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Styledetox.com Super Sale




StyleDetox.com, an online boutique featuring new and vintage clothing, jewelry and housewares, is having a super sale to clear out inventory before a big move. Get amazing deals like $14.99 tops and tanks, $24.99 Dresses, $9.99 jewelry, plus mark-downs on a lot of their vintage and one-of-a-kind collection pieces.

Above from left: Silver Fern Necklace, Was $12.99 Now $9.99; Blue summer dress, Was $35 Now $24.99

Shoe Review: Asgi 'Joy' Mary Jane




I recently had the opportunity to try out a pair of "Joy" Mary Janes by Asgi, a new shoe company that creates comfortable women's shoes designed in Venice, Italy. Asgi boasts a state-of-the-art, patent-pending technology called Soleplex, combined with stylish designs. While these shoes aren't exactly cheap, I figured they'd be worth the hefty $145 pricetag if they could truly deliver on the comfort side.

So here's how they fared: They are comfortable. They are stylish. But are they my style? Gotta say no. A little too grown-up for my liking, if you know what I mean. But that doesn't mean you won't love them, everyone has their own taste, and if I saw these on someone else, I would certainly think she had excellent taste in footwear.

The heel is truly the best characteristic of this shoe, because after weeks of wearing nothing but flat gladiator sandals, my back was starting to kill, and I started to suspect it was because I was living in flats (either that or my incredibly bad posture while I'm on the computer.) The heels take some getting used to (be careful on stairs) but once you get used to them, you will feel lighter on your feet, and walk happily with a pain-free spring in your step!

The velcro straps stay put, they're easy to adjust and keep the shoe securely connected to your foot. I encountered some rubbing on my right foot along the seam of the shoe - my oddly shaped feet could be to blame, who knows. Left foot was fine, right foot was uncomfortable. The solution is to simply wear them in. After a few wears, they feel better already.

If fashionable comfort shoes is something you're interested in, I would definitely check out this brand because they have some very fashion-forward, creative styles for urban hipsters, gals on the go and just about anyone whose on their feet all day and still wants to make a fashion statement. This fall, Asgi will launch an innovative line of women's pumps and boots, something I look forward to seeing.

>> Shop for Asgi shoes at Nordstrom.com

Editor's Closet: Scoop NYC Flip-Flop Promotion




Today at 12PM EST, Editor's Closet is having a "Scoop" high-end flip flop sale. The first 200 members who check out and enter the coupon code FreeFlipFlops in the coupon section will get a free pair of "Scoop" leather flip flops (retail value $68.00) and pay S & H only. Limited to 1 (one) pair per member.

These colorful metallic leather flip flops are interchangeable with any other dressy sandals, and can perfectly be worn as dress shoes. The sale will close tonight, Wednesday July 16th at 11PM EST.