If you pronounce the Eiffel the way it’s supposed to be pronounced in French, the title should make more sense than when you first look at it. Gimmick shapes in bags or shoes are not something that I’m particularly taken with. I can only grimace when the sentance ‘Influenced by the Eiffel Tower’ is used. … Continue reading S’Ei-ffel on the shoe….
Category: Shoes
The Slew of Shoes…
Firstly, I want to make a formal apology and say that the Nicholas Kirkwood sample sale (posted on the right hand column) actually started today and will be be on for another two days. Secondly, I want to make an informal apology for the slew of ‘Oh my gosh, I bought this at a sample… Continue reading The Slew of Shoes…
The Good Kind of Kitsch
It baffles me how much I used to love all things kitsch and cute and then quite quickly went off all of it in a flash. It was somewhere in my early teens after one too many trips back to Hong Kong where I would gorge on cuteness and subsequently overdosed on it. So then… Continue reading The Good Kind of Kitsch
Cross-Channel Sample Saling
This weekend, I discovered that sample sales in Paris are an entirely different kettle of fish across the English Channel. It may seem madness to some to take a short day trip to Paris for a single sample sale but with great thanks to some friends (you know who you are….!), I was able to… Continue reading Cross-Channel Sample Saling