Shoes Glorious Shoes

My favourite season of the entire year is just around the corner and not just because the weathers nice (sometimes) and you can wear some lovely clothes, but because of the shoes - flip flops, sandals, wedges and high heels, let’s face it we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to summer shoes and 2011 is no exception, personally I’m not a massive fan of shoes with loads jewels or embellishments for  one reason really, I just think they make a perfectly good pair of shoes look cheap and tacky – even if the price of that pair of shoes is anything but cheap!  

A gorgeous pair of shoes can make a bad day instantly better whether they are a pair of Louboutins or from Topshop. The new season’s shoes are just to die for, bold colours and prints and higher heels than before. I can’t wait to dig out my gladiator sandals for yet another season, they are like an old friend, you know what you get when you wear them but they won’t be disappointed if you momentarily flirt with another pair of shoes. The bold designs of the Louboutins will complement many (if not all) of this seasons key fashion trends, however if you don’t really want to take out small mortgage just to get a pair of killer heels, then the high street is a must, these gorgeous Topshop Espadrilles are a snip at just £70.

I sometimes think that shoes are slightly underrated and designers of shoes don’t always get the media coverage they deserve, as shoes definitely turn a look from great to stunning, for example when fashion week comes around all we really hear about are the clothes or maybe I’m not paying enough attention, in which case the phrase could do better certainly springs to mind. One thing that we can be certain on is that shoes always have and always will be bold in design and style.  

 Looking at these all these lovely pairs of shoes is making me excited for the summer and what it has instore, I just want it to hurry up and get here. 

Ttfn xx  

http://us.christianlouboutin.com/miss-america-specchio-laminato-15528.html#product-detailed-view

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogNavigationSearchResultCmd?catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&langId=-1&viewAllFlag=false&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208542&parent_categoryId=208492&beginIndex=1&pageSize=20&intcmpid=W_INT_SH_UK_HEELS

I need Therapy

When I say that I need therapy I Should make it abundantly clear that I mean the ratail kind not the (sit on a couch and pour my heart out) kind! and because at the moment I'm feeling particularly lazy I can only be bothered to carry out this retail therapy online, this however is slightly dangerous as the temptation to just have a quick look on the topshop website or the sale that house of fraser might have on is a very slippery slope. We've all been there at some point the innocent 'quick look' can quickly descend into the self destruction of your bank account or credit card! Especially with a large glass of white wine in hand, we know its dangerous but we do it anyway because there's nothing more satisfying than seeing the small mountain of shoes and clothes arrive on your doorstep the next day.

If your anything like me though the majority of the stuff you buy end up either going straight back because you don't resemble the straight up and down model on website or if like me they just end up shoved in the bottom of the wardrobe with tags still attached never to see the light of day again!

On my radar this time are brights and sunglasses (purely in the optimisim that the good weather will stay put)
below are some of my faves:

Same old, same old!

While doing research for my blog I thought I’d look at the websites of some of the designers that are ‘hot’ right now and the first one that popped into my head and don’t really know why was Alexander Wang and I looked at his Ready to Wear Collection. Ready to Wear is a bit of an odd name for collection really, sorry for pointing out the obvious, but aren’t all clothes Ready to Wear when you buy them. Although my idea of ‘Ready to Wear’ is somewhat cheaper than hundreds of dollars that Alexander Wang charges for example $325 for a tank top that looks like it’s only half finished! I know that designers  don’t always seem that they live in the same world as the rest of us non-designer folk but isn’t it about time they started, after all isn’t fashion about reaching people that wouldn’t normally get to wear clothes by designers as most the population don’t have access to a bank account that resembles a bottomless pit.   I certainly don’t know of that many people who can afford to throw their hard earn cash at something that they not only can get cheaper on the high street,  but also one that would look better too. Also part of the collection is an oversized shirt – which after however many seasons feels like its been done to death, aren’t designers supposed create new trends not just rehash old ones and isn’t that just a little bit lazy, just because you make the sleeves short doesn’t make it new. Shouldn’t designers do what they are paid to do and design. 

Ttfn J

http://www.alexanderwang.com/shop/ready-to-wear/tops/

Wedding outfit blues

I think I may have found my wedding outfit after many trips to the shops and , all I need to do now is lose about 2 stone in 10 days! it may be time to start wrapping myself in clingfilm and drinking my body weight in maple syrup! Heck if its good enough for beyonce then its good enough for me.

http://www.warehouse.co.uk/vintage-floral-bandeau-maxi-dress/Dresses/warehouse/fcp-product/303991 

All I need now is shoes, a jacket and a bag! oh and to make the cakes that I promised I'd make, the things we say when we've had a few too many!

Ttfn xx

To shop or not to shop?

Hi guys,

Today I wanted to go shopping, but the weather has put paid to that so I decided to do some web browsing instead, which can be extremely dangerous as I don't always have the very necessary restraint to buy everything I click on or see, which is why I stayed away from ebay! Although I am panicking slightly as  I'm going to a wedding in less than 2 weeks and still have nothing to wear, at the moment I'll be going in my birthday suit which is not a pretty site I can tell you! hopefully by april 14th I'll found something to wear even if it is just a fig leaf to cover my modesty!

I just love these sunnie g's

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay

If only I had any money, I will get them soon :)

Ttfn xx

I found this pic while doing research for this blog and just had to share it! couldn't help but think that she looks like a giant avacado, I mean who would actually be seen in public wearing this or something similar? The only person crazy enough to wear this in broad daylight is Lady Gaga!

Ttfn x

Welcome to my blog

Hi peeps, If like me you love fashion but are a bit clueless when it comes to styles and all the jargon that designers and fashion reporters through at us via the vastness that is the media, then hopefully this blog will make us less clueless and more clued up when it comes to the big bad world of fashion and beauty. For example the term 'jorts' which are jean shorts why not just call them exactly that? The world of beauty is possibly more guilty of throwing jargon at us surely isn't it just a waste of words that could be used to describe more meaningful things going on in the world. Don't get me wrong I love clothes and all things associated but the jargon is just plain confusing and would make life simpler for everyone who isn't a designer 'darling' or a really 'special' top model to use normal language (I feel like I'm ranting slightly now). Ttfn xx P.S. if beauty jargon baffles you then take a look at www.thebeautybrains.co.uk