A couple of months ago, I was working through our early fall orders and realized our entire Sundry delivery was gray. In other words, every single piece we had ordered we opted to […]

When I am asked to write the introduction to someone’s street style feature, I try to take a moment and read through their Q&A first. I typically know most of the information provided, […]

  I love complimenting people. Whenever a friend or customer comes in my store, I try to notice what about her is special. Did she wear her hair differently? Or perhaps she has […]

It feels like years since Elizabeth, Patience, and I traveled to New York to select the shoes you are just now starting to see on our shelves. (It was actually only in February, […]

I hesitated to write this post for a whole host of reasons despite the fact that I was the one who came up with the idea. I knew it would involve a lot […]

I have worked at The Shoe Hive in a variety of roles for several years now, and I know a significant percentage of our customers by name. I try to make a point […]

Years ago, I worked on the Hill and was utterly bored. I hated the work I did and was on a committee with no one on staff even remotely close to my age. […]

Madeline is like an onion; she has layers. (I feel like I stole that from somewhere…) When you first meet her, she comes across as reserved. Perhaps even a bit shy. But as […]

It took me at least a year as a newbie buyer at The Shoe Hive to understand the fashion buying cycle — what comes in when and how far ahead to order seasonal […]

Sometimes it is the piece you least expect to be your favorite that you end up wearing every other day. I have previously admitted to doing a little happy dance when the first […]

The other day a customer came into the store looking to buy a neutral pump. I had the perfect one! A wearable heel, not too pointy, in a light cognac color that would […]

One day last week I helped three customers in a row who refused to try on anything with an ankle strap because they believed this style made them look short and frumpy. This […]

To a certain extent, Elizabeth and I pick pieces for the store that we love based solely on that criterion. Typically if she and I both love something, it means our customers will […]

Not to brag or anything, but I do consider myself the foremost expert on all things beach. In another life or maybe in just a few years, I would like to own a […]