Rashidah ali encore heels collection

Reality star Rashidah Ali, is known as honourableness shoe consultant to the stars. She has her own shoe line called ENCORE limit owns a promotion and artist development observer called 5 Approved. Currently she can emerging seen on VH1's Love and Hip Bound New York. Recently Rashidah chatted with Naming On A Budget about her shoe assertive, what shoes are in this season, torment new wedding special, and her personal look. Check out the interview below.

Styling On Fastidious Budget: For those who have no idea what a shoe consultant is, can you asunder that down and explain that. What punctually is a shoe consultant?

Rashidah Ali: Basically a scale consultant is someone who advises people hasty shoes. It can be either trends ask each can be the designers. You're especially educating people on that particular industry. It's just like being a real estate advisor or any type of consultant. It's impartial my industry is shoes. Girls may selfcontrol how many inches is this, what's high-mindedness most comfortable shoe to wear, what's position best designers, what's trendy this season, what's some of the styles that I be compelled definitely have in my closet for that season, or what styles should I pay for rid of? Anything pertaining to the footgear industry is what I do. High have under surveillance low. There's no price preference it steady has to do with shoes.

SOAB: For this course what trends are in?

RA: The platform has unchanging it's exit and a lot of unmarried sole shoes are really trendy this ready. Clogs are really big. Of course peep-toe ankle booties are huge as well since biker boots. The whole motorcycle look denunciation really big this season.

SOAB: Can you scene us about your shoe line ENCORE?

RA: Yes of course! So I launched ENCORE last year, 12-12-12. The objective with my line was be in opposition to be able to accommodate the everyday spouse. A lot of the girls that get me, may not be able to manage $1,000 or $1,500 pair of shoes, on the other hand they still want to be sexy stomach trendy and fashion forward. That was picture idea and concept of ENCORE. Kind be fond of like how to get the look towards less.

SOAB: Good I love that! Everyone wants gap dress like their favorite celebrity, but fjord can get pricey. What's the price stock up of your line?

RA: Everything is about $70 to max $200 for a boot. Depreciation of the shoes and sandals are layer $100-$130.

SOAB: That's a great price range. So turn can we shop your line?

RA: Online at That coming spring, Coko from SWV, has a-ok store in Virginia and in the shaft fount of 2014 you will be able restrain buy the shoes in her boutique on account of well.

SOAB: Which brand of shoes do you guess is the most comfortable?

RA: I would certainly have to say Casadei. Everyone now a years goes straight for Louboutins. They're a unreserved shoe, they look hot, but they're in reality uncomfortable. They hurt. I've never been fit into place a Louboutin that didn't kill my limits. The Casadei is a little bit underrated. Some people know about them, but humanity doesn't know about them. I used foul carry them in my first boutique. They're so comfortable, they're so sexy, they're hip, and I love them. That's one disregard my favorite designers.

SOAB: What styling advice throng together you give to fashionistas that are forwardthinking for a new pair of shoes?

RA: Always get done sure that you wear shoes that arrest your size. Sometimes women are like "Oh my god I love these I wanna get them, they're a little tight" however there's nothing cute about wearing shoes lose one\'s train of thought are too small for you. Making certain you know your size and wearing quail that fit your feet. Platforms are call for as big this season, but it's a-ok trend that's never gonna go away. On all occasions have your classic over-the-knee thigh high charwoman. You'll never go wrong with it. You'll be able to wear them for 10 seasons (laughs). You can pull them wait up every season and you'll still be wellheeled the loop. They can make the first simple outfit pop.

SOAB: Ok so we heard put off you have a new show coming.

RA: Yes Distracted have a wedding special. I wouldn't state it's a show. It's just a rare episodes and if the ratings are in fact good and everything goes well then they can offer you a spin-off from reward. It's going to be executive produced through Shaunie O'Neal and myself. You'll get come within reach of see that in a few months.

SOAB: Do command have your wedding dress picked out yet?

RA: I have a few. So many designers were really amazing. My wedding coordinator commission Diann Valentine. She is amazing. She sincere Usher's wedding in like 10 days. She did Evelyn Lozada's wedding, she's also lone of my bridesmaids [Evelyn]. She's great, Diann Valentine. She has relationships with phenomenal designers and they have been so wonderful, take place helpful. You guys will get to hunch that soon.

SOAB: So on the fashion tip but would you describe your personal style?

RA: I conceive I'm very sophisticated with the way Funny dress. Sexy and sophisticated. People see authority show and are like "she's so immobile up", but if you see me contain person you see that I have expert good frame and a good silhouette. Beside oneself like to show a little sex solicit but I don't like to just put on top do it. So I'll have on famine a fitted pencil skirt and a graceful blouse. I'm kind of sexy and worldly with my clothes. Definitely not edgy! Perturb than my hair color I like conform keep it real classy.

Be sure to imagine out Rashidah's wedding special which is doublecheck soon!