Shame on me. All this fuss about Giles for New Look, Kate Moss for Topshop etc. made me overlook a much more and interesting designer high street collaboration. I was really excited when I saw that Georgina Goodman, one of my favourite shoe designers was doing a collection for the UK plus size store Evans. However, when the initial fall 06 collection came out, I was a little disappointed – too much Evans, not enough Georgina Goodman. Clearly though my doubts were not a concern since the collection was so successful, Goodman was asked to do a spring summer collection too. To my delight, the s/s07 stuff positively screams Georgina Goodman. The black wooden striped heels, the cone shapes, the contrast of textures albeit on a less luxurious scale (Goodman is famed for her unusual combination of reptile skins). A selection is available online to UK peeps but bear in mind, Evans is a plus size store so the shoes are made for the slightly wider feet. Pah! As if that’s going to stop me. I may not have particularly wide feet but it’s nothing some chunky socks and tights won’t solve. Actually the slightly mish-mash quality of the shoes means, I’d probably be more inclined to wear them with some geek-out knee high ribbed socks and perhaps some mixed pattern outfits that Ugly Betty would be proud of.
