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Shoes Can Put Spring In Your Fashion Step!

Posted by footwearglobal on July 25, 2008, Friday

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The editors at Lucky magazine say shoes should be at the center of your spring wardrobe.

Shoes and accessories set the tone for an outfit. While someone’s clothing style may not vary, because their body type is what it is, people can be wildly experimental with shoes and use them to change the whole look of an outfit.

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WEDGES/ GLADIATORS PEEP TOE BROGUES / CRAZY HEELS of the season

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The woman who made a fortune off Crocs

Posted by footwearglobal on July 25, 2008, Friday

Source: Printed in Times UK 19 July 2008

Sheri Schmeltzer is the woman behind Jibbitz, a Crocs accessory that started as a way of amusing her children

The flowery button thingies on her Crocs are called Jibbitz. They are a presently a global craze created accidentally by an American housewife in her basement, and are worth $20 million (£10m). The American housewife in question lives in Boulder, Colorado, and is an attractive 43-year-old called Sheri Schmelzer. The idea originated three years ago.

For those still blissfully ignorant, they are pieces of coloured rubber-like buttons, selling for around $3 (£1.50) a pop, in 1,100 different patterns.

According to website, Jibbitz “allow Crocs consumers to personalise their footwear to creatively express their individuality”, which is perhaps over-intellectualising it a bit.

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Related Links: http://www1.jibbitz.com/

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