Video: How Do I Wear Platform Shoes?

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Erin Busbee

http://www.busbeestyle.com/

Ever since Erin Busbee was a little girl she has had a passion for fashion and beauty… dressing her friends and family, including her poor baby brother and styling hair for any and all willing participants. It’s a love she has carried into her professional life. For years, Busbee worked as an award-winning producer for WCBS-TV in New York, where she routinely researched and wrote about fashion trends. She also collaborated closely with top magazine editors/writers from the most elite fashion publications like “Vogue,” “Elle,” “In Style,” and “Lucky” Magazines. In 2005, she founded Hewitt Media Consulting through which she personally trained CEO’s, entrepreneurs, magazine editors and TV reporters. Her consulting sessions always included fashion and beauty pointers, helping clients shine for their major TV appearances. Erin didn’t stay behind the scenes; she has been front and center with extensive experience on camera. She worked as an anchor/reporter in Watertown and Rochester, New York. She also became the entertainment/fashion reporter for WCBS-TV where she kept up on all the hottest trends. In 2007, she took on the role as host and producer for Hotnewz.tv, a revolutionary Internet news program focused on the young and hip college crowd. Erin created and wrote a weekly segment for Hotnewz called “Fashion Fix.” It gave viewers the inside scoop on, what else, fashion! Recently, Erin moved to the Texas Hill Country and started her image consulting business “Busbee Style”. Busbee Style is her newest baby, a passion for sure! Through Busbee Style, Erin does personal shopping, fashion styling and closet organization. Now, Erin is dressing and styling all types of Texans from cowboys to socialites.

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Hi, I'm Erin, and I'm a fashion stylist. There are so many ways you can rock your platform shoes. With great jeans, shorts, skirts, and of course dresses. Our model Heather is wearing one option. She has on a sheik and conservative fitted black sheik dress. This dress is appropriate for so many occasions. Work, dinner, cocktails, events, weddings, it's extremely versatile. If she's off to work she throws on some pumps with the dress. But lets say Heather wears this to the office during the day and then she wants to add some more punch for her post work date or event. That's where the platforms come in. The shoes ooze sex appeal. I put her in some chocolate round gladiator sandals from Bebe. The platform sandal has a regular heel and a lift under the ball of your foot that is usually around one to two inches. The genius of these shoes is that they enable you to walk on a ridiculously high heel. Think four to five inches without feeling like you are walking on a ridiculously high heel. They are a short woman's dream. I cover her legs by adding some patterned brown tights. These help keep her warm in the chillier months. I also love the way the tights keep her looking long. But she can always go bare legged especially during the summer. I accentuated her slim waist and echoed the edginess of the shoes by adding a brown and black waist belt. I finished off the look with some gold accessories picking up on the gold in the belt and the shoes. She looks gorgeous and will definitely wow her date. One thing to consider when choosing a look for your platforms, don't show too much skin. If you wear a skirt or a mini skirt for example make sure you keep your top covered. If you opt for a tank or halter top wear jeans or pants. Platform shoes can easily walk a fine line between trendy and trashy. So step forward with caution.