Boston - November 09, 2005

Gone to Heel

Le Strada Shoes

People will tell you all sorts of things about how to live a good life. That you should work hard. That you ought to pay your taxes. That you should “do unto others.”

It’s all so overrated.

These misdirected people just need to tie one on.

Around the ankle, that is. With a pointy toe and stiletto. (How else can you learn to walk the walk in life if not in a pair of killer peep toes?) Brookline Village newcomer Le Strada offers top-of-the-heap European shoes as well as handbag and wallet designers for men and women, many of whom are exclusive to the Boston area.

The boot possibilities are endless: Enrico Del Gatto chocolate brown combats, Casadei animal prints, and Vivien Lee cowboy stilettos. Slip on a pair of Baldinini black patent leather flats, Cesare Paciotti embossed kitten heels, or Christian Dior skimmers.

They all pretty much guarantee la dolce vita.

Le Strada, 27 Harvard Street, Brookline Village (617-277-0081).