Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Happy feet

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From top left to bottom right: 
Row 1: Topshop, Topshop, eBay, Office, Clarks, Melissa for Vivienne Westwood, Topshop, 
Row 2: Melissa for Vivienne Westwood, Kate Kanzier, ASOS, Office, Topshop, Office, Kate Kanzier, 
Row 3: Topshop, Office, New Look, New Look, New Look, Office, Clarks

EXCITING NEWS! We had a new boiler put in our flat last week. Okay, that's not exciting... BUT it's freed up a massive cupboard in our hall. I'm stupidly excited about the new storage space... when you live in a small flat all space is valuable and to gain an extra cupboard is the stuff dreams are made of!

Up until now my boyfriend and I have been storing our shoes in a rubbish yellow ottoman I bought from eBay for £20 in the bedroom. Now we've got this new cupboard I'm hoping to rehouse our shoes in there. Don't get me wrong, it's no Carrie Bradshaw closet but it's big enough to fit a selection of shoes, coats and bags in (plus a load of other crap, no doubt!).

I started sorting our shoes today and didn't realise quite how many I had. For months I've been grabbing the first pair of shoes that come to hand so it was interesting to see them all laid in a row for the first time. I'm up to around 25 pairs (including my wellies and Uggs, which are not pictured). Seems a bit wrong to have 25 pairs,  I'm like one of those crazy shoe ladies...

I'm not sure what my shoes say about me other than I'm quite practical when it comes to footwear (boring, I know). I never buy shoes over 2.5 inches high anymore because I just don't wear them. Living in London I do quite a bit of walking so anything with a massive heel is pretty hellish. Fortunately I love flats - brogues, loafers, ballet pumps and sandals are my friends.

I'm obsessed with ankle boots. When I'm buying boots I tend to look for little details that make them interesting.  I have a pair of Topshop ankle boots with little cut outs which are just different enough to add a bit of detail (top left in the picture). You can see them better here. I like interesting textures, materials and details. I don't do plain footwear really...

After I sorted my shoes I lined up my boyfriends and felt a bit guilty. Nine pairs of shoes...NINE pairs! That's it.

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Posted by Usedandabusedvintage at 07:41
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9 comments:

  1. WOW so many shoes ! haha. :D
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  2. Haha, I love this! Lining up all your shoes really gives you a moment to reflect on how things are going in that department. I'm digging all your loafers and I see a wee bit of Westwood x Melissa there which makes me so happy!

    Thanks for your message on the post where I ranted about trends, I feel awkward sometimes when I write a long rant-y post about something that "grinds my gears".

    I'm agreeing with you that growing your hair out is ridiculously tiresome, my hair was a similar length to yours for years before I went to University wanting to grow my hair and knowing I couldn't be bothered to get it cut! I adore your cut and colour though - I get major hair envy now my hair is long and boring!

    Also, I went to Notting Hill Carnival! It was mental, can't believe I've never been before. You mentioned you usually worked it, what work were you doing? Ahh anyway, sorry for the long comment! x
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  3. Hiya Sarah!

    I emailed you back, not sure why I didn't reply to you here though (duh!). Short hair is a fairly new thing for me (I was growing my hair for about three years previous but TOTALLY HATED IT). You never know though, I might have another stab at it! I think the problem was I dyed my hair too much so it was in pretty crummy condition by the time it grew long!

    Glad you had fun at Carnival!

    Corinne xx
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  4. Ah this is just like my collection of shoes. I keep them all in a hugr trunk and the boy has like a 5th of the amount of shoes as me :/
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  5. sweetheart, my husband has like 4 pairs of shoes. i have about 60. in fact, his church shoes are literally falling apart. but i have my priorities ;]
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  6. Oh dear, i am scared to even count how many pairs of shoes i own. They seem to be multiplying! xx
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  7. I love all the varieties of flats that you own! They are so much more practical than heels, I absolutely agree with you there. I adore the moccasins on the second row!
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  8. comfort is important! i love the fact that all your shoes are flat and comfortable. i wonder if all those big fashion bloggers actually own a pair of flats!
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  9. 25 is nothing! You have some lovely pairs. It was interesting for me as a high heel lover to look at so many gorgeous flats!

    ▲ WOLF WHISTLE ▲
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