I promise I will end all Acne-trip-talk after this post. Though in all seriousness what else could I talk about this week when other highlights included a tasty Bombay Bicycle Club takeout meal and finding a ¬£2 coin under my pillow (don’t ¬£2 coins make you feel very rich for some reason….?). I really cringe when I hear people talking like it’s their main goal in life is to collect fashion schwag or worse, that it is their RIGHT to have lots of fashion freebies. I’m not really a goodie bag vulture either unfortunately. Or, i’m just not very good at nabbing them in the first place. If things are given to me willingly, then I’m of course happy to accept. Asking though is completely out of question and even though friends gave me their jeans sizes, I just didn’t really have the gall to ask… In the end, these shoes, which were the last pair on sale in the Acne store and thankfully in my size and they were something that I had spied from the SS08 lookbook yonks ago which I had wanted from the start, came home with me. Yeah yeah yeah, could wear them with predictable short flippy skirts/dresses and a pair of black PVC leggings. But on the feet, they do feel like a pair of ‘granny wedges’ because they’re so comfy. They’re also the sort that I’ve seen many a lady aged 60+ sporting with pleated belted dresses and Members Only jackets….(yes, the grannies around here are my current style inspiration…). So I’ve gone for my own type of ‘granny’ outfit with a mid-calf Boudicca dress with a heavy pleat at the bottom, the United Bamboo x Uniqlo dress and a Tim Ryan knitted cardi with huge exaggerated pockets….good for carrying an apple or two.
really loved this pair when they were just came out, shamely cant find my size 36anywhere, even on their website they only do from 37 XX
This is adorable! I just want to sit and drink tea somewhere cozy in an outfit just like that. But, you know, somewhere cozy IN PUBLIC so everyone can see how cute my outfit is.
hahaha the granny look is rad!
(I love love love black tights with white shoes)
I have them in black and loooove them. I am so happy they’re comfortable.
very sexy grecian, i think.
very sexy grecian, i think.
very sexy grecian, i think.
very sexy grecian, i think.
very sexy grecian, i think.
I love everything about this look! That’s one stylish granny.
Yay! I LOVE comfy wedges!
I’ve been admiring those on eLuxury forever!
i love the security of shoes that wrap round your ankle
God they are Gorgeous!! Saw them on the site but can’t afford anything this week though if as Lucia said they only start a a size 37 I may feel bitter and twisted! What is it with shoe manufacturers only starting shoes at a size 4?
OK; sorry about the rant. Great photos!
you always look so great. you have a way of putting together combinations that i wouldn’t even know where to begin and your one out of many who can actually pull it off.
They looks like granny shoes, but at the same moment they are so sweet! 🙂
I also have them in black and I’m actually too lazy to do and undo the laces! But I love them in their nice box under my bed.
i LOVE those shoes. but they sold out of my size long ago. i don’t see anything granny about it though (aren’t they suppose to be african inspired?). bonus if they are super comfy!
floraposte: i’m pretty sure they have size 36 on the site at the beginning but were sold out long before the sale went on. i have size 35.5 (and often 35 in american shoes) so don’t feel bitter!
I just bought the white one on sale, last week in Acne shop in New York and it’s size 36. So they do have size 36.. they are comfy alright, but I broke one of the lace already the first time I tried them in the shop , so better have spare laces for those niara (which they gave me) and there’s a girl who has a black one said that her sole was almost completely pealed off and she had to re sew or glue them back together.
But hey, what the hell they are HOT.
I love the granny look (that’s one stylish granny)!
I am loving the black tights with white shoes and the jacket!
What a stylish granny! I really like how lacey (as in shoes laces) the shoes are.
Holy smokes that is a super look!!! And I know, it’s weird how ¬£2 coins make you feel rich, I get excited when I pull one out!
I have that dress, though everytime I lift my arms the bit on the bust flaps up which is very annoying!
I looked at the pics before reading the post and immediately thought “granny chic” so I’m glad you agree! Not a bad thing of course!
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Love them, its like granny..with an edge!
Cool black-and-white look!
Smashing shoes! Those are fantastic.
i love the granny look! loved the outfit but cant say i like the shoes very much! they did look nice tho with black tights!
that’s a granny look?!!! whatever it may be, i’m loving the outfit. great shoes and i still love that uniqlo dress/ tee…
I LOVE THIS OUTFIT!!
can anybody tell me what attributes and accessoiries are typical for the “granny-style” besides the typical cardigan?
Those shoes from acne is amazing! : )
x
ah, those are awesome. they remind me a bit of what you would find at remix vintage… excellent… and yes… ¬£2 actually do make you rich these days.
😉