It just so happens that Net-a-Porter.com has been kind enough to time their summer season sale alongside the run up to graduation week- and the beginning of my new found adulthood. So far, I am very much enjoying being a grown-up.
It's ironic, really, that it was only three days ago when I was walking around Jimmy Choo's department in Selfridges, being crowded by women with freshly sharpened elbows and a shopping stamina which can only equal that of an Olympic athlete, thinking to myself that it would be many years before I could finally own a pair myself. Yet I sit here, refreshing the DHL tracking web page every five minutes, watching as my precious new jade Jimmy Choo Linda Watersnake sandals are passed from courier to courier until, finally, they reach my front door (embarrassingly, by the same courier who was stood in my door last week, post more online shopping).
When they do arrive, after what seems like a million hours, I am not disappointed. As a first pair, I know they are not 'classic' in the sense of being black, nude or navy. They are not a closed toe pump, nor are they in a patent or matte leather. The vibrant colour makes them very difficult to wear in winter. However, this does not make them any less of an investment, or any less fabulous.
In our troubled economic climate, it is very easy to get swept up in the notoriously classic four inch, black patent Pigalle-esque footwear which appears to have dominated both the Red Carpets and street style blogosphere alike. Left by the wayside are those pieces which are show-stoppers, an evening shoe worn in the midday sun- just because you feel like it. Suddenly, those extravagant skins, summery bright colours and dazzling prints seem far more alluring than ever before. So, before I instinctively reach for my black patent Fifi 100 Louboutins, I will stop to reconsider my choice du jour. Because, let's face it, a girl in the 21st century- economic crisis or not- has a right to
Photo credit: Goody Two-Choos
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