This week (yeah I know it's only Monday) I am totally obsessed with these shoes, again from Kurt Geiger. (You really cannot go wrong with Kurt Geiger).
The Carrie shoes. In the sale from £195 - £79
One of my favourite era's is the 1920's. Probably because I loved the Great Gatsby; set in the same era. I feel these shoes would be quite at home perfectly placed on Carey Mulligan's feet!
This dress! Good lord! Worn by Carey Mulligan at the Met ball 2012.
London College of Fashion are such cuties! The other day I received a lovely email inviting me to an open day; for all the people who received offers to study there in September :) This was a really good chance to meet future class mates, meet the tutors and ask questions. I must admit, Cornwall isn't the nearest place to London and I wouldn't usually travel all the way there just for one day, but I didn't want to miss this opportunity to meet people before September. (£78 and a 10 hour round trip train journey later...)
During this open day we were set a small task to do in our course groups. Being on the footwear course; my group and I were asked to dress a foot last and then present it to all of the other groups...
Our slightly weapon-ous shoe creature...
After the open day, I took advantage of the spare two hours I had before catching my train and took a trip up Oxford Street. Selfridges had THE BEST shoe sale I had ever seen. I just stood there for an hour drooling over the half price Nicolas Kirwoods! If only I had a summer job!
A cute souvenir I bought for my sister from the Japanese stationery shop...
This has probably got to be my favourite blog post subject everrr!
As you know, beloved tokens from our childhood have the habit of coming back in trend: First there were Dr Martens, then the Cambridge Satchel; and now we are presented with JELLY SHOES! My friends keep reminding me that I am waaay too excited about this, but I don't care, because Jelly shoes were one of the best parts of being a child and it is lovely to see them coming back in trend, in a more mature form of course :P
I ordered these bad boys from JUJU Jellies; on the Topshop website. Even the sweet, plastic smell of them was enough to take me back to the 90's...
At first I was a bit apprehensive that I may have ordered the less glittery version of these by accident, but upon opening the parcel I was reassured that I had bought the style of Jelly with the maximum amount of glitter possible. All was good in the world again!
I went for the heeled pair as they reminded me of a heeled, neon, glittery pair of Jelly shoes I had when I was about 6. In fact; when going through some old photographs I realised how much Jelly shoes played a part in my childhood. In about 90% of my old photos I was always styling a pair of Jellies, come rain or shine!...
There they are... The neon green, glittery, heeled ones!! Paired with frilly socks. So badass...
Adorbs!! Wish I was that age again!!
Just proof that Jellies are back for good... Featured in Elle magazine May 2013...
Japanese fashion label Kenzo are back with another collaboration with beloved footwear and apparel brand Vans! This year bears a punchy leopard print in 6 eye popping colour-ways, in two favourite Vans styles. Not gonna lie, I need the bright yellow and blue slip ons. Go hard or go home some may say, as I would go for the brightest!..
Sophia Webster studied footwear design at London college of Fashion and the Royal College of Art. After graduating she then went on to work for Nicholas Kirkwood as a design assistant.
Her recent collection for SS/13 takes inspiration from Marie Antoinette and Jackson Pollock.
Her signature style is feminine, playful with strong shapes and bold colours. When looking at her designs I am reminded of my childhood, back in the day when I used to play with Barbies: Especially her colour palette which is sharp yet girly and her use of bows and glitter.
If I could give anyone good life advice, it would be to look past the high street and designer shops when buying Chelsea boots, but to find your local country store and buy them there! Seriously, every time I have wanted to buy boots like that, I have nipped in to my local country store and amongst the hay and horse food, there has always been the perfect pair of leather boots, for under £30!
In my mind Riding boots = Chelsea boots! They look the same, no?
Anyway, as mine were so cheap I though I could experiment with them, without worrying too much if I ruined them.
For this little D.I.Y. venture, all you will need is a pair of boots, spikes and a craft knife... And maybe some blu-tack.
Boots - Bought from Scats Country stores. £25 - Real Leather.
Spikes from ebay - You will need the spikes which screw on from the back.
Start by blu-tacking the spikes on, just so you can play around with the layout and design.
When you are happy with the placement,
take the spikes off one by one and mark each one with a metallic pen.
Cut small holes with your craft knife, whilst twisting the knife to make sure the holes are circle shape. One of my most useful tools was a long spike from a broken earring I had.
It was useful to push in and make the holes wider.
One by one cut the holes and screw in the spikes. Pushing in the screws from inside of the boot. It is easiest to start with the holes at the end of the toe, as they are most difficult to reach from the inside, so it is best to get the worst done first.
Finished!
I am really annoyed because I forgot to take a photo of the finished product before I wore them in Paris, so now they look all muddy and beaten up.
But you get the idea.
I must admit I got a lot of strange looks from the Parisians!
Surely they are accustomed to studded boots? I was a bit worried at first that I wouldn't be let through security at the Eurostar station, because trust me they are sharp! A kick to the face with these bad boys and one would surely be scarred for life!
I truly believe that Simone Rocha's footwear should be raved about so much more. The Simone Rocha fashion label is great and all, but her shoes are what makes the brand strive, in my opinion of course. Her PVC and acrylic brogues have become iconic to her brand and even when googling her brand, the shoes are what show up first. I love the contrast between the traditional brogues and the contemporary materials; a literal and metaphorical contrast.
