I love butterflies. I love shoes. Enough said.
Someone, please get these over to me now.
I say now.
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Shoe review: Julian Hakes Mojito
One day, his architect mind wondered off to question why high heels needed a foot plate – and this was the beginning to the conception of the award-winning Mojito shoes by Julian Hakes.
I am a huge fan of shoes (I am sure you hadn’t noticed before!) and I really love the different – a twisted heel, an innovative design, and unusual feature, so there is no surprise I am a fan of the Mojito (especially when it takes it’s name from a fresh concoction of rum, lime and mint!).
My little shoe project
You can see them in detail, including where they are from, below
Shoes. I just love them. Maybe love is not the right word. I am just obsessed with them. Maybe I should’ve been more clear – this little project is not about any old shoes. It is about heels – needle, chunky, comma, spiky, curvy, platform, wedges, block, straight. Heels are the actual object of my infatuation.
May be I am opening myself to being called a crazy shoe lady and I couldn’t care less – to quote Imelda Marcos, “they went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes”. So there you go.
First of all, I love the way they make me feel. Well, tall, to start with and those 5 foot almost nothing ladies will certainly understand. But they make me feel as if nothing is impossible – you know the “give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world” say? That is right. Nothing is scary in heels – ok, maybe a wet field, going down a mountain, but you know where I am going with this, right? They make me feel happy and more confident. And that’s just on the inside.
My legs look nicer, my posture looks better (ok, orthopedists out there, I know what you are thinking, and frankly, save it!).
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t feel ugly or insecure in flats. I fell comfortable, alright. In heels, I feel amazing. There is, for me, a weird satisfaction on wearing a fabulous pair of shoes. That’s the reason I decided to document my heels. Most of them, at least. Also, I love looking at them – they are beautiful.
And it gave me and excuse to finally count them. These 90 odd are part of more then 140 pairs of shoes which include flats and boots. Amongst this selection, there are many special ones, like my first pair of Louboutins. Some carry numerous memories. Others, sentimental value; they are more than 12 years old and although I don’t wear them anymore, they are a part of me that came over from Brazil to the UK, and like me, they survived. A few tell tales of boys, usually followed by tales of a heartbreak. It is also a little reminder of pain that we all carry in our live (honestly, there are pairs I only wore once as they butchered my feet!)
Yet, they all tell tales of my life and the person I am – I feel this mosaic is a little patch from a huge patchwork quilt that is me.
Christian Louboutin
Schutz
Aldo
Jimmy Choo
Christian Louboutin
Schutz
Miss Selfridge
Christian Louboutin
New Look
Viviana
Matalan
Ibiza
Zara
VIntage
Ibiza
Asos
Zara
Arezzo
Dune
Topshop
Guess
Bottero
New Look
New Look
Território dos Pés
H&M
New Look
Território dos Pés
Bottero
M&S
New Look
New Look
New Look
Luiza Barccelos
Datelli
From Brazil somewhere…
New Look
Viviela
Capodarte
Schutz
Aldo
Prego
Topshop
Topshop
Schutz
Kurt Geiger
Kandee
Zara
Topshop
Zara
New Look
Miss Selfridge
New Look
H&M
Viviana
Miss Selfridge
H&M
New Look
New Look
New Look
Prego
New Look
Zara
Aldo
Território dos Pés
Território dos Pés
Guess
Ibiza
Arezzo
Viviana
Jimmy Choo
Topshop
Território dos Pés
M&S
Arezzo
Bottero
Schutz
New Look
Christian Louboutin
Miss Selfridge
New Look
Kurt Geiger
Very
Shoe Store
Prego
New Look
Prego
Schutz
Ibiza
Vizzano
Topshop
Bottero
River Island
Real nudes from Christian Louboutin
I always thought it was quite odd to call a pinkish beige colour “nude” when it is meant to match your skin colour in order to be, erm, nude! Right? And last month, when I visited Christian Louboutin’s boutique in Mount St in London, I noticed I wasn’t alone in thinking that!
The French shoe designer launched last month the collection with classics Pigalle, Fifi, Simple Pump, Flo and Vendome in five shades ranging from pale blush to deep chestnut to better match different skin tones, saying “the shoes are there to give the woman an extra lift, not to take attention away from the legs and what she is wearing”. He explains that “they (shoes) disappear like magic and become a fluid extension of her legs, as in a sketch, elongating the silhouette.”
Not only is Christian Louboutin’s Nudes Collection wheel of legs with sharp stilettos pretty (and actually, quite hypnotising, to be honest), but also shows that nude is what actually matches your skin colour.
And a free iPhone app called Louboutin Shades helps you choose the right nude for your skin tone!
Now, that is what I call nude.
Shoes I won’t dare fall in love with
Platinum Cleopatra (image: .borgezie.com)
If you think the headline is odd to say the least, rest assured – you read it right. No, I am not ill. Carry on…
At £70,000 (again, you DID read it right) for a pair, I can safely state the House of Borgenzie platinum Cleopatra stilettos will never be the object of my desire.
