Tell Me About It, Stud

There are certain shoes that it takes you a while to know how you feel about them. You kind of like them but they don't totally make sense. The Valentino studded shoes are such a pair. They are fairly prim but then they are covered in studs. Whaaaaat? Prissy and sexy in one pair of shoes? Brain. Does. Not. Compute.

I didn't imagine that would really be a problem as I assumed they were a passing fad. The studded shoe trend pretty much reached saturation point some time ago. But they are definitely still knocking around. I also think the heeled version is much more wearable.

Now I don't have a spare £600 to buy them but Russell & Bromley have been inspired and I think they are pretty wicked and marginally more affordable. Which is nice.

(Images via Net a Porter, Harrods, Russell & Bromley)

Courtly Love

 

(Image via Daily Telegraph)

 

Oh Emma Stone, you are so truly marvellous in your red Lanvin. Now I know I need to get me a pair of red pointy courts asap.

A Bridge Too Far(hi)

My utterly perfect, not too high, go with anything black Pied a Terre work shoes are looking a bit tatty. They have done some very good work. I've had them for years. They are the one item I own that proves the exception to the rule that you can never get anything worth having in the sale.

So I wanted a replacement. Again not too high but also with a pointy toe. And I found something that is almost perfect in this jaunty little Nicole Farhi.

But even better than that, I found another two pairs that I am seriously coveting. They are both seriously sexy, don't you think?

(Images via Kurt Geiger)

Particularly the boots. Yowza! I think I've got a crush. Sigh!

A Case in Point

(Via Kurt Geiger)

I'm very much ready for the return of the platform free, pointed toe shoe. Let's really make it happen, shall we, people?

Gordon Bennett!

LK Bennett have some really lovely shoes in their autumn/winter collection.



Interesting shapes and beautiful jewel colours.







I particularly like these. They would satisfy my point craving, and I love the little strap. But which pair to buy?



Leopard print?



Classic black?


(Via LK Bennett)

Or red patent leopard print?

Mind the Gap

(Via Hobbs)

I am very close to the opinion that the platform is dead. I'm sure it will have a glorious resurrection some time in the future, but for now the powers that be have condemned it to death.

It is probably no bad thing for the collective ankles of female Britain, only yesterday I saw a lady's ankle do such crazy gymnastic bending I actually stopped in the street and winced. Which I don't think made said lady feel too much better about her predicament.

Isn't it funny how a trend can be THE THING one minute and then utterly old hat the next? I was reading in Grazia yesterday that if your clothes are unfashionable (even if they are classic, expensive and fit you well) that you are perceived as being hopelessly out of touch.

And I really feel that way about the platfom (and, to a lesser extent, a rounded toe) and when I saw this pair by Hobbs yesterday, even though they appeared quite charming, the thought of sticking my hoof in a great clodhopper like this rather than an elegant pointy court is utterly abhorrent to me.

The platform is dead! Long live the lady like shoe!

Not To Put Too Fine A Point On It

I am really loving Isabel Marant's A/W collection. She has been getting so much buzz as the designer that isn't showy but that women just love to wear.



And I think I see their point. The clothes aren't going to attempt to steal the woman's thunder.



They are infinitely cool but not trying too hard.



There is a little vibe of rockabilly and drag racing combined with infinite amounts of class.



And pretty dresses with just the right amount of edge. Marant girls dress the way I want to try and pull off.



But the thing I love the most? The shoes. Honestly, I can't even remember how far back it was since a pointy toed shoe was desirable and not just Slutsville, Ohio.


(Via Style.com)

But Miss Marant has achieved it. How can a pair of mid heeled, sensible courts with a pointy toe be so unerringly cool? And how can I get my hands on a pair?