What’s the first thing you see when you look at a person? I see shoes. Mostly because my head is already tilted downwards and I’ve got my phone whipped out texting, tweeting, facebooking, emailing, and generally avoiding all physical human interaction (I love talking to people! Just not face to face).

But anyways, I am a firm believer — and I know I’m not the only one — that your shoes make you or break you.

I mean, look at blogger Daniella’s outfit. My first thought is, “OMG, how rad! I could live in this.” But let’s imagine the same white tank top and jorts with sneakers… now I’m thinking “ew, did you forget you’re not at the gym?” And now let’s imagine some flip flops… “how rude, that’s just asking for a slap in the face.”

See? Having a great pair of shoes totally makes an outfit.

DV by Dolce Vita Olga platform wedge. Photos courtesy of Nany’s Klozet.