As described on the site, “The Borgezie Platinum Cleopatra Stiletto is a worlds first solid platinum stiletto. Like the entire Borgezie range nothing like this has been achieved, or indeed possible before. Due to the extremely high temperatures required to work with Platinum, it proved to be one of Christophers greatest challenges. The Platinum stiletto took over four years of development. Finally the most noble of all metals was formed into the perfect stiletto.”
For a metal shoe, I wonder how comfortable it can actually be?!
Does it fit? (image: .borgezie.com)
Having said that, the shape is pretty, although I really don’t like that BORGEZIE is written across the heel and strap (which is much more visible on the gold version).
This is what I think Cinderella’s crystal slippers could’ve looked like if they were sandals (minus the letters – maybe have it to spell CINDERS?), although I much prefer Christian Louboutin’s version of said slippers!
The House of Borgezie is also behind the Eternal Borgezie Diamond Stiletto. And wait for it – encrusted with an astounding 2,200 diamonds, with a total weight of 30.00 (!!!) carats.
If the £70K platinum price tag is a bit too much, go for the more affordable white or yellow gold versions of the handcrafted, custom-made Cleopatra, at £60,000 (gasp! again).
Gold-stepper (image: .borgezie.com)
And there was poor me thinking my very small (but perfectly formed) collection of classic Loubis was something else…
If you want to take a peek, head over to The House of Borgezie website.
Shoe obsession update
A few weeks ago, I talked openly about my shoe feelings and well… as any woman in love, I made possibly the wrong decision and succumbed to something that could potentially hurt me (ring any bells?!). Ok, maybe this is a bit dramatic, but, hey…
I couldn’t stop thinking about the shoes since I tried them on, so I bought them. Even if I never get round to wearing them out. Sad, I know, but I just had to have them. I never felt like that about a pair of shoes – NOT wearing is never an option. Obsessed much?
Ironically, I twisted my ankle wearing FLAT boots about ten days ago, and am healing (almost there!) so haven’t had the chance to wear them yet….
Mine, all mine!
Talking about my (shoe) feelings
When agonising about something, the best thing is to talk abut it, right?
For me, comfort is probably the last thing in my mind when I am buying heels. Really, I accept that I may have to suffer a little bit to look fabulous – not that I like suffering, far from it, but in my head, there is no choice to be made between feeling amazing and feeling comfortable. Beauty sometimes has its price.
For the first time in my life I was met with the dilemma between being in love with a pair of shoes and knowing deep inside that the chances of breaking an ankle (or both, who knows!) is rather high.
I tried these spectacular Gaga-esque shoes from Aldo (actually, there are quite a few with those heels popping up in the high street at the moment) and was almost literally head over heels (when I almost fell in the shop). The curves in the irregular platform which replace the heel compliment the curves of the back of my legs beautifully – it just looks stunning!
They are much more comfortable in terms of fit and height than I thought. It is not even that weird to walk on them. However, the shoes’ sides stability is really rubbish – one step you take without carefully thinking about it, and it turns. Badly. In 5 minutes wearing them, it happened three times. And I am a proficient heel wearer.
Now, all of my heels, with no exception are for real wearing. Dancing. I like dancing. I love dancing on heels. I don’t buy shoes just to look at them. Those Benetts don’t really look like they were acquainted with a dance floor.
So, just as in life, I am faced with a heartbreaking (shoe) affair: I adore you but you could really, really, reaaaally hurt me.
Impossible love story, anyone?
More shoes…
Ok, I am falling in love way to easily today.. WANT!!!
From Aldo
Wings!!!
I really like this, it might be a bit out there… But I love it! The heels…..
New shoes
Well, I have been a bit lame posting; I am just back from holidays and I am tons of nails of the week behind – trying desperately to catch up.
Been really trying to keep my spirits up, as I am very keen to wear all my new spring/summer clothes, which I managed to wear on holidays, (I will post soon about new purchases) really abused of pastels and the latin Miami trend, even though some people were looking at me funny, as it is autumn in Brazil and the colours are waaay more sober. However, the weather was super hot, and I managed to get a lovely tan, which is quickly fading away, as the weather here is not collaborating.
Anyway, just wanted to share with you lovelies two Brazilian shoe purchases.
I fell in love, head over heels with this red cut out Schutz sandals. Yes, I have lots of red, but I loved it. For R$390 (around £140), I think they are a good buy, heir shoes have exceptional quality!
I also bought these lovely, uber comfy taupe and gold court shoes from Viviana, a unique shoe shop in Brazil – it is situated in the bottom/first floor of a house in a residential area of my city, and they have a great bang on trend selection. Even though they are rocking the Autumn/Winter range, you can already find Spring/summer previews, including this one I got, for R$179,00 (around £64).
Have to say, I am a bit obsessed with toe caps at the moment…
So Many Lovely Things 