2013
-2 female and 2 males winners will be picked by the end of May 2013
-The finale 2 female winners by mid June 2013. So if you didn’t make it during the first round, you can always try again with a new concept and resubmit.
What is it you get to win?: To help celebrate our growth and to show appreciation to our readers and members, Shoeholics magazine has partnered with some of the 5 brands featured in the bridal issue to sponsor this contest. Angela Nuran is offering their entire shoe collection featured on their site to the 3 lucky female winners (the custom design section is excluded) who gets to pick one pair of shoes of their liking. Tiffany Chimere is also offering any of the unique bridal shoes on her website to another 3 lucky female winners from this contest. And for the gentlemen, Giorgio Venturi jointly with Harlem Nights, and Andrew Lock are offering a pair of shoes, one each to the 2 lucky male winners from the contest. You get to look through their website to select the style you want. It’s like being a kid in a candy store! A member of our staff will direct the winners to which site they get to pick their shoes from after their winning. For instance, one winner from Angela and the other from Tiffany until we reach the full count of 3 pairs from each company. Shoeholics reserves the right to select which website to choose the free pairs of shoes from for even distribution among the sponsors.
Terms & conditions: Submitted images must include the Shoeholics magazine Bridal issue 2013 in it. The winners are responsible for providing their shipping details to Shoeholics using info@shoeholicsmag.com after which the winner will be connected to the designer presenting the free pair of shoes. Winners are responsible for providing their current mailing address for the shipment. Should the winners decide to change the styles or size, winners are responsible for the return shipping to the designer and shoes must still be in the mint condition as received. Designers are not obligated to replace any worn or damaged shoes. Exchange may only be done once. International winners must allow at least 3 weeks for processing and transit. Shoeholics and/or designers are not responsible for any lost or damaged shoes in transit and not responsible for any custom/tax duties that may occur in foreign countries. Once a winner, you can not reenter to win another pair. Submitted images may or may not appear in a future print edition of Shoeholics magazine and online usage. By sending in your images means you agree and consent to these terms and conditions and confirm to be at least 18 years old to participate.
About our generous sponsors:
We would like to take this time to thank Giorgio Venturi, Harlem Nights and Andrew Lock for offering free shoes to our male winners. And for the ladies, we are equally grateful to Tiffany Chimere and Angela Nuran for the free shoes for our female winners.
Offering 3 pairs of shoes to 3 lucky female winners. Angela Nuran specializes in comfortable wedding shoes & special occasion dyeable shoes women can wear all day. With adjustable and interchangeable buckles and unique ways to customize, no other wedding shoe line offers as much: comfort, versatility, quality and timeless style. Brides love how their shoes pamper the feet. Shoes available for the contest can be see here. and you can learn more about the brand at angelanuran.com
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Andrew Lock:
Offering one pair of shoes to one lucky male winner. Andrew Lock is New York based menswear designer. He decided to follow his true dream while in law school when he could not find a well made pair of shoes that did not cost an arm and a leg. His ever-growing line currently includes hand made shoes, bespoke tailoring and fine silk accessories. Andrew’s designs are rooted in tradition but thoroughly modern. Andrew Lock shoes provide timeless style, not passing fashion. Shoes available for the contest can be see here. and you can learn more about the brand at andrewlockshoes.com
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Giorgio Venturi/Harlem Nights:
Offering one pair of shoes to one lucky male winner. For over 40 years the Giorgio Venturi label has provided our customers with timeless classics as well as fashion forward trends. With superior workmanship, Giorgio Venturi has established a long term trust relationship between the products and the customer. Shoes available for the contest can be see here. and you can learn more about the brand at Giorgio Venturi
Since 1992 Harlem knights has been providing the formal wear industry with the most unique styling and materials used on tuxedo shoes. With trends from cities all around the world our customers are setting the trends in the US. Shoes available for the contest can be see here.and you can learn more about the brand at Harlem Nights
Finally! A museum exhibit made just for us! The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT) teamed up with mega department store Saks to present a world class “Shoe Obsession” exhibit highlighting shoe collection from major and independent designers worldwide. The collection includes highly sort after (by die hard collectors) styles by Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Nicholas Kirkwood, Manolo Blahnik, Giuseppe Zanotti et. al. And who knew Nina Ricci did heeless shoes at one point. That took us by surprise.
The exhibit was well timed to coincide with New York Fashion Week, just when most fashionistas, stylist and editors are in the city to take in the runway shows. The collection includes designs that have been worn by Lady Gaga; the iconic Manolo Blahnik blue satin pumps Mr. Bigs used to pop the question to Carrie in the hit show Sex & The City; iconic designs by Alexander McQueen on loan from Daphne Guinness; Marie Antoinette inspired styles by Christian Dior; edgy, futuristic and architectural inspired designs by Masaya Kushino; and skeletal styles by Janina Alleyne; just to name a few.
