Portuguese footwear brand, Fly London, expanded their opened their first US Flagship store late last year in downtown New York, and has the city's shoe lovers falling in love with their women's shoes. The newest location joins existing retail locations in Lisbon, Porto, London, Dublin and Copenhagen. For their Spring/Summer 2015 women's footwear collection, Fly London combines chic with comfort. Women's footwear styles boasts quirky and iconic uppers, rounded and retro toe shapes, androgynous styles, towering platforms, stacked heels, and wooden soles.


If you're already familiar with Fly London and their iconic styles, you'll be happy to know their spring/summer 2015 womens shoes collection offers even more must-have, fun and unique silhouettes, fabrications, and color techniques. The collection boasts a dip-dyeing color palette, waxed, and soft canvas fabrications, and chunky leather uppers that don't need lining. Along with these new styles and materials, old favorites like the brand's Mousse, and Rug leathers, signature Fly London wedge heels, and gum rubber soles, remain available for the sunny season.


Standout styles in the Fly London Spring/summer 2015 collection include the YANCA, and YESK Wedge Sandals, the ANET, ESSE and ESTA Sandals, and the AULA Perforated Boots. To shop your favorite styles, visit the Fly London NYC boutique at 375 Bleecker St or visit shop.flylondon.com.

Although it's not the official start of the summer solstice, the Memorial Day weekend has always been seen as the start of the summer vacation season, and we celebrate this by sharing this gorgeous pair of mules that scream feminine chic. This is what we love spring and summer womens shoes, they don't disappoint. Join us in collectively drooling over The Mode Collective Metal Plate Mule. These spectacular heels feature a delicate lizard print leather upper, pointed toe, front cutouts, a stunning metal plated detail, an easy to slip on design, and 4 1/2" stiletto heel. Also available in a soft pink leather, the Metal Plate Mule can be yours for $255.00 at www.themodecollective.com.

We're all about sensual style today, so of course we went straight to the edgy and sexy footwear from Gwen Stefani. Although we feel they fit better into the category of sandals, these are called L.A.M.B. Bambi Pumps. Whatever you call it, these gorgeous womens shoes exude alluring style and they sure do make a statement. Boasting a chic leather upper, open-toe design, adjustable, wraparound ankle strap with buckle closure, a smooth, raw edge finish, perforated-like effect on the toe strap, and a 3 3/4" wrapped heel. We love all three colors and would cringe if we only had to select just one, get all three or your favorite hue for $159.99 on 6pm.com.

There's more to thank the hippies for than free love, this season, the iconic Birkenstock sandal, the signature two-strap footwear among hippies...and a few tourists, has taken the fashion world by storm. Long gone are the days of these no-frills comfort shoes receiving looks of horror from fashionistas. The functional sandals, which have been updated with fun patterns, sleek leathers, and metallics, have been seen on major celebrities, and designer spring runways, proving that ugly-chic is very in. Now you can rock this must-have trend without breaking your budget. Nail the Birkenstock-inspired look for less with the very wallet-friendly options from Dirty Laundry. The two footwear styles boasts a cork footbed that mimics the shape of the foot, and provides excellent support for everyday excursions.


Dirty Laundry's Tai Chi Buckled Footbed Sandal features two buckled straps, a wedge heel, and a traction sole, while, the Track N Field Thong Footbed Sandal features a buckled thong strap, and traction sole with both retailing for less than $40.00. These on-trend slide sandals are sure to be your go-to shoes for the summer.

It's almost May, and as the end of that famous quote, "....May flowers", so today's Shoe of the Day is quite appropriately floral. Spring wouldn't be spring without flowers and the BC Footwear Penthouse Pump perfectly captures the vibrancy of the season with its bold print on an embossed man-made upper, easy slip-on silhouette, almond toe, and 3 1/4" covered chunky heel. For those of you who are not quite as fond of floral as we are, or maybe you just like a darker color palette, this darling also comes in a wonderful black and white graphic print. Get them both on www.bcfootwear.com for $70.00.

Today we're toasting to the new vintage trend with a darling of a wedge heel that just sings "spring is in the air". Channeling the sophistication and silhouette of a bygone era, the Seychelles Like You Mean It Wedge features a lightly-colored, leather upper accented with metallic leather straps for sleek, modern finish, double straps with cutout across the vamp, an adjustable ankle strap with buckle closure, and a 3 1/2" heel with 1/4" platform. We can see celebs like Taylor Swift being a fan of this style. Get the silver/light blue, or rose gold/vacchetta for $100.00 at www.seychellesfootwear.com.

We've been bursting in anticipation on sharing the most beautiful and striking shoes we've seen in a long time. It's footwear designs like this that makes us love writing about women's shoes. You know the feeling of seeing something so breathtakingly gorgeous, your mouth remains agape in disbelief that something so beautiful exists? That's how we felt when we preview the stunning footwear from new luxury footwear brand, Femmes Sans Peur, French for "Fearless Women". We're highlighting the bold (and beautiful) Femmes Sans Peur Astra Booties as today's Shoe of the Day (we'll be highlighting the entire collection on our Examiner page soon).

