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Tag Archives: new lookLace-up shoe boots from New Look in navy and black
This winter, I’ve decided I’m going to be needing a pair of shoe boots. I’d already kind of set my heart on Aldo’s ‘Narain’, but one colour is never enough (no matter how versatile it is), so these lace up faux suede boots from New Look are also looking good – and considerably cheaper, as you’d expect given the textile uppers. No, they probably won’t last too long, especially in wet weather, but I was impressed by the fact that they’re available in navy as well as black: navy boots are still pretty rare, and it’s a colour I wear a lot, so top marks to New Look for that. I also, however, like the ankle boot version:
Posted in Boots, High Heels, High Street Shoes
Tagged ankle boots, lace-up, new look, shoe boots
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Most wanted from our sponsors70s style platform shoes from New Look
I could just be imagining this, but I’m fairly sure I can remember my mum owning shoes like when I was a little girl. Actually, knowing my mum, if my memory’s right, she probably still has them tucked away somewhere, so I must remember to ask her about them next time I see her! These definitely have a very 1970s vibe about them, and there’s also a little bit of YSL thrown in there too. I think they’re just a touch front-heavy for my tastes, but I’m judging purely by the photo, here: they could look different on a foot, and I do like the colours, so next time I’m in New Look I may well try them on and give them a whirl around the store. What do you think of them? (Click here to buy them) Shoe Shopping With Shoeperwoman: New Look red bow Mary Janes
I didn’t manage to find the jeans I was looking for this weekend, but I did snap a quick picture of these sweet little red Mary Janes in New Look to show you. I couldn’t find these on the website yet, but I think they were about £20. They have a little bit of an Alice in Wonderland kind of feel too them: very girlish and cute! I didn’t buy them because they were a little bit too girlish for me, but they could make a nice, budget Ruby Shoesday option for some of you! As for what I did buy, well, I managed to show remarkable restraint, and all I came home with was this dress from the Topshop sale:
Don’t worry: it claims to be a “dress”, but I’m planning on wearing it as a slip – it was only £5, so I think for that price I can afford to wear an ”underwear as outerwear” dress as ACTUAL underwear!
Posted in High Heels, High Street Shoes, Mary Janes, Shoe Shopping With Shoeperwoman
Tagged new look, red shoes, shoes with bows
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Shoeper Shoe Challenge # 39: Thrifting in Edinburgh
What: New Look navy platform pumps When I lived in Edinburgh, I used to go thrift shopping a lot. The city has a great selection of both charity shops and vintage stores, and it’s basically a bargain-lovers dream, but it had been a while since I had a good trawl through the racks, so today I decided to give myself the day off work and head into the city. And because I’m me, I decided to do it in 5″ heels.
Posted in Shoe Challenge, Shoeperwoman's Shoes
Tagged edinburgh, new look, thrift shopping, vintage
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Saturday Shoe Shot: The ones you all knew I’d buy…
Well, pay day arrived, and by an amazing co-incidence, so did those navy platforms from New Look which I was drooling over last week! Oh come on, like you didn’t know I would buy these! These actually felt like even more of a bargain than the £25 price tag would suggest, because I happened to have some money in my Paypal account, and, like Caroline, who’s also written about this, I always feel like a Paypal balance is somehow free money. I mean, it doesn’t really count, does it? (Yeah, yeah, I’ll keep telling myself that…) I had a bit of trouble with the sizing on these shoes, because I’d initially assumed they were the same style as the pink and black platforms I have from New Look, and which I’d had to size up in. I ordered them in a size 5, then, but when they arrived I realised that they’re not quite the same shape at all: these have a round toe rather than a pointed one, and the 5s were huge, so they had to go back and be replaced with my usual size 4. That aside, I love them just as much in the flesh (or in the faux-suede, rather) as I did in the photo, and am planning on getting lots of use out of them. Enough about me, though: which shoes are YOU wearing today?
Posted in Shoeperwoman's Shoes
Tagged nautical shoes, navy shoes, new look, platform shoes
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Shoeper Shoe Challenge # 37: A Woman’s Right to Shoes
What: New Look gold peep toes My favourite episode of Sex and the City is called A Woman’s Right to Shoes. If you’re a SATC fan, you probably know the one I mean: it’s the one where Carrie’s Manolo Blahnik’s are stolen at a baby shower, and she’s forced to spend the rest of the episode trying to justify her choice to spend her money on designer shoes, rather than on something “important”. I love this episode for lots of reasons, but my favourite moment comes right at the very end, when Carrie’s Manolos are replaced, and she immediately puts them on and goes strutting down the street wearing a pair of sparkly silver stilettos… with what looks like whatever clothes she happened to throw on that morning. This is why I love shoes. I love the fact that even the most extravagant looking footwear can be worn with an old pair of jeans, and not look too out of place (as opposed to even the plainest of skirts and dresses, which, if worn in my town, will cause people to look at you funny and ask where the party is, or if you have an interview). These shoes aren’t designer (in fact, I bought them in New Look, about three years ago) and they’re not even particularly extravagant, buy hey: you don’t have to be Carrie Bradshaw to know all about a woman’s right to shoes… New Look platform court shoes: lead me not into temptation…I looked at the New Look website today. It was my first visit there in a while, and I swear, in my absence, they’ve obviously sat down, put their thinking caps on, and thought, “OK, how can we get Shoeperwoman to give us all her money?” Well, here’s how they’re going to do it:
Red velvet bow court shoes, £25 I have these shoes in black patent. And in pink patent. So it’s safe to say that I love this style. Now here they are in red (And also in navy and pink velvet, if you’re interested). Wouldn’t a red pair be awesome? Wouldn’t they come in handy, especially for all of those winter-time Ruby Shoesdays I’m soon to be faced with? Yeah, that’s what I thought, too. But then I saw these:
Posted in High Heels, High Street Shoes, Pumps/Court Shoes
Tagged miss selfridge, new look, platform shoes
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Shoeper Shoe Challenge # 35: Mirror, mirror…
What: New Look teal peep toes Well, Shoeperman was surprisingly unfazed by the whole ”shelves as shoe-storage” idea. I’ve yet to put it into practice, but I have to say, I’m tempted. After all, as Roisin commented, just think how much easier the Shoe Challenge would be if I could actually see the shoes I still have to wear, rather than having to root around in the backs of closets for them all the time! Speaking of which, though, storage will probably be less of an issue once this challenge is over, because working on the “use it or lose it” principle, I’ve worked out that I’m probably going to be losing quite a bit of my current collection (especially if the weather stays as miserable as it has been: it’s just too cold for sandals!). I’m actually OK with that, though. In fact, I’m kinda looking forward to having a more pared-down collection, full of shoes I love and wear to death, rather than a larger collection of shoes that never see the light of day, and just take up space. I bet Shoeperman is looking forward to it too. As for these shoes: well, what else do you wear on your feet when you’ve just survived 24 hours of torrential rain? Satin shoes, obviously. D’oh. |
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