Design Your Own Colorblock Pumps

Earlier in the month, I wrote a post about this spring’s show-stopping sandals, focusing on color-blocked and embellished styles. While I was researching my sponsors for product shots I could use to illustrate the trends, I noticed that Nina shoes features Design your own shoe on Ninashoes.com- Endless style, color and sole combinations! Recently, I’ve been looking for the perfect combination of hues in a colorblock style sandal and haven't had any luck. I’ve also noticed that a lot of the colorblock sandals and shoes have crazy 4” or higher heels, which are too high for me. So...when I saw the Design Your Own (D.Y.O.) feature at Nina's, I thought: wow--maybe I could D.Y.O. a pair of colorblock pumps for a summer wedding I'm attending. The D.Y.O. feature is really easy to use and shows you instantly what your design looks like. My first design was the Paladin style above. Once I got started, however, I couldn't stop. To see more of my colorblock designs, click…


PUMP UP THE COLOR
Nina's Design Your Own (D.Y.O) collection has about 20 pump styles. The lowest heel measures 2.5", which is my go-to heel height for special occasions. If that's a good heel for you, let the D.Y.O. fun begin...
First, click on the and find "DYO" on the nav bar. Once you're on the DYO page, choose your shoe style. For instance, here's the Culver style...





Next, start choosing colors. You can choose up to 4 colors for 4 sections of the shoe. For starters, I just chose two colors...






I have a lot of  black and white in my wardrobe right now, so I wanted to see how that combo might look...







Just because you have 20+ hues to choose from, doesn't mean you have to do something bold, like combine orange with yellow. You might want a subtle colorblock combination like this...



GLITTER GIRLS
But wait! Nina shoes knows how much women like to add sparkle to their party look. So...the shoe label also gives you the option of adding rhinestones to your D.I.Y shoes. Let's face it: There's nothing that says, "I came to dance," quite like a spray of glitter on your shoes--is there?