The Best Nude Shoes

Catherine "Kate" Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

Would you like to have longer-, slimmer- looking legs?

If the answer is no thank you, then you should leave this blog right now. I can't help you and, frankly, you disappoint me.

If, as I expect, your hand shot up in the air quicker than Hermione Granger's during a Potions class, I have a solution for you.

Nude shoes.

I know. It's not novel or ground-breaking, but it does work provided you adhere to a couple of rules.

First Rule:

Choose the right hue. The way in which nude is most effective is when it matches your skintone as closely as possible. The Pale are typically best served by cool, ivory tones with either yellow or pink undertones.

Exhibit A

Too Light

Paris Hilton looks like she's a little girl on Easter Sunday. And not in the good way.

Too Dark

Hayley Atwell's tan court shoes are both too dark and too gray; they drain the life from her skin.

 Exhibit B


Consider heritage and/or ethnicity. A shoe that matches the skin tone of a black woman may be in the brown family. Mixed race or Latina will probably be caramel, and Asian or Mediterranean will most likely be a yellow or olive tone.

Lucy Liu does it right

Zoe Saldana is wearing tan shoes. They match her skin and look fabulous.

How The Pale do it:

You can't tell where Olivia Wilde's legs end and her shoes begin.

Anne Hathaway rocking a pair of Sam Edelman's

Emma Roberts

You're Doing It Wrong:

The black strap at Alyssa Milano's ankles shorten and thicken her legs.

Kristen Bell's shoes are too gray. The dress, lipstick, skin, and hair are all the same color. And that color is blah. As a result, she looks lifeless and the heavy eyeliner make her eyes look like black holes.

Inspired and want to shop? Here are some great options:
   

Pour La Victoire 'Rin'

AK Anne Klein 'Pipa'

Corso Como 'Palomar'
 

Ivanka Trump 'Bulbli'

Corso Como 'Python'

Jean-Michel Cazabat

J. Crew 'Jemaa'

Jeffrey Campbell 'Scide Bow'