This is a must-see event by all shoe collectors worth their weight in gold, same goes for aspiring shoe designers looking for ideas and inspirations. The museum invited editors of Shoeholics magazine to the press preview day and had a hard time kicking us out of the room after closing hours. Just about all of the invited press officials couldn’t get enough. One of them literally stuck her tongue out to “taste the rainbow” so to speak when she saw a giant poster of a fetish shoe (see picture below). We were all in our elements, die hard shoe addicts camouflaged as “press” and what have you. We all had one more picture or two to take beyond the cut off time. Overstaying our welcome would be an understatement.
If you are not in town for fashion week, seeing this show is definitely worth jumping on a long flight heading straight to the city, you won’t be sorry. The exhibit is officially open from February 8 until April 13, 2013. There is one good thing about this event. You get to leave your credit cards at home to gawk at some of the most artistically well-crafted shoes on the planet. It is absolutely FREE to get in! For more, visit Fitnyc.edu/museum
Straight from the runway in Milan, Italy. Here are some of our favorites!
Men’s shoes…and overall fashion ensemble never looked this good in a long time! 2013 is looking very promising for fashion forward dapper gentlemen out there. Out with the boring old fashion looks and in with the edgy and more daring attire for 2013!
More men’s shoes can be seen in the current print edition of Shoeholics magazine, now in stores! Pick up your copy now!
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Burberry Prorsum, don’t forget to check out his glasses too! WOW!
Our Creative Director Tinu did what most of you might think as the unthinkable, to celebrate New Year’s Eve on the crossroads of the world –on Times Square with almost a million tourists and locals while also partying the night away nearby at 48 Lounge NYC. An estimate of a million people braved the cold winter to witness American Idol host Ryan Seacrest fill in the shoes of the late Dick Clark as host once again. New York City Mayor Bloomberg made a pit stop for an interview. The night would not be complete without an appearance by Gangnam style Psy, the artist with the most watched Youtube video in the world with more than a billion hits! White suited Psy appeared on the square with his color coordinated suited entourage and the 80s hit maker MC Hammer in tow.
Gangnam style singer Psy and his entourage at Times Square, NYC
We do hope 2013 brings all of us more lovely shoes and all the happiness in the world. Our New Year resolution is to have a presence on Instagram allowing us the ability to share more pictures with you daily. You asked for it and we did just that yesterday! Starting off the year on the right path. 🙂
Pick up your copy of Shoeholics Magazine in stores now, get your subscription HERE for home delivery anywhere in the world! Start the New Year with the PRINT COPY OF THE MAGAZINE in your hands and joining us right here at Shoeholics Club, it’s free!
We hope you have a very good New Year resolution yourself 🙂
HAPPY NEW YEAR SHOEHOLICS! 🙂
She stood out there in heels for more than 9 hours for the countdown!
Countdown at 48 Lounge near Times Square
Ryan Seacrest interviewing Mayor Bloomberg at Times Square
December 20, 2012: Albert Einstein University’s third annual holiday party created by a small group of employees for the purpose of rewarding workers for their year of hard work and dedication was anything but work as usual. If it wasn’t for the concrete blocks of University study halls nearby one could have easily mistaken the heavily attended gathering as a fashion magazine’s holiday party. Shortly after the close of business, many headed home to change into more festive attires to party the night away at the holiday bash, and that they did –hard! It began around 530pm and continued non stop into the wee hours of the night dancing in high heels, and heaven forbid, the men held their own. Many of them showed up in fashionable traditional and non traditional shoes, enough to make some ladies wonder if they were under dressed. You can never under estimate the academia world, their fashion statements at that night easily rivaled any other fashion party.
The university held a raffle in which the winner, Joyce Ng took home the grand prize of Shoeholics Magazine 1-Year free subscription, an autographed copy of The Shoeholic hardcover book and a gift bag from Shoeholics holiday party containing gifts from sponsors; Slingbackers, Lady’s Secret, Tite-Grip, Pedicouture et. al.
Shoeholics Magazine was a proud sponsor of the event.
PS: more photos will be uploaded on our facebook page later on today. Be sure to join us there too and follow us on twitter. Happy Holidays 🙂
Joyce Ng with one of her winning prizes at the event. She scored a copy of The Shoeholic hardcover book!
Shoe sighting
Sightings at the party
Carrie and Lakeasha couldn’t resist sharing the excitement of their shoes.
