Choose your shoes... wisely.

Kate Walsh is the striking red head in the Cadillac commercials asking what turns you on.  The marketing ploy is that the brains of men watching are supposed to be stuck between “you do” and “fast cars do”.  Well, in the case of the pic above the answer is Kate Walsh turns me on.  Partially because she’s hot like wasabi, and partially because she makes great fashion choices.  The high-waisted dress on her tall thin body gives her the kinda legs that keep ZZ Top singing to this day. The asymmetrical neckline works really well on her, and looks amazing here contrasted by her hair parted stick straight down the middle.  All that said, the shoes are my favorite part of this look… with the help of photoshop magic, I’ll take the liberty of showing you why.  In the first photo (the real one) your attention is immediately drawn to her shoes because it’s set off by the red carpet background.  The white shoe draws your eye first, and then sends it up her body following the side-slit exposed leg all the way up.  If she had worn shoes to match (2nd picture), the  dress would still have looked great but you would see the outfit very differently.  Nothing would have really pulled you in and told you how to see the look.  In the 3rd pic, I gave her a white accessory [in this case a watch (Chanel J12, or for $5,000 less get Obviously Counterfeit)] just to give her another pop spot with this look.  I think it adds a slightly more relaxed feel to the look, which plays well with the fun funky hairstyle.

Basic takeaway:  Next time you find yourself saying “I need to go get some shoes to match my dress”… pause, breathe, remember Kate Walsh, and see if “matching” your shoes is really the best way to go.