21 Shoe: Glamistry

Glamistry is releasing the Trillium Heels for Belleza, Maitreya, and SLink High feet and comes with a color-changing HUD to switch between the blue and yellow which is their 21 Shoe Exclusives. You can also add other colors in through the HUD, making it incredibly convenient. I love the design of this - from the open-hearted center to the chain holding bits of strap together. One interesting thing is the metal tops of the heel to bring everything level with the platform, and they change color with the chains - above I'm showing silver, and bottom is showing gold. Like other Glamistry heels, you can mix and match the colors - I did inverted versions across the three different areas for recoloring. These are available right now at Glamistry's main store, so hurry by to pick them up!

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: House of Rain

House of Rain is releasing the Luxury of Tears Sandals, which are fitted for SLink High feet. I love these, from the curve of gold around one ankle and down into teardrop gems, to the delicate straps barely holding the feet into the sandal soles. The heel has a tapered middle which gives support to the full heel section - which looks to be about the solidest part of this whisper of a shoe. The texturing is very simple fabric, and I would love to see it with a gemstone or glass effect as well - I think that would make these really stand out as exemplary, and be a fantasy princess' dream. These bits of fancy are available now from House of Rain's main store.

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: Ingenue

Ingenue's Lara Heels are fitted for Belleza, Maitreya, and SLink medium feet. The medium feet haven't been getting much love, but they are a perfect height for casual day wear and sleek but practical evening wear. These are lovely - a low strap over the vamp with one of Ingenue's signature flat bows. The shape of the pump is simple but sleek with a wide topped heel that ends in a very narrow point. I love the colors here - ones Ingenue has used before for 21 Shoe - a fantastic teal and a soft pink - and they are available for a limited time at Ingenue's main store.

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: {kokoia}

{kokoia}'s Stilettoes are fitted for Belleza, Maitreya, SLink, and The Mesh Project in their highest form.These sleek pumps have a sharp stiletto heel and a very pointed toe - all hard edges and quiet authority. The pattern is what sets these apart, a combination of heavily-lined shapes which interact with the narrow profile of the shoes pleasantly - here an edge of round is cut off, there a dappled pattern of diamonds disappears over an edge. The colors are very simple, balancing out the much more complicated pattern. The effect is very modern and chic, and they are available today at kokoia}'s main store.

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: G & D

G&D's Sabot Janis Polka Dot slip-ons come fitted for Maitreya, SLink, and The Mesh Project, and come with a HUD to change the metal of the studs from silver to gold. These are really cute, heeled clogs with an open toe - that's a lot going on, but the additional touches - like how the cloth of the vamp is tacked over the wooden base, and the charming knot in the center in the vamp. I also love the smooth edge of the wood, which looks cut and polished to a rounded edge instead of something more stiff and sharp. They are unabashedly casual and fun, the sort of thing one might slip on for a truck pull if one went to them in six inch heels! And all today you can get them at G&D's main store!

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: Essenz

Essenz's Malibu Heels come fitted for Maitreya and SLink.  The included HUD changes the sole and metal colors between two options each. These are sunny sandals with a 70's flare in the large flowers set in shades of mint, olive, pink, orange, and brown. I really like the multiple wraps around the ankle, which give a pleasant verisimilitude to the style - as if one really took the several moments to wrap and wrap before tying a neat bow on the outside of each ankle. The thickness of the heel is equally of that era, reminiscent of heavy wooden furniture festooned with bright pillows. These would work perfectly with a variety of beach and summer wear, out at day parties and barbecues with the family, and they're available now at Essenz's Mainstore!

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: Eclectica

Eclectica's Steamgoth Laced Boot are self-sufficient and require no feet. Their shape is unique and striking, though, ruched fabric stretching from the top of the foot around to lacking up the Achilles tendon all on top of thick platforms with a twisty heel. I love how they sit, quirky and heavy; they strike me as the kind of fashionable boot heels that might have steel toes hidden under their otherwise unprepossessing exterior. Despite the height of the heel, they seem tough and all about business; I can see these striding into a club, taking on all comers, as at home beneath a swath of petticoats as tucked into the ends of flared pants. Today you can take these home, two for the price of one, at Eclectica's Mainstore.

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: ChicChica

:::ChicChica:::'s two styles of shoe, Sesa and Diana, both come in Maitreya and SLink high feet, and the folder also includes a "Foot Lock" HUD - perfect for these sorts of very high heels, where the ankle can distort unnaturally in a lot of poses.I love the mix here - one a simple pump while the other has an ankle strap to hold the incredibly brief heel on. What holds these shoes together is the texture - a gleaming blue-grey pattern that catches the light beautifully. What sets them apart is sleekness - the pump is coolly formal with incredibly narrow stiletto heels, while the ankle strap has a pleasant chunkiness and interesting heel shape more appropriate for a gala or art show. Both stand out in a crowd, though, and both are available today at :::ChicChica:::'s Mainstore!