Nia in matching bag and shoes by Just Fab
The Shoeholics face off! Game on!
Jose dutifully making sure everyone takes home a copy of Shoeholics flyers! How sweet 🙂
Some of the big bosses at the party
Natasha in a hot pair of Zara deep V front booties
Devorah in her color coordinated Aldo pumps
The guys held their own. He was proud to show off his Oxfords! Cute 🙂
Angelina in a classic pair of pumps
Joyce Ng in Steve Madden boots
Shoe sightings at the party
Tiara Harris in Jeffrey Campbell
Desmond looking very dapper in 3-piece suit and in hot pair of brown leather Oxfords
Lisa Massop in Miu Miu pumps
Joyce and Cindy showing just how flexible they can be in their heels! WOW!
December 15, 2012: SantaCon 2012, brought out plenty of cheers, good times, lots of cute shoes and Santa styles. Fun times during the holidays. Merry Christmas everyone 🙂
More holiday cheers from the celebration can be seen at Tinuonline.com
Shoeholics was selected from a pool of over 750 new publications launched between October 2011-September 2012 and narrowed down to a very short list of 15 publications, Shoeholics Magazine made the list! – a medal of honor indeed!
Creative Director/Editor in Chief Tinu with Mr Samir Husni at the MIN Awards
Creative Director and Editor in Chief Tinu was on hand today at the MIN Awards to represent the Shoeholics. Not only did her daringly bright pink coat get noticed, her shoes caused a quite a stare. We can’t expect anything less from an editor of a Shoe related/fashion magazine editor.
This nomination is a validation of the very concept of Shoeholics Magazine as a publication dedicated to male and female shoe collectors and fashion connoisseurs. You can imagine that on top of the warm reception from our readers and supporters, that warms the cockles of our hearts, this nomination is a real feather in our collective caps!
Mr Samir announcing and describing Shoeholics Magazine to a room full of publishing industry titans at the MIN Awards!
A distinctive concept, great content and the support of our readers has increased the reach of Shoeholics Magazine exponentially. The magazine can be found at many independent newsstands and major store chains such as Target, the International Magazine Store (IMS) in Europe, Duane Reade, Walgreens, Barnes & Noble, Joseph Beth, Horizon, Book World Inc, Books-a-Million, Hastings all stock the publication now. Not only that; the magazine is now available in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and The Netherlands as well.
So now that we’re on the radar in more ways than one, we’re really breaking out the bubbly to kick off the New Year with a bang!
The awards gala honoring some of the best and biggest names in the publishing industry took place at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on December 10, 2012.
First, preview the event video footage below to get a visual sense of the party. The party had no shortage of gorgeous shoes on men and women!
Shoeholics Magazine anniversary/holiday party went off with a big bang on Thursday, November 29, 2012 in New York City! First, we would like to acknowledge the captivating host, Sierra Scott, a radio/TV personality and Shoeholics Magazine holiday issue cover feature who came to New York from Kansas for the event. She helped make the event’s program seem effortless. We are very grateful to her for such dedication and support of the publication. The gold sponsor Kelley Simons from Slingbackers dazzled in patent leather strappy gold sandals and designer blue dress. She appeared to be a die hard and dedicated Shoeholics, true to form. Kelley’s company is responsible for the wonderful problem solving products that makes wearing pants comfortable with sandals. Wearing pants & sandals has never been so much fun and easier because of her. Other supporters who made the night a big success are Lady’s Secret with the comfy foot/shoe pads, Moksha for the Masai printed scarves, PediCouture for the lovely 5 toe separator slippers, TiteGrip for the sweaty feet solution products, Travalo for the travel size perfume dispensers, Sukari Treats for the delicious shoe themed cupcakes, Pranna for the lovely venue, Yeye Osofisan at The UpperRoom Events for the flawless management and coordination of the event, including the decorations! The shoe themed Christmas Tree and Shoe shaped Minorah had stiff competitions as one of the most photographed decorated centerpieces at the event. The jaw dropping Dukas leg heel shoes encased in a lit up glass dome atop multilayer bed of roses and gardenias designed by The UpperRoom Events team almost stole the show! Dukas had this shoe exclusively designed for the party using our trademark vibrant purple color on the heels and shimmering leather for the pointy toe shoes. It was breathtaking!
