I don’t look at the Forever 21 website nearly often enough. It’s not that I don’t WANT to look, you understand: it’s just that there’s SO! MUCH! STUFF! that it can be hard to wade through it all and find what you’re looking for. That’s why I was particularly pleased when I clicked onto the site this morning to find that they’d helpfully placed the photo above right slap in the middle of the homepage. It was almost as if it was shouting out to me. “Shoeperwoman! Over here! Green shoes! Come and get ‘em!”
One problem, though: I went in search of the green shoes, and…I couldn’t find them. I did find them in teal:
And in leopard:
But no green. Boo!
I’m assuming the green version will be available online soon, though, or they wouldn’t be using a photograph of it in their marketing, so don’t lose hope, little Shoeperstars, because these shoes are only £21.71, so if you love them, it won’t be too hard to make them yours.
Until the green version arrives, you can click here to buy them in teal or leopard print.
These shoes are a bit of a departure for Forever 21, but won’t be at all surprising to anyone who’s been following footwear trends over the last few months, because these have all the hallmarks of the 90s-influenced, quirky-patterned shoe we’ve come to associate, first with Miu Miu, and then with the various other brands who jumped on board the bandwagon.
For me, these shoes are just a little - OK, a LOT – too much. Having experienced the fashions of the 90s first hand, I’ve no desire at all to have to see them all come back, and while clumpy shoes definitely have their moments, I don’t think this is one of them, although I’d be more than willing to change my mind if I see someone making these work.
What do you think of them? If you love them, you can click here to buy them from Forever 21 for just $25.80.
As much as I love gold on shoes, I have to acknowledge that it can be hard to get right. If it’s too shiny, it can very easily start to look cheap, and without seeing them in person, it’s hard to know whether or not that’s the case with these Forever 21 sandals. Of course, these shoes ARE cheap: they’re only $25.80, so it would be unfair of us to expect too much of them, and I love the shape of them. That rise embellishment on the toe is particularly pretty, and these look like the perfect shoes to wear with a party dress. If you’re not convinced by the gold, they’re also available in black, which is a little more restrained. What do you think?
Those Valentino slingbacks I showed you back in May are fast becoming one of the most copied styles of the year. Paris Hilton is just one of the “designers” (I use that word in its loosest sense, you understand) to have been “inspired” (ditto) by them, and now Forever 21 are at it, too. Their version is black rather than the red, and the bow isn’t quite so jaunty, but the style is still unmistakable. They’re certainly cheaper than their designer counterparts, though: these shoes will set you back just $19.80 – which is cheaper that ol’ Paris’s versions, too.
OK, well this is… different. Generally speaking, when I spot a case of Shoe Deja Vu, it involves some insanely beautiful -and equally insanely expensive – designer stilettos that have, um, “inspired” a much cheaper brand to make their own versions. And lord knows, Forever 21 are no strangers to that concept.
This time, though, they’ve decided to copy Doctor Martens.
These pink patent boots are clearly very similar to the good doctor’s eight-eyelet boots, which have been enjoying a bit of a comeback as far as mainstream fashion in concerned (obviously they’ve never been OUT of fashion for some), thanks in the main to celebrity wearers like Agyness Deyn, Alexa Chung and the like.
The Doctor Martens shown above are £59.99, which is about $98. The Forever 21 versions, meanwhile, are only $24.80, so roughly a quarter of the price. Although large, though, the price difference isn’t THAT big, and having briefly owned a pair of Docs in the 90s (look, grunge was popular back then, OK?) I can testify that the real thing really does last forever. The F21s, on the other hand, probably won’t, but of course, if you’re only looking for a quick fashion fix, knowing that they’ll go out of style again just as quickly as they came back in, that may suit you just fine.
What do you think, readers: would you buy the real thing, the copies, or neither?
And in leopard:
But no green. Boo!
