I’ve been to Las Vegas 100s of times. New York and Chicago a dozen or more times, Paris, London and Venice a handful and New Orleans twice and of course I live in LA. All fabulous! All very different cities– but Miami is its own planet.

Just cue the Will Smith song and you will know what I mean.

It has a crazy mash up of cultures like New York City, great music like Chicago and New Orleans, just add a very Latin flair.  Great food, beautiful people and interesting architecture (#1 place to see Art Deco buildings) but add in miles and miles of white sand beaches.

Maybe it’s the heat, but its crazy like Vegas with an ocean, Merengue beats and Congo drums. It has a whole different vibe. Vegas is all flash, lights and glitter—Miami is about color; bold, bright, loud, over the top color, the brighter the color mixture the more Miami! Take a Hawaiian shirt, turn up the volume, add more of everything and make it sexy, that’s Miami.

It has an St Tropez glam sensibility with an international flair.

I purchased this pair of turquoise slides in Miami a few years back and I only seem to wear them in Miami. I call them my Miami flip-flops. They have the color and style of Miami, wear them with a tangerine orange dress with a canary yellow flower in your hair, an arm full of multi- colored bangles, that equals the Miami style.  Anywhere else in the world you would look like a clown—too many colors, retinas would burst in pain. However in Miami take your bright, bold, colorful self to one of the many discos; yes they still call them discos and they are world renown. Bonus, so fun! People in Miami really know how to dance! Walk in and completely forget it’s Tuesday! All party, at all times.

I’m headed to Miami, I’ll be there for Mardi gras, oh my. And I’m sure the rhythm is gonna get me; Gloria Estefan said it was so. If there is no shoe blog next week, you will know what happen.  “I’m going to Miami, welcome to Miami…”

Laura