There is a pair of shoes that I can’t stop thinking about. In fact, they are starting to feature in my dreams, and that doesn’t happen very often! Usually I think I would really like (okay, need!) something, then a few days and a reality check later and I have moved on to something else. But these are different, because I can imagine myself wearing them when I am 70, and I think that means that they are an investment purchase worth making. My husband was uber generous with a very spoiling weekend for us and our friends in Ibiza to celebrate my 40th, so I am not expecting any more presents on the big day. Besides he’s already given me the best present I could have asked for. A weekend full of incredible memories that will last me a lifetime. BUT, I have been thinking that it might be appropriate to do a little self-gifting as it’s a ‘big’ birthday? I have always marked my ‘investment buys’ with big occasions. My 30th birthday, having my children, important anniversaries, my first pay-check after going back to work. Almost always handbags, and I could tell you the story about each of them. So I think I need to ‘mark’ my big day by buying myself something that I will love and treasure forever. I can tell you’re all nodding in agreement. 😉
I have a couple of plans to help me reach the target, for they ARE eye-wateringly expensive for a pair of shoes… I have already sent half of my wardrobe to WearnotWantNot to sell for me. It’s a new season anyway, so we should be thinking ‘Out with the old, in with the new!’ I have also phoned Heathrow Chanel to see if they stock them as my husband has a work trip coming up. It’s a bit risky because the chances are they won’t have stock when he flies, but its a £110 saving and every little helps.
There are however, some really good high street alternatives out there, so I wanted to share them with you.
I love these, they are so elegant, and so similar to the Chanel ones above for a weeny fraction of the price!
These are such a bargain at £20 – but don’t delay I think they will sell out quickly. The nude version already has. I am tempted to get these in the meantime as a test of how much they will go with and how much I will wear them, while I wait for the real deal.
I ummed and ahhed about buying a pair of Gucci loafers last year. I absolutely loved them on others, but when I put them on they didn’t feel very ‘me’. The same feeling I get when I put on a pair of studded biker boots. I have thought long and hard about this, and I think it’s because I am petite and they just don’t seem to work with my frame. So I am starting to adopt a more feminine style with my footwear, and think that the answer to my loafer problem is to go for a pointed mule instead. Something like these…
Anyway, I think you’ll agree that the Chanel Slingbacks are very ‘me’. (Feel free to give me tons of encouragement, by the way!) Anyway, here’s the look I will be going for…
While we are here, there is another item I want to share with you that I tried on this week. After putting it on my stories, I stupidly replaced it on the rail and then couldn’t stop thinking about it once I got home. So I ended up ordering it on saturday morning. I loved the length, the shape, the gold buttons. It’s the sort of coat that makes you feel really French and grown up when you put it on.
You’ll get tons of encouragement from me, they are beautiful shoes! Go for it!
I’d spotted the low heel version a while ago, love the styling, as yet I haven’t seen then in a navy colourway, which is good as I won’t have to sell a kidney to buy them!