In These Heels

Archive for November, 2009

I do a lot of shopping on the internet, mainly because I don’t drive, and I have to coax my long suffering husband to take me places, and then listen to Jack begging for more computer games, and incessantly asking ‘Are we going home yet?!?!’. So I don’t really mind paying a pound or two for postage, as it means peace and quiet in the long run!

One of my favourite websites at the moment is Love Hearts and Crosses, a kitsch jewellery store from the adorable Connie! I ordered one of the £10 lucky dips for a birthday treat to myself at the end of August, and I love it so much!! I received a Love Is…. necklace, a fab little trinket box necklace, 2 pair of retro earrings, and Teddy Bear earrings! So cute! I also purchased the fabulous branch necklace featured yesterday on my blog. And previously I ordered the amazing ‘I love tea and cake‘ earrings, which can come as both the same, or one of each! Brilliant! Never have I had so many compliments on a pair of earrings before. Get them while you still can.

The items on my wish list now are:

Geek Glasses.

How cool are these? Cool enough to go on Connie’s outfit for her first trip to London Fashion Week! I bet they went down a treat.

Oscar The Owl

I love owl jewellery, and already have 2 different necklaces! But Oscar looks so cute and cuddly, and for only £2? Definitely going on my next order!

Steven Sheen Lightning Bolt Earrings

Vikki from Makeup, my Secret Obsession! bought these, and they look great on her! You dont have to have fluro legwarmers on to unleash a little ’80s ness*, because they are mirrored, they go with absolutely everything!

And the good news is, you can win a £10 voucher for the website!! Just check the blog for details on the Polyvore competition. Good luck!!

*Disclaimer: neither I nor Love hearts and Crosses can be held responsible for any spontaneous Nik Kershaw songs that you may find yourself singing as a result of wearing these earrings.

I’m going to try and keep up a regular outfit of the day (OOTD) pic, but I’m not promising anything!! Today’s outfit was for a autumnal day, walking to school and then full day at work, so had to be warm, comfy, yet school gate suitable I’m a firm believer that there is no need to be slummy just because you have a child/ren. Although I only have Jack, its still time consuming being a mum, and getting up and out is a struggle for all of us!

I did plan this outfit the night before, which helped, so I may try to do that again.

Dress from Dorothy Perkins, tights and necklace from Oasis, grey wedges from Matalan.

I have been enjoying the trend for draped, exaggerated hips, on skirts and dresses. Harem pants I still don’t understand, and don’t think I ever will! But a bit more detailing on the hips can make your waist and legs look smaller in comparison, so its not all bad!

A good way to try any trend, is to buy it cheap. Primark, Matalan, New Look, whatever your favourite is, you are bound to find the latest styles in there, and for less than your weekly Starbucks spend! Primark is where I found mine, for the bargain amount of £2! Well, I couldn’t say no.

Rather than buying another black skirt, I went for grey. Its a great colour, goes with just as many colours as black does, only looks less gloom, and less formal. I teamed it with a simple blue vest, cropped black jacket, fabulous branch necklace from Love Hearts and Crosses, and a pair of my favourite brand heels, Irregular Choice.

Staying tight on top is a must. You should never go for volume all over unless you want to look like you are wearing all your clothes at one time. High waisted skirts are the easiest, simply tuck a t-shirt, or shirt into it. Accessories and shoes shouldn’t be too fussy, use the less-is-more approach to draping, as the skirt is the statement piece of the outfit.

One of my best friends on the web loved this skirt when I posted it, so next time I was in Primark, and I saw it marked down to only £1, I had to buy it for her! ShoeGalFi wore it more dressed up for work, with purple tank top and a gorgeous corsage. She also paired it with blue another day, I think she has a thing for blue…..! You can check out her outfits here, and here.

On Twitter, a new friend, @Emma_Cossey won a voucher for My-Wardrobe.com, £50 off a £150 spend, and as she wasn’t going to use it, she very kindly gave it to me!! £100 was really my top limit, hense trying to stick to the budget.

Lets just say, I put it to very good use.  More information when my package arrives!! It would be safe to assume that I will soon have A pair of red shoes, but which ones do you think I should have bought?

Emma (the other one!) has just started blogging for Shoewawa after the change-over. So make sure you still feature it in your daily blog reading. I am very glad that it has survived the hoo-haa, it was the first blog I ever started to follow daily.

These Carvela boots have stolen my heart. Just look at them.

Perfect does not come near!! They are like a mullet, business at the front, party at the back! They feature a rounded toe, platform, have cute little laces, and are quite manly in their styling. At the front. But turn them round and you have one of the sexiest heels I have ever seen in my life. And I’ve seen a lot of shoes.

Wow. Just wow. They kinda look like drawing pins, or in actual fact, looking at them now, dont they look like replacement heel tips, only the wrong way round? Its about time designers got back to the classier stiletto heel, although I am first to admit that I do appreciate a chunkier heel, to make a shoe much more wearable.

The only hang up? The price. Isn’t it always. £160 is all that is keeping these beauties off my feet. Kurt Geiger, and Carvela may be doing some cheaper shoes, but their top end prices have gone sky high. £550 for a pair of boots?!?! I’d rather have a pair of Louboutins dahling

I’m feeling like its about time to bankrupt myself, so what better way to do that than spend all the money I have at www.My-Wardrobe.com! I have previously purchased a Vivienne Westwood top from them, and Tweeted the opening of the box. With pictures. Riveting stuff, I tell ya. I had the whole world glued to their seats, months before Derren Brown. I think he stole my idea but, you know, me and D are like THAT close, so I’ll let him off with it this time. But if he starts a blog sale, I’ll have to kick his ass.

I’m trying not to spend more than £150, so I’ve set my eye on the following:

Black Rats £93
Yes, I know, I’m a bit slow on the uptake, but its taken me this long to grow to love them. Constantly seeing them on Polyvore, and Kingdom of Style and the like, I’ve decided that I do in fact love them too.

Ash Red Secret Shoes £37
I don’t actually own red shoes, I know, shocking! But I think these could fill the void, the angular heel makes them that little bit more special, and the peep toe is perfect for all year round wear. Bargain.

D&G butterfly brooch £20
Dolce & Gabbana for £20. And its cute as a button. Need I say more?

Those 3 do make a nice round £150, but I also love these:

By Malene Birger Necklace £130
I adore how this looks! I would wear it with everything, would love to make this my signature piece.

Melissa 3 strap heels £110
Again, self explanatory. These red heels would make my life complete. I might never need to buy shoes again. OK, so we all know that’s not going to happen, but its the reason I would give Mr J for spending all our money.

What do you think? Please leave me a comment!!

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