This bold beauty boasts supple kid suede upper, dutch braided topline, two playful layers of fringe, pointed toe, hidden inside zipper, a platinum mirror leather heel breast, and a 4" scaled Python leather covered heel.We would personally go bold in the above Laguna Blue, but if you love a neutral or a standout metallic shoe, the Astra also comes in Camel, and Creme metallic snakeskin. Get your favorite color for $525.00 at femmessanspeur.com.

One very annoying footwear experience is having your feet swell as your day progresses. Your shoes get tighter and tighter as you run around your office or errands, leaving you with discomfort, and pain. If only there was a shoe that would stretch and retract with your feet. Thanks to the hot trend of woven elastic footwear, you can enjoy a more comfortable footwear experience, and thanks to Zee Alexis, the new brand footwear from CC Resorts, that comfort is available in a diversified collection of chic shoes.


For the Spring 2015 Collection, Zee Alexis offers classic footwear styles and cool new silhouettes that not only make your feet look fabulous, but are also able to tackle the tough, urban terrain that is city streets. Standout features and details of the Zee Alexis include Active Response Technology, Soleflex Technology featuring real memory foam, and incorporating hand-woven 8-way stretch elastic that move and responds to your every step. This collection boasts some of the spring's coolest footwear trends, including but not limited to, fashion sneakers, cool platforms, and Birkenstock-style sandals.... all for under $200.00.


Favorite styles, of which there are many, include the Cassandra Woven Pumps, a striking shootie that hugs the foot with woven elastic like a lost love; the Fran Strapped Zip Back Flat Sandals, a flat sandal with crisscross straps and a back zipper closure; the Faith Flat Sandals, a flat, slip on sandal with a toe ring styled front; the Wallis Cork Wedges, a butterfly styled slip-on with a round open-toe; the Westin-G, and Westin-F Wedges, slip-on wedges with crisscross uppers and bold patterns on their cork wedge heels; and the Aaron High Top Sneakers, a ultra cool high top sneaker with double zips, thick white sole and memory foam insole.

While some styles are available now, others like the Aaron High Top Sneaker, Cassandra Woven Pump, and a few others are available for pre-order. Get better acquainted with Zee Alexis Footwear by visiting www.ZeeAlexis.com.

Happy #FootwearFriday fellow shoe lovers. We have definitely found our go-to, everyday sandals for the summer. Boasting a low wedge heel, and a faux leather upper with elastic bands for a more secure fit, this BareTraps Belicia Gladiator Sandal gives you a bit of elevation, and lots of comfort. You'll love the Belicia for its gladiator style silhouette, metal stud accents down the vamp, cushioned footbed, almond-shaped open toe, back zipper closure, great color selection (besides the above Lake Blue, the Belicia is also available in Black, Honey Yellow, Fuschia, and Cognac), and its comfy, 1 1/2" genuine wood wedge heel. You will also love that this super cute gladiator sandals are currently on sale on www.footwearunlimited.com for $49.99.

Ladies, are you looking to meet your fitness goal while looking fabulous? If you're looking for great athletic footwear to help you get fit and live healthy, the obvious choice is to go for the wonderful sneakers from Ryka, shoes made for women, by women which takes into account the shape of a woman's foot, and the angle of her stride. Ryka knows that women have a narrower heel, needs a roomier forefoot, an increased instep volume, and a more secure footbed. For their Spring 2015 collection, Ryka offers key essentials in their footwear, including lightweight stability, a RE-ZORB sockliner, which provides exceptional cushioning and comfort, impact protection and shock absorption in a removable insole, wide widths, and updates to a few sneaker models.


The award-winning Devotion gets a styling update on it's upper with breathable mesh, and a support synthetic overlays, this new style, which provides the performance and comfort as the original Devotion, is known as the Devotion Plus. If your workout includes a lot of walking or if you just like to walk your city, you will love the Revenant, a hybrid between lightweight and traditional supportive walking sneakers, which features Ryka's new Multi Flex RE-ZORB sockliner, which boasts 3-D pods that distributes the weight and pressure of the body evenly, offers multi-directional flexibility, and strategically placed vents that increases airflow to keep your feet cool, creating a more comfortable and cushioned sockliner.


Other walking sneaker standouts include the Feather Pace, a casual, slip-on perfect for when you have lots of errands to run, and Ryka's classic Radiant Plus, which is great for treadmill, indoor and outdoor fitness walking. Training enthusiasts should keep keep an eye out for the Vida RZX, the very fashionable, and graphic driven Grafik and Fit Pro 2 styles, the Dynamic 2, the Tenacity, and hybrid water shoe, the Hydro Sport, which boasts a quick dry upper, and a drainage system in the mid and outsoles. Whether you're into high or low impact workouts, these styles will bring the performance and support you need.

