Jimmy Choo

Big selection and good deals if you purchase over a certain amount on selected items.
Salesperson wasn’t overly pushy and they had my size in everything I wanted. Trust me, it’s hard to find a size 35 sometimes but not here. She also showed us items that weren’t on the shelves.
We purchased 4 items and she automatically placed our stuff in 2 bags so that we don’t have to separate them ourselves later. Nice.

This review is a shout out to a sales associate there & his name is Jason. Jason is great @ contacting me when there are promos & sales going on in store. I have yet to see a shoe that I’m in love w/​. It’s the thought that counts. Betty is the store manager there & she’s very friendly as well. Thank you Jason!

I love shoes. Pretty, pretty shoes. Most women know the more beautiful the shoe, the more pain it will cause your feet. But after walking in Louboutins, LVs and Valentinos, Choos are definitely the most comfortable… well, as comfortable as can be expected from 4.5 inch stilletos (but it’s a one inch platform, so it’s really like 3.5 inches *wink, wink*). Ladies, we can’t be asking for the world here.
Now that we have determined the most comfortable designer shoe, let’s establish the most friendly staff of salespeople. My goodness, Rose at Jimmy Choo is sooooooooooooo nice, down to earth, friendly and will help you try on ALL the shoes in the store and be excited about it. I love her personality and her knowledge of what will work for you. The other salespeople are just as awesome. When Rose isn’t in, they give me their best service. I also love it that they have sales, but I usually stick with classics so I haven’t benefitted from one… YET. Another thing is that Rose will go out of her way and FIND you that last black, patent leather Vamp in your size.
I have noticed that department stores that carry Jimmy Choo will offer different colors or fabrics of the same style so be sure to keep your options open. I also like to get leather soles protected. They don’t do this in house, but you can go to any reputable shoe repair.

I used to sell women’s shoes.
Like Al Bundy.
It helped put me through college and it helped me get over my shyness. Before selling shoes in college, I rarely talked to women unless they talked to me first.
But selling shoes in college, well, I had to talk to women to help make some extra money on commission to buy textbooks. There used to be a shoe store right across from UC Berkeley. I would work there 30 hours a week, while going to school. I needed the money. I was flipping burgers before I got the shoe job.
So I had to learn from my boss, a smooth talking Persian. He taught me how to approach women, compliment them, charm them, get them comfortable into buying shoes. And another pair. And a matching bag.
Consequently, my first job out of college was an assistant buyer for a department store… in shoes. Shoe «dogs’ were a separate breed. Much different than ready-​to-​wear. You didn’t have everything on a rack, you had everything in the back, and had to bring out boxes and boxes to the ladies. As an assistant buyer, I had to work weekends, and sales, and motivate the commissioned salespeople to help move stock, when they really wanted to stay on the floor and get commissions.
You know that expression, you can tell a man by his shoes? Back then, I could tell a woman by her shoes, because I knew women’s shoes better than most women. The designers from the knock-​offs. The styles, the labels, the price points, the quality or lack thereof. The shoe size. I knew a slingback from a pump, a mary jane from an espadrille like most men never would.
Through the years, I have lost touch with this unique ability. But I still appreciate leather goods, and I occasionally check out a women’s shoe store just to see what is going on.
Which brings me to Jimmy Choo.
I was wondering why the status conscious were talking about his shoes. So I came in to take a look here in Ala Moana.
The founder and president of Jimmy Choo, wasn’t Jimy Choo, but was the UK Vogue Accessories editor, Tamara Mellon, who also now sits on the Revlon board. She approached Jimmy to design a luxury brand of shoes, which has expanded into handbags, clothes, and other luxury brand items. Jimmy Choo’s stake was bought out in 2001, and the brand is now owned by an investment firm. There are over 100 stores in 32 countries now, and they are launching perfumes next.
The brand developed its popularity largely out of Hollywood connections. It was known for its highly studded leather designs and leopard skin prints.
The new series of handbags has a retro hippie look to it for 2010. There is a lot of fringe work on the new designs., and like other luxury brands, there is a sprinkle of bright colors more than before in the leathers.
Still, at $ 500 — $ 1000 for a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes, there isn’t a lot of demand for it in Hawaii, where $ 10 flip flops are still preferred.
The story of Jimmy Choo, the brand, is here: