Last week I was in Joburg for the Edgars Summer Launch, and while I was there, I got to take a peek inside the brand new Dune store in Sandton City! Well ladies, let me just tell you, the shoes are off the wall! Or rather on the ceiling! No kidding, they literally have actual shoes screwed onto the ceiling – how rad is that? And, I’m told that the shoes on the ceiling are from the current collection, and that the display is changed with each new collection. Genius idea! Now, if only they had a comfy couch in store, I could very happily lie there all day staring at the shoes. Scoopies Heaven! Awesome shopfront displays aside, let’s talk about the shoes… I saw many gorgeous styles, and I really wanted to take some of them home with me, but my credit card is still in recovery from my holiday, so I really had to behave! Not to say that I couldn’t admire the menu though…

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Great news and great international brands being introduced to South Africa! I am so excited about the launch of DUNE, the affordable luxury footwear and accessories brand FINALLY arriving in South Africa this August! For those of you that don’t know, or don’t shop on ASOS, DUNE is a UK based retailer that has so many stylish handbags and shoes! They focus on killer heels, cute flats, stylish sneakers and above all quality and attention to detail, whilst combining fashion with comfort! This August, local fashionistars and shoe lovers will be able to get their hands (or feet rather) on DUNE footwear! It all happens this month, with the opening of the DUNE store at the Sandton Shopping Centre. Furthermore, Edgars (love ya Edgars), will be opening store-in-store concepts in four of their stores later on in November 2013. To give you a little peek into the fabulousness of DUNE, here are some of my top picks from the collection that will be available to us… Silver Landscape casual sneakers – R999.00 Medium Daceship Apricot & Tan  bag with Black detail – R999.00 Tan Lapin Casual High-Tops with Wedge heel and studs – R1199.00 Blonde Abode Court with bow detail – 1299.00 Tan Lupton Casual shoes with studded detailing…

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CROCS have just released their brand new rain-boots, perfect for our wet winters in South Africa. Together with some beautiful bloggers, we got to put these new boots to the test in a recent, and very wet, photo-shoot for Crocs in Cape Town! I’ll give you more details on that a little later (so keep an eye out for the pics), but for today, I wanted to share these amazing boots with you. The Wellie Rainboot is a traditional styled gum boot, that besides being super cool (it comes in six fabulous shades), is also extremely light! I tell you, when I tried these boots on, I was beyond impressed with how light they were! They are made from fully molded Croslite™ material that gives them this lightweight profile and they are completely waterproof. I own a pair of Hunter boots that I bought myself last year, and while they are fabulous and stylish, they are extremely heavy to wear, especially if you plan on staying in your shoes all day! The Wellie Raiboot, as mentioned comes in six beautiful colours, my favourite being the forrest navy, which is an army green and goes with everything. They are also available in mulberry (black), cranberry (red), espresso (brown), fuchsia/…

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Hello stylish peeps! Can you believe it’s Monday already? I thought I’d start my posts this week by looking back and letting you guys in on some of the exciting things you’ve probably already seen if you follow me on Instagram. You can follow me on Instagram – stylescoopdotcoza where I post snaps of every day stuff like my shoe obsessions, makeup and events, and on occasion, the kids (my two Rotties and two mongrels) who drive me nuts, but whom I love to death! Enjoy!  An exciting package from the cool peeps over at Levi’s…  Stila fans, if you haven’t already heard the news, Stila cosmetics are finally available in South Africa, yay! I got to sample some goodies – my first time using Stila – and I absolutely love, love, love! Check out my review on some Stila products here. Love this clever Halloween gift filled with tricks and (more) treats from Accessorize, LaSenza and Inglot. Some more goodies from GOSH cosmetics to try. GOSH like Stila, is new to South Africa, but no stranger to makeup junkies around the globe! I can’t wait to dig into this makeup and am especially keen to try the eyebrow kit and…

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Hugh Hefner is famous for a few things, obviously one of them being that he’s the world’s oldest playboy. But on the fashion front, Hugh Hefner is also famous for lounging around in slik gowns and slippers – all day long! Slippers, with studs and cute details are a great way to jazz up any outfit, and you’ll see these popping up all over the place. We’ve picked four of our favourite studded slippers that you can get your hands on right now… Animal print slippers with gold studs from Zoom Footwear Suede look slippers with star cut-outs from Mr Price Mint slippers with gold studs from Mr Price Studlyy! Gold sparkly slippers with bold, gold studs from Steve Madden How would you style these slippers? What would you wear them with? Comment below and let us know…

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This weekend I decided to re-organize and display my heels, and after two days of “closet-re-organizing” and getting all my shoezie-woozies together in one place, I realized that I’m a bit of a boring shoe person. Sad but true! With the exception of my blue suede Steve Madden Trinite pumps, nearly every single pair of heels I own is either black, brown or beige. Hello boring! Now, bear in mind – I’m only talking about high heels here, I do have two pairs of slightly colorful wedges. I love, love, love shoes – as if I need to emphasize this statement! If you’re a regular on StyleScoop then you’ll know just how shoe crazed I am, but when it comes to buying shoes, it’s clear that I’m definitely not a risk taker and definitely tend to stick to the basics. I do have some “wow” pairs of shoes that still make my heart melt when I look at them, but even so, they are still either black, brown or nude. It’s been ages since I’ve bought myself a new pair of shoes, and on my next little high heel splurge, I think it’s high time I adopted some colorful, edgier…

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We’re loving the new selection of shoes at Edgars for this summer and from 4-7 October, selected ladies heels, wedges, pumps and sandals will be available less 20%, so you can stock up on some real stunners! Their selection ranges from fashionable flats and sandals, high tops, Mary-Janes and mules, but we’re absolutely loving the wedges, tropical prints and sparkle! Check out these beauts that arrived in my press pack! I think I may just be in love! These comfy sparkle wedges look amazing paired with black skinny jeans and denim leggings, but my favourite way to wear them is with snake-print skinny jeans and a gorgeous coral button up shirt.

