Stylish with Substance

The Five Fingers shoe by Vibram fits a foot like a glove ... but of course with a ground-intended sole. These things are worse than those 1990's toe socks. Check out that even the soles are contoured to a foot. The footwear is likely comfortable, but how could anyone feel confident in public in a pair?

Somehow this unique "fashion" even won an award back in 2007, but they're beyond the women of the world. In a beneath us kind of way. ;-)

The surprising fact about shoes and foot health (and posture) is that the flattest of flat shoes is actually unhealthy, relatively, for the feet. Best is a quarter to a half an inch of a lift on the back of a flat, kind of like a kitten wedge, we suppose. Here are some shopping picks that fit the bill...

*Le Sigh*. No, I do not love scouring over every show all week long, nor do I love writing about a single topic or in a single way. And I also do not love reading the same old posts about the runway styles. So in part to brush up on my knowledge of what's going on and in part to celebrate the better and best of other blogs' coverage, here is a link roundup of fashion bloggers' reviews and other noteworthy pieces on New York Fashion Week Fall 2009...

• Shoo Shoes! (shoe un-comfort, un-fab) --- So Brian Reyes collaborated with Manolo Blahnik for their collection, however it must have been DesignFail because the assumedly-usually professional models faultered and fell in their Blahniks (so un-Bradshaw!) and ended up - all of them - walking the final rounds in bare feet. -- Fashionologie wrote a great living-the-moment piece complete with a gallery of photos. (Warning: FEET!)
• ShoeFab (and leg fabulous!) -- Louboutins and floral sheer tights at the 3.1 Philip Lim show --- a gallery from Le City Kitty. (Warning: music!)
• It was News - Celebrity NOTs --- Marc Jacobs had to cut corners (and celebrities, and plus-ones) from his show, except for Anna Wintour's invitation (plus one), of course. --- from the newsdesk at Fashionologie.
• The Huffington Post went on the hunt after retailers and manufacturers abusing the sale of fur.
• Fug Fashion; actually, for the Birds (not women) --- Trend de la Crème posted a genius photo comparison list of catwalk couture with ... turkeys. We take it this blogger doesn't want to gobble up the tastes.
• More Fug - a slideshow of 80s inspired apparel --- on Yahoo!'s Shine.
• Beauty --- Reddest lips and tightest ponytails at J. Mendel on Style List /// videos and photos of backstage beauty (at Marchesa) on Eye 4 Style.
• Not Just Fug---Unwearable --- this year's outrageous couture, a slideshow and article from Guanabee.
• And on to the trends... the best covered: the not-covered looks of nude, natural and neutral: all the nude & glossed, barely made-up lips in great photo layout form on Beauty N Love. /// Nuetrals made natural by nature; mixing mutes with skins on Shoes Junky.
• A Whole Lotta Trends in one post: Fashion Sensei has cut-outs, cobalt blue, and metallics are also on the Huffington Post.
• Recession Trend Forecasting: All the Fashion Week ways to tell if our wallets are pooped by WalletPop. /// also Tough Clothes for Tough Times.
• Last but not least, a little fun: Marc Jacobs Mad Libs from Whorange.

Of course there are more collections to see and articles to read, but I really should work on my own recaps, myself!