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Tag Archives: TopshopPeach lace ballerina flats from Topshop
Topshop have been doing some lovely things with lace recently, and these ballet flats are one of the results of that. These don’t look even remotely practical to me, but I absolutely love the delicacy of the style, with the pretty lace uppers topped with a gauzy bow – so feminine! Sadly, these would only really work as slippers where I live, which makes the £75 price tag seem pretty steep (in fact, I was certain it was a mistake at first!), but if that’s just fine by you, you can click here to buy them. There’s a black version, too… Most wanted from our sponsorsTopshop ‘Barley’ leather thigh-high boots
Well, we’ve reached that time of year again: the time of year when Topshop starts releasing lots of covetable, thigh-high boots, which sell-out almost immediately, and which I am guaranteed to want. Even if I already have a near-identical pair of boots, I will still want them. I, you see, love thigh-high boots. I know a lot of people find them difficult, or even “trashy” (the words “Julia Roberts” and “Pretty Women” almost always come up in any discussion of this style), but I still love them, and I think the key to making them work, without looking like you’re the one doing the work, if you catch my drift (working girl? No? Oh, never mind), is to pair them with skirts and dresses that aren’t too long – knee-length or thereabouts is perfect – and aren’t too tight. That way the boots will help keep you warm all winter, and all onlookers will see will be the merest suggestion of thigh-high boot, without you looking like a hooker. Have I convinced you, yet? I actually don’t even expect to convince all of you, because these definitely aren’t for everyone, but if they are for you, they’re called ‘Barley’ and they’re £120 at Topshop. ‘Pearl’ suede and lace ankle boots from Topshop
These ‘Pearl’ ankle boots from Topshop aren’t the kind of thing I’d usually go for, but I just can’t help loving them. The combination of the lace ankle insert and floral ankle embellishment is just so pretty, and the colour also gives these a bit of a vintage feel, although the shape is very modern. The one thing I’m not convinced by is the drawstring around the ankle, which I feel might make these look like very beautiful sacks tied around the legs, but I’d definitely be willing to try them on to find out. Want to try them too? They’re £100 at Topshop.
Posted in Boots, High Heels, High Street Shoes
Tagged ankle boots, flowers, lace, Topshop
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‘I Love You’ ballet flats from Topshop
Well, I think shoes with writing on them are always rather hit-or-miss, and for me, they usually end up being a “miss”. With that said, something about these ones appeals to me: I like the pale yellow uppers, and they do make a change from the usual, very simple ballet pumps we see so much of. What do you think of them? They’re £18 at Topshop. Do you love them back? Topshop try to make “sensible” shoes fashionable
I swear to God, I had these exact shoes in primary school. In fact, everyone I knew had them. I didn’t choose them for myself, I hasten to add. They were chosen by my parents as the “practical” choice of shoe to wear with my school uniform, and man, but I hated those shoes. They were everything my much-younger self didn’t want to wear (I used to dream of the day my feet would grow to size 3, because in my innocence I believed that ALL shoes of that size and above were high heels, and that my parents would therefore have no choice but to either let me wear them, or force me to go barefoot*), and as far as I was concerned, they were the absolute antithesis of “style”. I still see schoolgirls walking around Edinburgh wearing the same kind of shoes now, and I’d imagine they hate them every bit as much as I did. Or maybe not. Because these shoes don’t come from some “sensible” shoe shop, the type your mother would drag you into, kicking and screaming, as a child. No, they come from Topshop, the UK’s foremost fashion chain, famed for its runway-influenced, designer-led clothing. This makes me want to cry. Are sensible shoes becoming fashionable? Are we making a return to schoolgirl style, possibly with pleated tartan skirts and chunky blazers to compliment the tasseled loafres? It would seem so. And don’t get me wrong: I’m all for comfort. (Well, kinda.) I get that not everyone wants to (or is able to) wear heels, and that sometimes flats have to be the order of the day. I just don’t think I’m going to be able to reconcile myself to wearing the same shoes as an adult that I wore as an 11-year-old. What about you, though? Assuming you don’t have those horrible “school shoe” associations, what do you think of these? And how would you wear them? (They’re £5o at Topshop, if you want to buy them, by the way.) * My parents would have gone with the “barefoot” option. I know it. ‘Snowflower’ peep toe platform shoes from Topshops in red and animal print
Ooh, decisions, decisions! One of my favourite styles of shoe – the platform peep toe – available in, not just one, but two of my favourite colours/patterns: bright red and animal print! Luckily or perhaps unluckily) for me, this is a totally hypothetical decision, because I’m on a bit of a spending ban for the rest of this month, and can’t justify spending £70 on shoes, but if you can, and you can decide which ones to go for, you can pick these up at Topshop. (P.S. I would totally get the red…)
Posted in High Heels, High Street Shoes, Peep Toes
Tagged animal print shoes, platfprm shoes, red shoes, Topshop
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‘Rosa’ flower-trimmed high sandals from Topshop
I seem to be having a “flower-trimmed sandal” kinda day here, so what the hell, I’m going to just go with it… I’ve already shown you one pair of flower-bedecked shoes, from Miss Selfridge, so here’s another pair, this time from Miss S’s Arcadia stablemate, Topshop. Topshop are really good at making “statement shoes”, and I think these fall into that category, with their 5″ heels, strappy uppers and tulle flower embellishments. The big problem with these, of course, will be that heel: even for a seasoned stiletto-wearer, five inches really needs a substantial platform to be walkable in, and these don’t have them, making them true “car to bar” shoes. If you can manage to walk in them, however, they’d make fabulous shoes for a party, or a wedding, say, with the colour working with anything you’d like to wear it with. Feel like giving them a go? They’re £70 at Topshop.
Posted in High Heels, High Street Shoes, Sandals
Tagged 5" heel, flowers, strappy sandals, Topshop
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Heroes or Villains: Kitten heels
As you may know, the fashion world has decreed these to be back in a big way this season (or in a small, kitten-shaped way), and the proof of this can be found over at Topshop.com, where these red, kitten heel slingbacks are £55. Personally, kitten heels are one of my least-favourite styles: I’m basically an all-or-nothing kinda girl, and if I’m not wearing skyscrapers, I’d probably rather wear flats than go for the ever-so-slightly pointless looking “kitten”. That’s just me, however: there’s no doubt that these heels are more comfortable than stilettos, and will offer better arch-support than flats, but would you wear them? This particular pair have a very retro look about them (you could call them dated if you wanted to be less tactful, but I suspect this is a deliberate move on Topshop’s part), and if I was going to wear them, I’d probably try them with black capri pants or an Audrey Hepburn style black dress. What do you think of them: heroes or villains of the shoe world? |
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