“fab friday” winner – Katalina of California, USA

The March 20th, 2009, “fab friday” winner of the Pour La Victoire “Paige” is Katalina of California, USA!

Veg leather sandal with braided band and 1 ¼” platform on 4 ½” heel. Mod Green.
Retail: $292
At  Shopbop.com.
Visit Pour La Victoire to view the rest of their Spring 09 collection.

Our winner shares her thoughts on shoes:

shuzsociety:  Why do you love these shoes?
Katalina: The color screams “Spring” and “Wear me Now”! I can already picture every high fashion cocktail event/dinner I would wear them to. Not to mention brag relentlessly to all my friends about them…I will even post pics of them in my facebook profile they are so dang perfect! The sexy silhouette, the rock n’ roll upper, ankle strap with buckle – are you kidding me! These are what you wear when you don’t know what to wear.  Quite frankly I don’t think I would want to wear anything else!

shuzsociety:  If you could designer the perfect pair of shoes, what features would they have?
Katalina: Patent leather, open toe, heels in yummy bright toned colors.

shuzsociety:  Who is your favorite shoe designer?
Katalina: Mark Nason

shuzsociety:  What shoe trend would you like to see disappear?
Katalina: Crocs and Ed Hardy Shoes!

shuzsociety:  What is your most favorite shoe style of all time?
Katalina: Open toe strappy heels

Congratulations Katalina!  You and “Paige” will definitely turn some heads at those cocktail parties!!

Designer Spotlight: Pour La Victoire

Meet Pour La Victoire … Brazilian Shoes With a French Twist! This haute line that has caught the eye of some of our favorite “gam gals” Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson and Emma Roberts.

Launched in Spring 2008, Pour La Victoire was conceptualized to deliver a fresh line of women’s footwear that is fashionable and affordable with quality appeal. In other words, high-end shoes at guilt-free prices!

“We felt strongly that the shoe industry was long overdue for an exciting new concept that was not the rehashing of successful mass market brands. Our hopes were just recently realized,” says David Giordano, co-found of the brand.

Entering its 5th collection, Pour La Victoire offers a myriad of styles unique to its own. Each shoe comes with stylish and bold color combinations, with chic trims and with sexy, distinctive heel shape or toe characteristics. All shoes are made in premium soft leathers or materials carefully crafted in Brazil. The timeless, mature styles have French girls names such as Colette, Heloise and Bijou to play off the sophisticated European sensibility. Pour La Victoire is the shoe for the 20th century Marie Antoinette, a shopaholic’s dream come true; a fashionable, high-quality shoe at a great price.

Pour La Victoire can now be found at leading retailer’s including Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus. Press reaction has been extraordinary garnering over 200 features in publications such as WWD, Harper’s Bazaar, Nylon magazine, Teen Vogue and People Style Watch.

And when someone asks “who are you wearing?” … let the correct pronunciation for Pour La Victoire, which means “for the victory,” roll off your tongue. Click here to listen and learn sole sista!

To view Pour La Victoire’s collection, please visit their web site, pourlavictoire.com.