Dukas leg heel shoes in glass dome flower layer decor by The UpperRoom Events. Photo by Chandon Oton
Sukari Treats shoe themed cupcake display. Photo by David Idowu for Dotz Media
Also, we could not have pulled the night off without our raffle sponsors and supporters for such lovely jaw dropping shoes and handbags! We are very thankful to Giuseppe Zanotti for the lovely handbag won by Semhar Samuels, Francesco Sacco for the 2 pairs won by Alvertis Alexander and Shantelle Yvonne, Massimo Dogana for the 2 pairs and a matching handbag won by Ann Marie Yali and Nicole Griggs, Minna Parikka for the 2 pairs won by Diata Wallace and Ebony Edwards, Casadei boots (gifted by a Shoeholics Club supporter) won by Lori Edwards. The Tinu Shoebag (shoe shaped handbag) was awarded to the Best Shoes winner handpicked by the designer and Creative Director of herself. Tinu in custom made Francesco Sacco designed black suede, Swarovski crystals embellished sandals, selected Flory Ramoreboli who actually designed her own shoes for the party!
Italian designer Massimo Dogana flew in from Italy to not only observe as a sponsor but to also serve as one of the judges along with Kenneth Clark from Sukari Treats to pick the Myrtle Awards Shoe Cake of the Year winner. The award winning underdog was none other than Jose Rodriguez for Monkeying Around from California, US. Members, fans and readers of Shoeholics Magazine and Club helped narrow the selection that took a little over 2 weeks to complete.
The entertainment of the evening was provided by the lovely belly dancer Venus who made her first trip in over a year to New York City from southern New Jersey for the performance. She dazzled and captivated the guests with many belly dancing classics in exotic Arabian customs and accessorized with swords, lights, veils et. al. She attended the event with some of her closest friends and family members.
Proud sponsor Kelley Simons of Slingbackers had this to say after the event, “Wow! The Shoeholics Anniversary Party was a huge success in so many ways. For Shoeholics, as they rejoice in a great first year, with so much to celebrate and for Slingbackers… The Heel Wedge Solution, as I launched…feet first….so to speak…into the marketplace! As a proud sponsor of the event, Shoeholics was the perfect fit and venue to showcase my product and get new found exposure. What better way to market a product for shoes …than to women who love wearing shoes! Slingbackers …The Heel Wedge Solution….Never catch your clothes in between your heels and Slingback shoes again! Cheers and much continued success Shoeholics!” –Kelley Simons, President Slingbackers
Thanks to photographers Sean Jackman, David Idowu, Chanda Oton, Kalechi and Linda Noel for providing us these lovely images for us to use in remembering the extravagant night many years to come. Thank you all for helping us through our first year. God willing this would be a first of many more! 🙂
Below are a few selection of pictures gathered from the event but the full gallery of photos can be seen at Shoeholics Facebook photo album. So join the page and keep an eye out for daily postings!
Full coverage will also appear in the April-June 2013 issue of Shoeholics Magazine, in stores in 2013. Don’t miss it. Get your subscription at Shoeholics store page now or check your location stores in April. Thanks for joining us on this wonderful journey. Happy holidays!
Semhar Samuels with her raffle winning prize, a Giuseppe Zanotti handbag. Photo by Sean Jackman
Diata Wallace with her raffle winning prize, a rabbit ear design by Minna Parikka. Photo by Sean Jackman
Ann Marie Yali with her raffle winning prize designed by Massimo Dogana. She won the shoes and its matching bag! Lucky girl. Photo by Sean Jackman
Alvertis Alexander with her winning prize: Francesco Sacco sandals. Congratulations!
The trademarked/patented Tinu Shoebag®, a shoe shaped handbag designed by Creative Director Tinu. A gift presented to the Best Dressed/Shoes. Photo by Sean Jackman
Proud sponsor Kelley Simons of Slingbackers. Photo by Tinu
Belly Dancer Venus at the party. She was AMAZING! Photo by David Idowu for Dotz Media
Italian designer Massimo Dogana with his guest J.T. Anderson at the party. Photo by David Idowu for Dotz Media
Shoeholics Magazine model Marina Cavalini at the party in Sergio Rossi shoes. Gorgeous! Photo by Tinu
A guest signing up for the raffle at the party. Photo by David Idowu for Dotz Media
A fiercely fashionable guest at the party. Photo by David Idowu for Dotz Media
Creative Director Tinu with Shoeholics Club member Melissa Fayson at the party. Photo by David Idowu for Dotz Media
Designer Gilles Montezin. Photo by Sean Jackman
Guests nibbled on shoe themed cupcake dessert served by proud sponsor Sukari Treats. Photo by Sean Jackman
VH1 TV personality Elizabeth Ann at the party. Photo by Sean Jackman
Shoeholics Club member Melissa Fayson at the party. Photo by Sean Jackman
Guests at the party. Photo by Sean Jackman
Shoeholics Club member Shanta at the party. Photo by Sean Jackman
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