The Coltrane Boot

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So I know everyone has them, but I am officially obsessed with the Jeffrey Campbell Coltrane boots. What is not to love, in between the cut out sides, steel buckles and chunky sole, nothing says heavy duty glamour like this footwear, and you know what they are on trend with the grunge look that is everywhere this season. If you have more of a budget, you should check out the Balenciaga originals.

Black Studded Lace Ups

When I saw these lace up shoes, I was like BOOM!!! I don't know if they were influenced by something on the catwalks or developed by some savvy buyer at Topshop but they encapsulated every thing that is edgy and cool about London. The studded toe and buckle are resplendent next to the black grain leather upper.

I've donned these shoes with pretty summer dresses and lycra leggings - it all works. The best this about this footwear is that I got them in the sale for the bargainous price of £20. A-Maz-Ing!!!

Black Leather Sandals

So I am almost at the end of my shoe wardrobe and have really enjoyed cataloguing all of my shoes. Looking back I have had some very fun times in my fashion forward and sometimes unsuitable footwear. With these black sandals which I got from Office in the sale for around £30 I wanted shoes that had a small heel that I could wear to work.

 

I love the open toe and the laces down the front. I really want to change the laces and funk the sandals up, maybe i'll go the fuchsia way or white laces to add a sporty feel to proceedings. They are actually quite comfortable and have been my companions on many apres work cocktails. Bring on summer and alfresco drinking.

Black & White Grunge Boots

Everyone is totally hyping over the grunge era, whether its the recession or just the changing faces of fashion the look is everywhere. What I love about these shoes, is the white sole they add a sporty feel to the boots; tapping into yet another SS13 trend. I have been circling these shoes for months so I am glad to finally have them on my feet.

The shoes were from Topshop and cost £65. I can't wait to take them and about in town...

Black Pointed Shoes

Shoes out of necessity; I brought them when I started working at Marks and Spencers just before I went to university in 2004. Purchased from the Shoe Zone in Guildford the black pointed Mary Janes where supposed to be a comfortable part of my uniform. Unfortunately after 4 hours on the shopfloor  I wanted to throw them away and walk barefoot.

The shoes were £20 and like some of my other bad choices have only been worn once. I think that the shoes are in fashion now, very Marc Jacobs-esque.

Black Swashbuckler Boots

These swashbuckling boots were a good purchase in 2010, probably one of my better footwear purchases. These are the boots that I keep and will keep getting out every winter because they are soo comfortable and warm. The perfect boots ready for any weather!

These boots are from Dune and I got them in the sale however they were still about £89 maybe more!!! In November 2011 me and my fashion bestie Fashion Somebody took a week's vacation to New York, it was soo cold and I wore these boots constantly. Maybe not very Sex and the City but still...the trip was epic.

Black Leather Calf Boots

Guaranteed every year from November to March I search relentlessly for the ultimate pair of knee high boots. My biggest problem is that I am quite short and high boots just make me look short, the second problem is my calfs. I found these boots in River Island and what was nice about them is that they are not too too high.

 

I got them as a Christmas present in 2009 or 2010 I think, and although I really liked them at the time, I feel like they are a bit to conservative for my general taste. Also my calves seem to have grown making them alot harder to wear. I think I am going to save these for a couple of years and when I am older I will come back to them. They are a classic after all!



Black Patent Croc CrXXpers

I fell hard for these shoes; I saw some one trying these on and loved the premium look mixed with the edgy super thick sole. To me these shoes are very high fashion, transcending the mainstream and housed amongst my other footwear it makes everything else look very ordinary. I am not sure how much these shoes cost but they were a lovely bi-product of my current job (acquired in November 2012), which makes them all the more fab-u-lous!!!

I am still working on how to dress in these shoes and even more importantly how to walk in them because their EVA soles don't bend. I am still perfecting the flat foot walk, but hopefully this will be achieved in time for London Fashion Week AW13 so I can strut around Somerset House in them, although the cobbles there, do put me off a bit.

I recently saw this picture of Lady Gaga working a similar shoe, although her's are even more super sized...

My Black Leather Litas

My black leather Litas have been in my possession for almost ten months. They are the most expensive pair of shoes that I own at £125, I debated long and hard before I decided to take the plunge with these supersized heels. Available in soo many colours I ummed and ahhed about which colour to get. My love affair with the shoes began in November 2011 when I visited New York with my friend who was obsessed with the shoes, she made me go in a million shops that sold them before finally get a navy pair (which unfortunately they don't do in the UK).

 

In the end I went for black as it is a classic and goes with everything. On the day that I brought them I was feeling particularly down about my badly paid Nightclub job that I was trying to do justice, (thankfully that is behind me). So these shoes were a great pick me up!

 

What I love about these apart from the instant inches that they give me, is the fit and look. When I wear these shoes I feel like a glamazon, however many people are shocked by the JCS and find them extreme. One guy actually classed them as stripper shoes, the cheek! These are my favourite night out heels as they give me a great silhouette and are sturdy enough not to get messed up during a night out. Lita's Forever!!!

 



 

Black Leather Worker Boots

I brought these worker boots in AW10, when they were the number one footwear of choice! Everyone had a pair, inspired by Allsaints of Spitalfields who have been producing versions of these boots for many years. I got this pair from Dune, and I have pretty much worn them to death every winter. They were originally black but the natural colour leather has started to show through.

My favourite memory of wearing these boots is visiting my friend in Sheffield for the first time. A group of three of us decided to go for a walk in the Peak District with only some printed notes to help us. As you can probably guess we got very lost, it started raining and cows started chasing us (well following us around). We eventually found our way back to car, wetter and dirtier than before. The boots never recovered but I like them all the more for their dishevelled look.