Naughty Monkey ‘Overboard’ navy and white striped wedges

Oh dear. This is one of those “I kind of wish I hadn’t looked” moments for me. My bank account just can’t handle the large amount of spots and stripes it’s being exposed to right now, you see, and I feel like these Naughty Monkey slingbacks have been sent to try me.

It’s no good, shoes: you can stare at me all you want, with your nautical upper and your espadrille platform, which would be just oh-so-appropriate for summer. You can even try to tempt me with your very reasonable $69.99 price tag.

I won’t buy you, though. No, I won’t. But only because you’re in the US, and I’m willing to bet that the import duties would be almost as much as the shoes themselves. If I’d found these on a UK website? Well, that might be a different story altogether…

Naughty Monkey ‘Overboard’ slingbacks, $69.99: click here to buy them.

Posted on February 7, 2012

Tabitha Simmons stripe platform wedge shoes

Well, I think these are definitely one of the more distinctive shoes I’ve shown you this week, don’t you?

With a stripey wedge heel, and a pink and gret mix upper, these have bags of character, and while they probably won’t be the easiest shoes in the world to style, I bet they’d be comfortable to wear: and the centre of attention everywhere you wore them.

What do you think of them? Click here to view some more pictures or buy them for £685.

Posted on September 16, 2010

Marks & Spencer Limited Collection Cork Platform Shoes

If I’d spotted these shoes just a little bit sooner, there’s a very good chance they’d have been coming to Florida with me next week, because they’re basically the perfect summer holiday shoe, as far as I can see. It’s probably a good thing I didn’t spot them, mind you: I’d have had a hard time choosing between the red and blue, you see, and although they’re affordably priced at £29.50, I think two new pairs of shoes would’ve been a bit much, even for me.

I can’t have them, then, but you still can, and if you’re looking for the footwear equivalent of a day at the seaside, complete with ice cream, boat trips and maybe even a bit of sunshine if you’re lucky, head over to Marks & Spencer and snap these up.

Posted on May 25, 2010