Saturday, November 19, 2011

Israel Bonds Fashion Show

Dear loyal customers and friends:

Emilie and I were thrilled to be invited to feature our shoe collection at the Israel Bonds Fashion Show this past Thursday! What a fabulous venue for us to showcase our unique collection! Our angel of an employee, Paula LeBow, joined us, and all three of us had such a delightful afternoon. The event is annual and brings about 400-600 attendees. Our gem of a customer, Beth Sellman, was the  Chair of The Women's Division this year. She was her beautiful self in a fabulous red dress; "bottomed" off with our leopard pumps with red bow by Butter...she was a show stopper! Paula turned heads in her Ann Roth deep grey suede strappy heels; but not to be outdone was Emilie in her Giuseppe Zanotti high heel pumps with mosaic heel, and me in my Etro chocolate brown crocodile pumps. The fashion show was very colorful, and on the cutting edge, with Ruth Shaw and other boutiques from Cross Keys. We love Ray!!! The ladies from the show have already started to come in to The Little Shoebox to treat themselves to some of the wonderful shoes and boots that we currently feature! Thank you, Israel Bonds!!!

On another note, our Holiday and Resort shoes are starting to come in, so come by and take your picks...I say picks as plural, because you will not be able to stop at just one...it's OK, we completely understand :). Hope to see you soon! As always, many thanks to all of you for your loyal support!

Janie and Emilie

Thursday, October 20, 2011

What an event!

October is moving along at a quick pace, and The Little Shoebox hasn't skipped a beat! We had a fabulous lecture and luncheon event with Bettye Muller and Alexandra Deutsch (curator of The Maryland Historical Society), on Friday the 14th of this month.

The vintage shoes that Alexandra brought from the Maryland Historical Society's collection were amazing! Such delicate silks, satins and lace. What we found interesting, (but already knew), was the influence from the past into the present with shoe designs. Many of the shoes from the late 17th century and 18th century, could be compared with designs of today in the look of the heels as well as the toe boxes. Embellishments such as ribbons, laces, grommets and bows were as influential in the shoe designs of early days as they are today...and we have them at The Little Shoebox!

It was very gratifying to hear the questions and comments from those in attendance, as they engaged in discussion with Bettye Muller. She has certainly been one of our favorite designers, but it was apparent she captivated the audience as well!

Most of our Fall Collection is in the store and up on the website, so come in or check us out at thelittleshoeboxonline.com. We have a few more styles to arrive, but we are stocked and ready to meet your shoe and boot needs! Happily, we have been very busy lately, and lots of Little Shoebox bags have been going out the door...looks like we are going to see some well dressed ladies out and about this season!  As always, we are very appreciative of your loyalty and support!!!

Monday, October 10, 2011

Accessorize It

What a great opportunity....  How fun this will be.

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The Maryland Historical Society and The Little Shoebox have joined forces to bring you an inspiring lecture and luncheon with Bettye Muller one of our favorite shoe designers and Alexandra Deutsch, Curator of the Maryland Historical Society.


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Hear Ms.Muller speak of the historical inspirations for her designs and See 300 years of shoes from the Maryland Historical Society's vast accessory collection.

Friday , October 14,  2011
Mount Vernon Club
8West MountVernon Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
11:00am lecture
12:00pm luncheon
$45 per person
(includes lecture,luncheon,and valet parking)

RSVP 410.837.3240
Reservation deadline October 10,2011
Business casual, no denim