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.

Excuse my socks

It's all in the styling as far as I am concerned, and in this case I hold my hands up the umbrella socks with the sandals look is not great. Regardless, I love the idea of these sandals they are casually chic. I was drawn to them as a work shoe for the summer with there high but not ridiculously so heel.

Fast forward to me walking from the train to work in them and I realise I have been wrong. Not only do the sandals pinch the front of my wide feet, but the straps also dig into my ankles. Duh.

At least they weren't too expensive at around £50, from Topshop. I am sure I will grit my feet and wear them again, they will work for a couple of weddings that I will be going to in the next years.

Grey Wedge Sandal Shoes

Sale buy alert! I wanted the flat versions of these shoes but when I saw these ones in the sale at Topshop for around £30; I brought them instead in one size too big. So really this is a classic story of buying something because it is cheap and never wearing it more than twice.

I managed to get over the size issue, because of the buckle but these shoes can not be categorised. they are never very smart, or casual or smart casual so there has never really been an opportunity to wear them...

Rainbow Wedge Sandals

I started writing this post yesterday but I got distracted, and now its another year! Post celebration and hang over at a minimum I am unhappy to report that I left a pair of shoes on the train home, D'oh!!! We had some good times me and my teal ankle boots, RIP! Or I hope some funky hipster took them home! Check out my old post on the boots.

Anyway back to today's footwear. I love these sandals, but I have only worn them once;  my feet were in agony the whole time. The wedge was also very hard making them difficult to walk in. The sandals are slightly different colours because one of them was in the window and caught the sun in the shop which meant I got a further reduction. I coloured in the rainbow colours with felt tip to try and make them look the same.

These are soo cute and I always think they would be great to wear on a sunny day with a pretty dress. They may actually make me look elegant for once, rather than the jumble sale chic that I normally achieve. They were brought from Jones the Bootmaker for around £39.99.

Patent Slingbacks

I really love the idea of these purple and pink patent slingbacks but realistically I have probably only worn these once in the five years that I have owned them. Purchased from Topshop these were one of those sale purchases that I had to have; seduced by the discount.

I can't remember where I wore these shoes but it was in the summer and after every other step they fell off. I guess I don't have the ankles for slingbacks. I am tempted to get rid of them, but you never know when the right event/ dress will come up...

Black Leather Gladiator Sandals

Black, leather and fierce these super high gladiator shoes have been in my wardrobe since 2010 (i think). Purchased on a whim from Topshop the main pull to buy these bad boys was the height. Coming in at just over 5"3 I need all the help I can get. I have been on many a night out in these shoes, although the main one that springs to mind is wearing them to my friend's birthday bash in Clapham last year. The only reason I remember this is because I almost twisted my ankle about twenty times that night, never defeated, I still love these shoes and come summer I will be attempting to strut around in them again.