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: .:KC Couture:.

.:KC Couture:.'s Leonie sandals come in Belleza, Eve, Maitreya, and SLink flat feet; the folder also contains an "ankle helper" too keep your feet from over-extending. They are adorable flat sandals with a wide variety of straps over and under and all over the place - really quite charming! I especially like how the fabric changes from heel to toe. The fact they are for flat feet, as well, really set them apart. They'd be wonderful with a sporting outfit, ready for some casual hiking or exploring around foreign towns.These fun shoes are available now at .:KC Couture:.'s Main Store, so hurry by and pick them up!

This month's 21Shoe sponsor and provider of our group appreciation gift is Klepsydra by Betty Scorpio - available now in the history of the 21 Shoe Official Group. Visit the Klepsydra Mainstore or Marketplace Store for more great offerings from our sponsor!

21 Shoe: Ingenue

Ingenue is breaking out the teal and tangerine this month, available for Maitreya and Slink feet, atop lightweight cork wedges with a demi-heel. I think my favorite park is the perfect Ingenue bow, though, right above the peep toe. The cork is wonderfully textured and naturalistic, which makes the fabric shoe seem light and airy - perfect for a summer evening. There is more contrast between cork and teal, but both colors are clean and bright, and would go well with a variety of casual looks. Slip them on under a pair of loose shorts or even a frilly frock and you can't go wrong!

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by Ingenue and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: Glamistry

This month, Glamistry is offering up two unique colors for her Anemuna heels, just recently released for Belleza, Maitreya, and SLink. The Glamistry shoe system is new to me, so I'm going to take a few minutes to lay it out - the initial shoe purchase is at one price, while subsequent colors are at another, lower price. They all get added to this amazing HUD which allows you to mix and match even if you've only bought a few colors. The Anemuna shoe, for example, has four faces to color - the main shoe, the cord tied around it, the sole of the shoe, and the metal detailing. How many of each you have depends on how many you purchase - and for 21 Shoe Glamistry is giving you the option of adding a bright yellow and a rich royal blue which can be worn all of a piece or mixed and matched to glorious effect. I love how high contrast the two colors on offer are, and so mixed them up in my pictures, but you can keep it singular if you want or even mix it up with other colors that you can purchase at Glamistry at the same time. I really love the versatility this system allows for - along with allowing one to try out a set of shoes in the singular, and add in other colors at a discount if one falls in love.

The shoes themselves are intricate and fun, bands and cords meeting and parting again to wrap snugly around the foot. The heel shape is straightforward and long, and the platform is stacked to dual layers with opportunities for coloring them in different colors. They have a fantastic edgy appeal that would jazz up any club they clack into.

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by Glamistry and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: Bliensen + MaiTai

Bliensen + MaiTai is really knocking it out of the ballpark this month with a striking spiral-designed shoe in black and white or red. I love the curve over the foot, and the way the thin bands spread out and them come together again along the edges. Along the inner sole the bands are closer together; along the outside, they stretch all the way up to the arch. The heels themselves are thin and delicate with slightly wider cap ends and an equally narrow ankle strap. I just love the curve of leather over the foot - it is such a striking shape, two sets of curves meeting and parting in symphony.

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by Bliensen + MaiTai and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: KC Couture

KC Couture has a couple of awesome shoes out this month, riffing off of the shades of black and denim blue, available for SLink, Maitreya, and Belleza feet. At first look it's a simple T-Strap with a single band across the toes. The ankle strap is actually a tear drop shape, with the rounded edge against the band up the heel. The sole and heel are both thick, heavy and solid enough to support an otherwise fragile design. The chain down the center mark and across the toe band with initials KC in the center bar. I love the color choices - one a dark black and the other a silvery blue which catches the light beautifully. I love how sleek they are in their simplicity - the teardrop motif in particular is striking - and these would work as well under a loose pair of jeans as paired with a gown.

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by KC Couture and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: YS & YS

Perfect for summer, YS & YS textured a pair of sunny sandals with tasty treats for SLink and Maitreya feet. Designed as cork heels that are almost wedges, the rest of the shoe is charmingly brief - a cross strap vamp and ankle straps which cross at the heel and latch with a large, oblong clasp by the Achilles tendon. I love the textures - from the strawberry on white of the red to the layered bananas over bananas over bananas of the yellow, the textures are bright and summery and the style is perfect for the beach. I can just see these with a flirty print dress and a wide brimmed hat at a garden party amongst the glitterati.

The animations I'm using in this picture and others are actually a free gift from Thirty Loop Animations - a glorious set of shoe-focused poses and stances that are perfect for photography. I really like how expressive and varying they are, from ones in full motion to gentle pauses on a pedestal. All of them are free if you're a member of the 21 Shoe group!

