“I’m going to try not to blog about polka dot shoes this week,” I told myself. “I know there are hundreds of them around right now, and I can’t seem to look at a shoe website without literally seeing spots, but I have to draw the line somewhere, or my blog will be completely taken over by the things.”
“Well, maybe I’ll just write about this one pair,” I thought. “After all, they’re AMAZING, and they’re so Shoeperwoman: I don’t think anyone will blame me. I’ll just show this one pair.”
“And, OK, this OTHER pair. But that’s it! And, I mean, it’s not like I’m showing them, like, EIGHT PAIRS or something, all at the same time!”
OH GOD. SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP.
Seriously, I’m crying here, people. CRYING. And, of course, being Gina, these are all way out of my price range, which is probably a good thing, because I’ve already started entertaining a little daydream in which I build a second set of shoe shelves, and fill them with these shoes. Yes, all of them. (But especially the very first pair I showed you…)
It’s going to be a very expensive summer, readers.
If you think you can resist the temptation, these are all available at the Gina website.
There’s an obvious bit of Shoe Deja Vu going on here between these Buffalo sandals, and Miu Miu’s polka dot platforms from last summer: the bright green upper, the crossover front, the ankle strap and the platform. Nevertheless, they’re not identical: the Buffalo version adds a blue platform, and uses slimmer straps -there’s definitely no danger of them being mistaken for Miu Miu, but I’m rather taken with them all the same, as you can probably imagine. Well, green, polka dots, bright blue – it’s like they were made just to tempt me.
While we’re on the subject of polka dots, temptation, and Buffalo, here’s another pair from their summer collection which caught my eye:
Although I’m not a huge fan of flat shoes, I always like to have at least one red pair in stock at any given time, and I wear them until they fall apart, red being one of my shoe “neutrals”. These ones are super-cute, and will add a touch of fun to even a dull pair of jeans…or shorts, or whatever else you want to wear them with.
You can click here to view these, and the rest of the Buffalo collection, at Spartoo.
I seem to have inadvertently slipped into a polka dot theme today. I would apologise, but let’s face it, it’s not exactly a new development for me, is it?
Anyway, these shoes were just too cute not to show you, so here they are. They’re from Next, they’re £38, and they’re now on my wish list for summer, because I absolutely love the polka dot scarf tie and heel. Would I be able to do without the raffia platform? Probably, yes: they make them very much “summer only” shoes in the type of climate we have here, and really, I’d want to wear these all year round.
Still, at least they’re not too expensive, and I could see myself wearing them a lot during Spring/Summer, so they get the thumbs up from me. If they get the thumbs-up from you too, you can click here to buy them.
I’m sticking to my New Year’s Shoeper Resolution, which was to show you more low-heeled or flat shoes, and today I’ve surprised myself by finding a pair I’d actually wear myself: wonders will never cease!
Of course, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t admit that I’d like these Lola Ramona court shoes even more if they came with a higher heel (in fact, not only would I like them, I’d probably buy them, let’s be honest), but I’m actually pretty keen on them the way they are, too. The heel is 2.75″, but it’s also very nicely shaped:
The print, however, is what really does it for me, here. I can never seem to resist using red accents with black and white polka prints, but these shoes have done it for me, making them practically perfect in every way, as Mary Poppins would say. Could I use a pair of low-heeled pumps, I wonder? On second thoughts, don’t tempt me…
Oh dear. These probably aren’t what you were expecting when you read the title of thus post, are they? And, I mean, I LOVE the print – that goes without saying for me. But not even pretty polka dots can make me love the flatform: I’m sure these would be very comfortable on, (And it has to be said, they’re not nearly as bad as some I’ve seen: in fact, if I HAD to wear flatforms, these are probably the ones I’d choose.) but I’m also sure they’d make me look like some strange kind of stock figure, with boats for feet.
Let me show you something a little more me:
Now, if I could have this shape, but with the red print from the first pair, I’d be sold. Or rather, they would be – especially seeing as they’re only £22. Pretty please, ASOS?
My enduring love for polka dots meant that I had to show you these shoes, even although I’m not exactly, well, dotty about them.
The polka dot, you see, is a print that it’s fairly easy to go too far with. One minute you’re thinking, “Ooh, polka dots! So cute! So fun!” and then the next minute you’re absolutely covered in the thing and looking like Minnie Mouse with measles.
For me, these shoes have gone a bit too far: smaller dots might have worked, but the larger ones mean that, while these did get my attention, and I do love the shape of them, I’d probably end up deciding they were a little too cartoonish, and putting them back on the shelf.
Last week I mentioned that while I hadn’t been making much progress with saving shoes, I had been busy acquiring them, and as you can see, the latest addition to the Shoeper Shoe Shelves is the shoe I’ve been lusting after aaaalll year: Miss KG’s red suede ‘Minnie 2′ pumps!
Now, as some of you may remember, I had said I wouldn’t buy these until I reached 2,000 followers . I’m still some way short of that number, but I didn’t technically break my promise here, because last week I was contacted by the nice people at price comparison website Idealo.co.uk, who asked if I’d like to review a pair of shoes from their site. Of course I said yes, and when I saw these, the decision was an easy one!
These shoes came to me from Debenhams, where they were on sale for £55 (one of the great things about price comparison sites like Idealo, of course, is the ability to see at a glance which retailer is offering the best deal on your shoes: these were reduced at Debenhams, and at Kurt Geiger themselves, but were still full price at some other retailers), and they’re even nicer in real life than they are in the product shots.
As far as the sizing goes, I ordered my usual size, and while they’re very slightly smaller than the grey version, which I also have, I’d say they’re pretty true to size, and as they have a covered platform to offset the high heel, they seem relatively easy to walk in, although you can ask me about that again when I’ve had the chance to test them properly!
Speaking of which, I can’t wait to wear these: I can see them quickly becoming one of my favourite pairs of shoes, so many thanks again to Idealo for giving me the opportunity to try them at last!
If you want to try a pair of these too, you can click here to compare prices at Idealo.co.uk.
Speaking of affordable shoes, I’ve been meaning to show you these polka dot ballet flats from George, which are about as affordable as it gets, at just £10. New Look sometimes do ballet flats even cheaper than this (around £7 per pair, usually), but having tried both brands, I’d say that George has a slight edge over New Look, in that their flats tend to have a slightly thicker, more rigid sole, which makes them a little more comfortable for outdoor walking. I love my New Look flats, too, but they’re fairly soft-soled, so while they’re ideal for wearing around the house (I use them as slippers), or on any other reasonably soft surface, they’re not so great if you’re planning on doing a lot of walking in them, because you’ll feel every bump in the road!
Of course, that said, I haven’t tried these particular George flats, so they may well be different from the other pairs I’ve known. I have seen them in store, though, and found the combination of polka dot upper and cap toe fairly hard to resist for £10: if I was a flats-wearer (or if I did my grocery shopping in store, rather than online), I’d almost definitely have succumbed by now!
