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Anticipation: Hayden-Harnett Doing Shoes

Brooklyn-based Hayden-Harnett started with its stellar collection of handbags and accessories to fill them with, and has steadily continued to add to its repertoire with apparel, including fantastic trenches and other outerwear. Now, we learn from the label's blog that we can look forward to H-H shoes in spring '09. Designer Toni Hacker has been sketching away since April:

"i sat down on saturday, 4/27 and started sketching exactly what i was looking for. style. comfort. personality. crafty leather love. wearability with an edge. kicks with style and soul. interesting to look at. easy to love. what came of the saturday sketch session? a collection of shoes for hayden-harnett that will launch for spring 2009. nine styles that range from a slide to a zippered cuff boot that can be worn over the knee. all in our signature soft, natural leathers we use on the handbags. seven weeks later, we have a fully sampled line and we're sending out linesheets."

This is exciting news for fans of the label, which brings surprises with each collection, whether it be color, inspiration, or a completely new category or offering.
· it's all about the shoes... [haydenharnett.com]

Now Open: M. Stivali Shoes on Wilshire

Just opened two days ago on Wilshire Boulevard, two block east of Robertson, M. Stivali carries shoe collections "hand-made in the tanneries of Italy where hand finishing is the norm," per owner Malaika Paul. Count in labels Le Silla, Gianmarco Lorenzi, Nadia Neri and exclusively Piero Lunardi for spring, and for fall, Casadei, Luciano Padovan, and Roberto Cavalli. Also next season, the lush shop will add handbags and Italian-made M. Stivali collection to the roster. The shop planning monthly courtyard art exhibits featuring local artists and Friday night shoe parties. It all sounds very oohlala, and we mean that in the best way. Through April 27, the boutique is hosting a shoe drive to benefit Sole4Soles Inc., which gets footwear globally to those who need them—you bring in gently worn shoes and get a 20% discount in-store.

Check out more M. Stivali shoes this way! >>>

Get Into The Grove: Gap by Pierre Hardy Shoes, JCrew Covet & Collect, Swim In at Victoria's Secret

The fountain, the trolley, the tourists! The Grove is king in the land of mall-ertainment. Get Into The Grove is where we get you there virtually. Get Into The Grove yourself—send us updates, tips and pics of your Grove experiences.

1) Walk into The Gap at The Grove and there they are, front and center: the skimmer flats; the platform heels; and the open-toe, ankle-strap sandals that shoe master Pierre Hardy (who's designed for Christian Dior, Hermes, Balenciaga) created, ranging from $78-$98. So, what's the problem? Why was nobody biting? Uh, perhaps because Pierre Hardy's name is nowhere in sight! Not on the shoes, not on the packaging, not in any signage. Marketing 101, people. Especially for a mass chain, a designer collab means it's time to plaster the designer's/label's name everywhere. One Gap employed commented: "Yeah, they're not that smart about stuff like that."

2) Dip into Victoria's Secret, which continues to add catalog selections into its stores, and find loads of swimwear, both from its Pink and Very Sexy collections. The itsy-bitsy bikinis and cut-out one-pieces just landed, so there's still a lot of selection.

3) There's a new shoe section at Anthropologie, replete with a small seating area of wood blocks to try pairs on. This is an excellent addition, since the shop has always carried a good and unique range of boots, heels and sandals online and in its catalog, making it a missing link in-store. Shoes are now stocked at select stores, including the 3rd Street Promenade shop. In other Anthropologie news, a store will be opening up in Glendale, slated spring '08. The boho feminine nexus is now hiring from store manager to merchandiser.

4) Meanwhile, JCrew has installed a number of display cases for its new Covet & Collect shoes and accessories line, which offers vintage-inspired stand-outs.