Do You Speak Shoe Lover?

FOREWORD xii

INTRODUCTION xiv

PART ONE SHOE LOVE CHANGED MY LIFE
Personal accounts from the DSW fashion-crazed faithful

1 I MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM Stories of epic shoe love 3

2 WHAT I DID FOR SHOE LOVE Shameless acts of footwear fanatics 19

3 FEET, DON'T FAIL ME NOW! How shoes get us through life's big moments 37

4 WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE SHOES? Bonding over fabulous fashion 47

5 THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES Nostalgic stories of shoe love 61

6 FUN, FLIRTY, AND FASHIONABLE How DSW satisfies your shoe obsession 69

RAVE, SHOE LOVER, RAVE! 79

PART TWO TAKE IT FROM A SHOE LOVER
Styling tips and savvy advice from the experts at DSW

7 THE JOB'S ALL YOURS Perfect shoes for interviews 97

8 WORK THOSE SHOES! Sensational 9 to 5 style tips 105

9 SHOE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT What to wear for big nights out on the town 115

10 A CHANGE WILL DO YOU GOOD Keeping your style up-to-date 125

11 FASHION'S MOST-WANTED The shoes nobody should live without 133

12 THE RUSH OF THE SHOES Inspiration behind building the assortment 141

RAVE, SHOE LOVER, RAVE! 153

PART THREE THE MAGIC BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Why there's no place like DSW

13 THE SECRET BEHIND SHOE LOVE Creating a formula for success 173

14 STORIES FROM THE FASHION FRONT Helping Shoe Lovers find their bliss 195

15 YOU WORK FOR DSW? Associates' accounts of workplace envy 205

CONCLUSION 212

THE LANGUAGE OF SHOE LOVE 215

PHOTO CREDITS/SPECIAL THANKS 220

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 221