Carvela ‘Albert’ red d’orsay pumps, £100
Everyone, meet Albert. Who… really doesn’t look like an “Albert”, to be honest, but hey: guessing why a shoe ended up with the name it did is half the fun!
These shoes would be lovely by any name, though, wouldn’t they? The two-part style has never been my favourite (mostly because it tends to come attached to a relatively high vamp, which I’m not keen on), but these have such a great shape, not to mention being the perfect shade of cherry red, that I really like them. They have a 100mm heel, a pointed toe, and a real suede upper, and they also come in a gold upper, which is nice, although not nearly as striking as this red version.
These are the kind of shoes that have the ability to totally make an outfit, and a lot of that is down to the colour. I don’t think you can go too far wrong with red shoes: it’s a colour that’s striking with black or navy, amazing with white, gorgeous with denim… and I’m running out of superlatives now, so I’ll stop. You get what I mean, though, and, if you’re a regular reader, I’m sure you know which colour combination I MOST like to wear red shoes with: yup, good old black and white!
Black, white and red all over:
♥ Halston Heritage dress ♥ Michael Kors handbag ♥ Dior sunglasses ♥ Lancome lipstick ♥ Clinique nailpolish
I absolutely love this Halston Heritage dress, which combines that classic black-and-white stripe print with an exaggerated umbrella skirt, for maximum impact. I think it would look fantastic with these bright red shoes and, as always, the red lips and nails are an important part of the look here!
I’m not feeling these, for some reason. Big fan of the dress, however.