More shoe paint! Belts too.

Once you’ve seen how easy it is to transform the color and look of a pair of shoes with leather paint or dye, a sort of madness takes over. You look around with itchy fingers for something else to transform. These were the outcome of last week’s efforts (beige=paint, maroon=dye):   My eyes landed on a […]

Love the shoes, but not the color? Paint them!

Do you have shoes collecting dust in your closet because the color is boring or doesn’t go with anything in your closet (but you bought because stores only offer brown or black)? I bought these cute shoes a few years ago for a summer wedding. They’re comfy, however the black leather strap across the ankle […]

Stop dressing like crap!

I am not alone in being appalled by how people dress to go to the theatre. Elisabeth Vincentelli at the NY Post feels even more strongly than I do. When I ushered for a Broadway show at Portland’s largest auditorium I watched a stream of people pass, and 80% of them were dressed as if they […]