Lets talk about a subject that is very near and dear to many of our hearts, shoes. Every season there is a new heel height, or must have color , a new shape or fabrication that hit runways causing shoppers to flock to the mall in order to heel themselves accordingly. So when I heard that THE Steve Madden was going to be at Nordstrom in Fashion Valley Mall I jumped at the opportunity to cozy up to him and get to the sole of the matter. Personally I have already fallen in love with Steve’s pump called the Gallery in a pony hair leopard print and wore them to Fashion Week San Diego. They are the perfect height, are uber comfortable plus at $99, they are completely affordable!

Steve was such an amazing guy and took a few minutes to chat with me. First off,  I love the advice he gave me. “Progress not perfection.” It was exactly what I needed to hear. Sometimes I can focus so much on making things perfect that I totally forget about letting go and celebrating the small successes in life. Now for the really juicy stuff…I asked him what 3 shoes every woman should own this season and he didn’t even hesitate before saying…

The Proto is reintroduced this Fall in a myriad of colors including two wardrobe staples, black and nude.
The Contra is a distressed leather boot that is handcrafted from start to finish and is part of the Freebird by Steve collection.
Northsde is a quilted riding boot which looks amazing over skinnies, leggings or worn solo showing off that tan you scored this summer.

There you have it! You may notice that ankle boots were not mentioned in his top three which I thought was surprising, but am excited about the direction he is headed in bringing more boot back to our booties this Fall. That being said, I still love my gray ankle boots he made last season so much that I wore them to meet him! So you probably shouldn’t count on me retiring these babies any time soon!!!