ShoeWoo -750 Lexington Ave. at 59^th Street | New York, NY | Phone: (212) 486-8094 | Website: http://www.shoewoo.com/ |

Have you ever dreamed of a true shoe wonderland? A wonderful, whimsical place full of fabulous footwear that invites you to luxuriate in your unabashed love for stilettos, pumps and boots? Well my friends, someone has taken that fantasy and turned it into a spectacular reality, and this dream come true is called ShoeWoo.

The newest store, which happens to be the third of its kind, just opened on October 1^st 2009 in Manhattan on 59^th and Lexington and we couldn’t resist stopping by to check it out. In just the few days since it had opened its doors we had already heard such amazing things about it that we knew it was not a place to be missed. Call it shopper’s intuition.

Not only is ShoeWoo a fantasy for shoe-lovers, it is unlike any shoe store we have ever visited. It is literally the Wonderland of footwear and you half expect to see Alice and the white rabbit walk through the doors at any moment. The space contains two levels, with the ground floor hosting not only a column that looks like it is built with shoes, but a giant glossy pump hung high above shoppers’ heads. There is even a plush swing and a giant velvet curtain against one wall. Shoes from brands like Rachel Rachel Roy, Boutique 9, Joan&David, Anne Klein and Nine West are showcased in intricately decorated cabinets as well as on a revolving display upon which a number of shoes spin slowly in beautifully choreographed motion. As if the rest of the store wasn’t hypnotizing enough…

Head to the back for more shelves of shoes in a beautifully decorated section complete with a velvet-covered chandelier. This is also where you’ll find the stairs to take you upstairs to the "attic" where you can indulge even more shoe shopping and get a birds eye view of the dreamscape below.

Stay tuned for the full website to be launched in February of 2010, but until then you can follow ShoeWoo on Twitter and even hook up with the store on foursquare.

View pictures from ShoeWoo below, and click on any one to enlarge.