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I’d be lying (and you know I would) if I said I wasn’t completely, insanely, truly, madly, deeply in love with shoes! The higher the heel… bring it! Now as much as I love sexy heels, I’m equally obsessed with wedges, possibly more obsessed with wedges. Wow wedges that is… Here are three Seriously Wicked Wedges I’d love to have in my closet right now… The Simple Classic  Trust Steve Madden to bring out a quality, stylish and makes-my-legs-look-miles-longer pair of wedges that are in our financial grasp! I actually saw these babies, called Pammy at Edgars (on sale noggal), but they were out of the black in my size and only had them in pink. Maybe, maybe, maybe I’ll go back for them… The Dream Machine I could soooo picture myself eating nothing but beans on toast to save up for a pair of these. Oh bugger saving up, I’d totally max out my credit card without second guessing – if I could find this pair of Giuseppe Zanotti wedges, that is. Who knows, maybe while I’m in Europe my prayers will be answered and I’ll find a pair? Also that my credit card will be kind enough to let me splurge on them. Dear bank manager, I hope you are reading…

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We’re loving spiked heels, booties and loafers right now and it seems everyone from Edleman to Madden are creating fabulous shoes with spiked embellished details. Jeffrey Campbell – Lita Spike booties, available here Steve Madden – Studlyy loafers, available here Sam Edleman – Lorissa heels, available here   We love how Princes Pink from princesspinkglitter.blogspot.com styled up her Lita Spike booties. Her inspiration for this look was Taylor Momsen and I think she’s nailed it! Love her over-the-knee tights with lil’ denim shorts and the accents of studs on her arm and waist. Start getting used to this trend! Loafers are no longer reserved for Hugh Hefner or European men. All the hottest celebs and fashion bloggers are rocking this look. We love how Vietnamese blogger, Marnien Pthao wears her Steve Madden Studlyy loafers with a cute skater skirt and edgy tee. Check out the outfit post on her blog marnienpthao.blogspot.com. Pretty with a punch of rocker! We love how Tamara from theglamandglitter.com styles her Sam Edleman Lorissa heels. Check out her blog for the full outfit post [poll id=”16″]

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Cap Toes are the hottest trend for both heels and flats this season! They can transform a shoe from simple and bland to wowzers in an instant! Remember Coco Chanel’s classic black and white toe capped flats from the late 50’s? Well these new babies are a fresh new look at Mademoiselle Chanel’s iconic trend! Otley cap-toe leather ballet flats – Michael Kors Cece leather ballet flats – J.Crew Pluto court shoes – ASOS Ladybug neon cap ballet flats – ASOS Snakeskin ballet flats – Lanvin Tribtoo contrast toe cap – Yves Saint Laurent Spike cap toe flats – Giuseppe Zanotti [poll id=”4″]

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Every blogger needs an outfit post and a jumping photo… I hope you all had a fantastic holiday yesterday. I did a bit of work on my bloggy, but seeing as it was a holiday, I went for a laid-back casual outfit. Since I was feeling all relaxed and left my inbox unopened, I decided to take out my camera and do a li’l outfit post for ya, showing you my fab bubblegum pink Crocs! These lace-up canvas Crocs are beyond cool and comfy too! The colour, well, it’s amazing and kinda makes an otherwise boyish shoe look very girly! I love the rounded toe detail on the front – so retro!. These look so much more stylish than plain old sneakers, and the Croslite™ material midsole offers great lightweight cushioning for your feet – perfect for shopping! They are made of a lightweight, breathable canvas and also come in black, oyster, raspberry and navy. I’m usually a size 6/ US8/ EUR 39 and the six fits me perfectly. You can find these at Crocs authorized retailers, or buy them online via the Crocs SA website, www.mycrocs.co.za – they retail at R499.95 a pair! I’m wearing: White Top – Meltz, Boyfriend…

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I never thought I’d say this, ever, but I am seriously rocking my Crocs! Now I know what you’re thinking, Crocs? Seriously? Gone are the days of the plastic-not-so-fantastic Crocs clog! Crocs are actually starting to look pretty cool. They’ve introduced a whole wack of new styles, some of them in canvas and leather options! I have never owned a pair of Crocs before. For me, I didn’t care how comfortable the Croc Clogs were, there was no way I’d wear them. But now, since Crocs have introduced so many fab new styles (you can view them all here), I’m actually quite excited about Crocs. Besides them being totally cute, they are comfy, excellent quality and trendy too! Don’t believe me? Just check out these gorgeous Croc’s Winter Boots They come in black, brown (espresso) and white (oyster). While I’ve never been a fan of white shoe anything, a pair of plush booties like these in white actually look rather cute and oh so wintery! As I mentioned, these boots are super comfy and fabulous for a casual winter day. They cost R649.95 and are available online as well as at the following retailers nationwide: Crocs stores, selected Cape Union…

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