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by YS & YS and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: Lassitude & Ennui

Lassitude & Ennui is offering up some sleek and gorgeous heels for SLink and Maitreya. A matching set of black and white, the large bow which curves high against the heel and falls almost to the base of the heel is color changeable between four colors - black, white, dark red, and lavender. The initial design is simple enough, a very high pump with a slight platform. The bow is a lovely sleek waterfall of color, though, rendered for a smooth fall and realistic hang. I love the color change, and like all Lassitude & Ennui shoes, these can be tinted. The pump and shoe are on different faces, so you can modify to your hearts' content!I especially appreciate this with a white shoe, since I can tint to match or contrast with just about anything.

My body and feet are all from SLink, the latest releases which work beautifully under the skin from Fallen Gods. It's an interesting effect - much smoother than the default mesh and helping to make close ups look more polished in a straightforward shot. Fallen Gods is matching his skin beautifully to the SLink shape, and included a ton of other appliers with his latest mermish release. The SLink applier is particularly nice - converting hands, feet, and body all with a single button.

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by Lassitude & Ennui and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: Kokoia

Cross strap heels are the name of the game for Kokoia's monthly deal, heavy black counter, heel, and vamp for both of the shoes. The vamp is lined with the pattern for the shoe, a pattern which is echoed in the thick bands which form the cross strap and flat strap along the bridge of the foot, holding it to almost impossible heights. Animal print makes up these patterns, one pair a lovely leopard spot and the other a striking zebra stripe. I love that the very heavy bands are echoed more narrowly on the vamp - it adds a lovely elegance to the shoe. I also like the zipper up the heel in silver, and the silver flaps holding the elastic on the inside of the foot. The shoes are fitted for Maitreya, SLink, and The Mesh Project, giving you a lot of options!

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by Kokoia and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: N-Core

Every now and then, shoes made almost entirely of lace are needed, and this month N-Core is offering up not only a pair of black lace shoes, but a second pair of starkest white! Both of them are sling-back, open-toed shoes with a moderate platform and a nicely high heel of a solid color. The shape is particularly nice, with a heavy ribbon edge that outlines smooth curves from the widest point at the toe, to the narrow thread at the heel. The heel has a tiny cap at the base in the contrasting color of the sole and the insole - both the black and the white have the same base. The shoes are made for the highest feet of Belleza, Maitreya, N-core, SLink, and The Mesh Project; a fantastic variety!

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by N-Core and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: Ingenue

Ingenue is getting in touch with the sweet side of shoes with this pair of charming, fruit decorated pumps in two tones - a simple color on the toe, counter and heel, and a pattern on the body. The pattern is a playful pattern of stylized fruit over a polka dot background, giving them a young and playful air which contrasts nicely with the otherwise sleek, adult shape of the shoe. The polka dots continue on the insole, under the logo for the store. I love the addition of thread marks along the edges, making these shoes seem highly realistic even up close and enlarged! They fit for the high version of Belleza, Maitreya, and SLink and are editable, so you may be able to fit them even for other feet. These are perfect for sweet and fresh summer looks in the clear pastels so common on the grid.

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by Ingenue and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: Bliensen + MaiTai

This month, Bliensen + MaiTai is offering up a pair of open-toed pumps, each with their own specific styling against a sleek form. The shoes themselves are reassuringly heavy and slick, with the vamp stretched down over the slight platform of the sole and the rich red of the interior stretched just a little around the edges of the shoe to create a narrow, distinctive edge. The heel is quite high - they are built for the highest foot shape for Belleza, Maitreya, The Mesh Project, and SLink. The Belleza version are even unrigged, so you can see if you can fit them for other feet as well! The shoes on the left are the Marina version, and in addition to a jaunty combination of blue and red they also sport an anchor detail that hangs in it's silver glory over the side of the foot. The option on the right is call Stingray and has a lovely sheen to it over the gold, bumpy texture of the shoe.

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by Bliensen + MaiTai and pick up a pair!

21 Shoe: Essenz

Essenz has created a much more buckled down riff on the t-strap heel, starting with a high platform base and then combining a quite thick band at the ankle with a very narrow one mid foot, and holding them all together with an intermediately sized upper that is in a single piece with the ankle strap. I especially like how the shoe is designed with grommets and a supporting band for the secondary strap at the arch of the foot. The profile form the side is nicely curved with an elegant feel to it, and the vamp is bat-winged and tucked inside the sides of the shoe, leaving a nice open toe. The colors, a muted yellow and a soft peach, are exclusive for this event. They're rigged and uneditable, set up for both the SLink and Maitreya high feet. Also include is a HUD to change the colors of the hardwear between gold and silver, and the sole between peach and black.

On the 21st of this month, both of these shoes will be available - two for the price of one. I encourage you to swing by Essenz and pick up a pair!