If you watch VH1’s hit real­ity show, Bas­ket­ball Wives, then you may have watched Shau­nie O’Neal gleam about her col­lab­o­ra­tion with trendy shoe brand, Chi­nese Laun­dry. While I am not addicted to the show, I am addicted to shoes! No kid­ding, right?

So, I went to check out the col­lec­tion to see if it was any good–

 pic­ture cour­tesy of ChineseLaundry.com

Shau­nie O’Neal at the launch for the col­lec­tion in early July wear­ing what looks to be “Hot Island.” (below)

“HOT ISLAND” $200

“KOOPER” $89.95 — also comes in suede for $79.95

“HEART BEAT” $99.95

I’m not really all that impressed with the col­lec­tion. It was made for the every­day woman, but has a $79.95 to $200 price range. Clearly, it has been a while since Shau­nie was an “every­day woman.” While $200 may be on the cheaper side for her, for many of us — not so much.

To decide for your­self, you can see the entire “Shaunie’s Must Haves” col­lec­tion on Chi­nese Laundry’s web­site.

With our recent dis­ap­point­ments in celebrity col­lab­o­ra­tions (think Kar­dashian Kol­lec­tion for Sears) I’m start­ing to won­der if the love for celebri­ties is so great that it doesn’t actu­ally mat­ter what the prod­uct is, only the per­son who is sell­ing it? I thought the point of celebrity col­lec­tions was to pair their style with a brand who could help them sell it.

 

I thought this pic­ture, also taken at the lanch party, was excel­lent! Isn’t this life, ladies? At a party — check­ing Twit­ter, Face­book, and texts! Love it! (pic­ture cour­tesy of L.I.M.E.)

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By JaNea @janeaNOTjane

Edi­tor at Shoed-In Mag­a­zine
JaNea @janeaNOTjane is Shoed-In Magazine’s found­ing edi­tor which means she loves and is well versed in shoes. A for­mer finan­cial adviser, she may occas­sion­ally offer you some unso­licited advice about your money management.