For Runners, the Ryka Kora brings fun, style, and ultra breathable and supportive upper into your run, while the three styles from the lightweight, and supportive Prodigy Series, brings a neutral running style, and a lifestyle twist on a performance style. All of the aforementioned styles, along with many more, are all under $100.00, and available now on www.ryka.com.

We fully believe in looking good while working out. Why wait until your possible end results to add style to your look? Fashion is a great motivator and fashionable shoes are no exception. That is why we love the Ryka Vida RZX Training Shoe. These stylish, and lightweight cross trainers boasts Ryka's new removable RE-ZORB technology insole for complete comfort, support, impact protection, and shock absorption, from beginning to end of your workout, a mesh upper with synthetic overlays, a pivot point at the forefoot for enhanced control, flex grooves for improved flexibility, padded collar and tongue, textured rubber sole for great traction, and a molded EVA midsole.

Believe it or not, this 2015 Shape Magazine award winner for dance cardio, which comes in the above turquoise/purple/light blue, and grey/yellow/purple, retails for only $64.99 but then all Ryka's amazing women's sneakers retail for less than $100. Grab your favorite color combo at www.ryka.com.

There's just something about a cool print that adds a sense of edgy style to a classic shoe. Over the years Clarks has teamed up with some very cool artists who has wowed us with some awesome footwear collaborations. They recently teamed up with London-based fashion designer, and "Queen of Prints", Orla Kiely, to create a beautiful footwear collection that combines the classic Clarks craftsmanship, and Orla Kiely's dazzling prints. Today's Shoe of the day is the eye-catching Clarks X Orla Kiely Orla Bella Loafer, a classic flat boasting Italian leather, floral-prints in in pink with yellow and black accents (also available in blue and white with splashes of pink), a square toe, Clarks Plus cushioning system, soft textile linings, a 1" block heel, and a flower-printed rubber sole. Snag these for $170.00 at www.clarksusa.com.

We've been adding lots more flat footwear styles to our wardrobe this season, not only because we love walking the city, but also because our favorite brands have some cool styles and colors for spring. Today we're in the mood to highlight colors from opposite side of the spectrum, a soft, pretty pastel, and a standout color, both of which you see in the above Eddie Bauer Leather Moc. This soft leather Moc is great if you'll be on your feet all day, or exploring the city, like we do. This exclusive style boasts a supple, full-grain leather upper, an uber comfortable footbed with impact cushioning, a stabilizing heel cup, Eddie Bauer's InsoFit™ Pro ergonomic polyurethane insole, great forefoot support, and a non-marking rubber outsole. What makes this even more wonderful is the fact that it is currently on sale for $74.99, down from $100.00. Seven colors are available on www.eddiebauer.com now, grab your favorite now.

The weather continues to slowly inch its way to glorious. We can't stop thinking about those warm spring and summer days. Today we tip our hats...make that shoes, to those upcoming days with a style from a footwear collection inspired by the tropical island of St. Barth's. The stunning Sarah Flint Irene Pump boasts a gold flecked python and bronze shimmer suede upper, reminiscent of the island's sandy beaches, Sarah Flint's signature folds, delicate cutout details, and a chic 4" suede heel. This luxury pump is a definitely head turner; it overflows with sophistication and classic beauty. Get your pair for $895.00 at www.sarahflint.com.

Most may think fashion week is all about the clothing but to many, accessories are key elements of the most fashionable week in the world. Take for example the launch of this incredible artisan footwear collection from TRIPTYCH. Designed by Architect and Parsons professor Tania Ursomarzo, the exquisitely crafted range of shoes boasts an innovative yet comfortably cool esthetic. The six styles in the collection: 111, THREE, BEN, ITO, JUNE, and TWENTYSIX, come in classic neutral hues (the brown, cream, and grey are waxed, brushed suede), with an occasional punch of vibrant turquoise.

The launch event features a short fashion film directed by Tania Ursomarzo, which highlighted her footwear’s functionality and beauty of form on dancing feet caught in the reflections of the city's windows and glass doorways. In fact the collection celebrates movement. The look of the foot in motion, and with its fine fabrication such as the folds, wrinkles, asymmetrical wedge shapes, and unexpected cut-outs that flatters the foot and offers supports and practicality......although a very edgy practicality. With use over time, the shoe’s soft leathers mold to the foot, leaving you with an individual and unique footprint of your movement.

Tania Ursomarzo sees her footwear moving beyond the boundaries of fashion and trendiness: “The world doesn’t need more shoes,” she states; “it needs good, ever evolving, and innovative design.” One only has to look at her innovative collection to know they transcend those confines.

The collection officially launches in stores February 2015, right on time for spring 2015 wardrobe refreshing, but you can pre-order a very limited number through the TRIPTYCH Kickstarter campaign. To see the entire collection, check out our TRIPTYCH Slideshow.