Showing posts with label wedges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedges. Show all posts
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Massive catch-up on shoes of the week.
Picked this one because you could get away with wearing these in or to a wedding. While the acrylic leaves a bit to be desired, the design's relatively simple.
On the week of my birthday there wasn't much impressing me on either extreme. I don't mind the idea of a big ribbon as detail so I stuck with that.
This week I had to go with these. As well as that stiletto looking a bit deadly, I just thought these were such Asian shoes! This sort of footwear would sell really well in Chinatowns and the like.
I couldn't really pick a shoe of the month, but these two stuck out for me amongst the other weekly picks.
"Flamingos are no longer just for the front lawn." LOL. But really, these are so trampy hooker anyone in their right mind would not wear them for any other purpose.
The bottom wedges are not my style at all but it was what had been written here also that got me, especially having visited home. Where my monstrous wedges all are. Wedges here do not make this city girl feel right at home while in the country - they're alien to the majority of people walking down the street. Oh fail.
Friday, June 29, 2012
I'm off on a weekend road trip to the coast so I'm hoping to score some mid-winter shoe bargains somewhere... here's hoping. Meanwhile, Shoe of the week and the month for June goes to these.
Amidst all the horror of the other shoes that came up on my fridge, I actually could see myself wearing a pair of cork wedges like this (and believe me, I'm still as surprised as anyone who may own this calendar when the idea presents itself). While not a fan of the square toe, it's really summery and it's making me pine for the last two years when I've only had to deal with very short bursts of winter in favour of the European summer... *sigh* these would look nice with a white dress sitting in a cafe in Greece or someplace.
Can you believe it's the end of June?! Halfway through the calendar means halfway through the year. Woah. It'll be Christmas before you know it.
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Late in catching on? See the start of my shoe judging back in January, and look out for my shoe of the week every Friday.
Late in catching on? See the start of my shoe judging back in January, and look out for my shoe of the week every Friday.
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Friday, April 06, 2012
I'm always conscious of the shoes I wear to work, for suitability (re: practical) circumstances, etc. It had particularly been on my mind since the great quote below surfaced on my calendar a fortnight ago.
I thought I'd add the bonus of 'shoe' in multiple languages for those who want to appear well-travelled and knowledgeable just like me, I certainly learnt! In Greek a pair of shoes is 'ta papoutsia' for extra credit ;)
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Yesterday (Thursday) we were still receiving beautifully warm weather as an early autumn resurgence, and I saw these wedges hiding in the corner and decided I really wanted to wear them because of their recent neglect.
Every now and then it's great to work an outfit around your shoes instead of the other way round, so I kept it simple with beige shorts and a brown loose top. The shoes did get noticed, so they did their work and Koslow's theory proved true. Except that I paid about AUD$10 for these at the time from Target, so perhaps it should read: "Always wear nice shoes. People notice." Do you agree?
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And so to Shoe of the Week. I imagine one of my aunties wearing these shoes, I think she would actually rock them, and I actually don't mind the style because they would look good on holiday in Hawaii or somewhere else that's tropically awesome.
End note: No review from me tomorrow night, I was given Easter off! But more of New Zealand makes you still to come :D
Thursday, January 19, 2012
If you didn't know that about me, shame on you! Well, you do now.
So I love shoes. These I purchased in Europe over the course of my 15-week trip. I can't believe I never did a fashion wrap-up this time around... having said that, these were the more notable buys as opposed to 2010 when London vintage clothing reigned supreme.
The European sales are awesome.
Back row (from left): New Look khaki boots from the UK, 15 pounds. Platform wedges from Harrods London, 59 pounds. exe cork nautical wedges from Greece, 39.80 Euros.
Middle: Grey wintery heels from Singapore, 40SGD. Silver flats from Greece, 15 Euros.
Front: Platinum hand-beaded thongs from Greece, around 70 Euros. Fluoro jelly thongs from Greece, 13 Euros. exe dressy thongs from Greece, 29.80 Euros. Closed flats with beige bow from Spain, 5 Euros.
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Mum realised I wasn't going to have a wall calendar like I had the past seven or eight years, so thoughtfully bought me a tear-off calendar for my fridge - of SHOES!
It started off well with a quote: "You should do shoes."
But since then it's gone kind of downhill. Here's a few examples that speak for themselves.
I've now decided to share with you my "favourite" shoe of the week every Friday as a result of my intrigue to see which tacky shoe will win my heart. Keep an eye out starting tomorrow!
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