United Nude Block Pumps
Posted: September 30, 2012 Filed under: School-run Shoes | Tags: Block, Charcoal, Heels, Patent, Pumps, United Nude 2 Comments
I bought these patent charcoal Block Pump United Nudes thinking they’d be versatile: good for rainy school-run days when you need to look smart (when wellies just won’t do), and also when even elegant boots don’t go with what you’re wearing.
I tried the Block Pump out with this outfit, and I liked how they slightly jarred because of the awkward heel. It made me think that they’d make any plain outfit unusual. A good subversive shoe for the office, perhaps?
The charcoal colour of the shoe also softens the severity of a black dress, and the patent shine which emphasises the charcoal makes this footwear really quite beautiful – albeit in an attractive off-kilter way. Quirky!
Print Clash Fash
Posted: September 29, 2012 Filed under: Yummy vs Slummy | Tags: Block, Clash, Coat, Collection, Dress, French Maid, Heels, Helene Berman, House Of Fraser, J.W. Anderson, Pattern, Primark, Print, Pumps, Shoes, Snakeskin, Top Shop, Trench, United Nude 1 Comment
Since I’ve never been very good at wearing black, and in the name of eclectic fashion, here I’ve teamed my French Maid Dress by J.W. Anderson for Topshop with bright pink floral tights from Primark. They make my legs look like economy sausages, but hey, they go with my pink hair (which I’ve styled into a fake mohican to counter the austere tailored dress and the smart cut of the coat).
Speaking of which, my snakeskin print trenchcoat is by Helene Berman by way of House Of Fraser, and my heels are Block Pumps by United Nude because my addiction for this shoe brand knows no bounds – other than never buying a pair at full price as they have great sales (don’t worry, you can thank me later).
So go on, clash that fash: out with the old and in with the bold!
Walking Glitterball Tall
Posted: March 8, 2012 Filed under: Yummy vs Slummy | Tags: Ball, Biker, Block, Blocking, Boots, Brighton, Clash, Clashing, Coat, Colour, Dorothy, Dress, Fenn, Geiger, Glitter, Glitterball, Jumper, Karen, KG, Kurt, Manson, Millen, Mirror, Orange, Oyster, Perkins, Pink, Salem, Sequinned, Sequins, Shower, Silver, Skin, Snake, Snakeskin, Spring, Texture, Top, Weather, Wright Leave a comment
This pair of Kurt Geiger Snakeskin Salem boots (see previous Geiger Counter post for more details) are fantastically appropriate footwear for unpredictable Spring weather (if I’m allowed to call it Spring yet?!).
The perfect foil to any unexpected shower, these fakey snakey bikers look funky and fresh with any outfit – and give my smart pink 3/4 length Karen Millen coat a suitably subversive and casual twist.
I live on the South coast where it’s invariably brisk and brrreeezy, so along with the rest of Brighton I’m still wearing my winter woollies (which maybe answers my Spring question above!).
Today’s long, silver-grey glitterball-style sequinned jumper is by Fenn Wright Manson. Its delicate colour and scalloped edges remind me of oysters – and lovely lady parts, which is perhaps why subconsciously I find it so appealing! It’s lovely and long and wonderfully warm, and it belts up beautifully. Plus, when the light shines on the sequins I become my own little glitter ball – which the kids just love! I’m not one for muted colours, but this textured top magically lifts my spirits every time I put it on.
Unable to avoid my favoured colour-clash fashion entirely, however, I’m wearing these KG snakeskin boots, FWM silver-sequinned jumper and KM pink coat combination with an flippy orange dress from Dorothy Perkins.
Thus attired, I am ready and prepared for any meteorological eventuality, and fashion-forward whatever the weather!
