Link Love ~ Be Your Shoeself

- ‘Coz you are perfect just the way you are!

The link to this adorable video popped up in my Twitter feed and I am so glad I clicked through!  For any shoe lover this video is well worth the watch.  So cute!

xox,

bonita

Wordless Wednesday ~ 3rd July Ed.

    

    

xox,

bonita

Just another day at the home office*

* Or Curing my Grandmother Scuffs addiction.

Case evidence as seen here:

See for yourselves ladies and gentlemen. The suspect in question has upgraded her “house clothes” to the stage of casual and comfortable, yet neat and presentable, from pyjamas, trackie dacks{or track pants for non-Aussies.} and t~shirts.  However, it would appear that she forgot one important detail…  THE FOOTWEAR.

Okay, I admit it.  I am addicted to my slippers.  Yes, they look like my grandmother’s scuffs, but let’s face it, they are easy and cosy and, well, easy!  The thing is, if I am bothering to dress nicely, then I think that I should bother to put on some proper shoes.  I just don’t seem to have an appropriate pair to pick from.  *gaspshockhorror*.  I think I need to find something, but I am not sure what. 

They have to be really easy to slip in and out of {no hands for when I am carrying the baby} and comfortable to wear all day.  I do know that probably means a pair of flats, but I was also thinking that may be I could just buy a nicer pair of slippers that sort of look like shoes and go for them instead?  Here are a few styles I am considering. 

 
~ * ♥ * ~ These you can purchase, and I must say I am really loving the cable knit and the pom~pom, although white IS a little impractical.  ~ * ♥ * ~

 
~ * ♥ * ~  These ones you can make yourself; which is pretty nifty.  Maybe I should have a go at making my own.. ~ * ♥ * ~

Which ones do you think I should go for?  Would you wear them out of the house or just at home?

xox,

bonita

Quick Share ~ Shoes, glorious vintage shoes!

Brittany from Va~Voom Vintage has done it again; this time she’s complied a wonderful post that helps you to pick the right shoe style for your chosen era.  I must say the 20’s and 40’s are by far my favourite ~ I think they are super cute! 

Building a Vintage Wardrobe: Shoes

Shoes are an important part of a vintage style wardrobe. They really make or break the outfit. When it comes to wearing vintage, the magic is in the details so here are some details that you can be on the lookout for...

xox,

bonita

Cleaning out my closet ~ *gasp* Pruning shoes???!

I am a shoe addict.   There is no doubt about it.  I like belts, hats and bags but if you are to add those up against shoes ~ my shoes win: hands down.

No, I do not have any designer shoes {Ah, Jeffery Campbell…. One of these days…}.  And no, my shoe closet is not as large as it could be, nor as large as I would love it to be! 

But at a healthy 30 + figure {Of course I am not including speciality shoes such as riding boots and snowboarding boots} I think I can put myself firmly in the shoe lover camp.

And just like any shoe lover I tend to collect, but never throw out.   When do you prune your shoe closet?  Should you ever throw out any of that precious foot wear out?  Well, I have actually thrown shoes out {once in a blue moon!} and these are the guidelines I have used in deciding what to keep and what to toss or donate.

When do you throw your shoes out?

~  Space & Storage

Okay, I admit I am a shocker with this one.  No, I do not have enough space in the bottom of my wardrobe for all my shoes.  No, I have no idea how I am going to fit them all into my new closet.  However, shoe addict as I am, even I admit there is a certain point where you have to draw the line.

• When you cannot put all your shoes away; now is the time to reassess your shoe collection.
• When you do not wear certain pairs of shoes for an extended period of time {about a year in my case!} because you have forgotten that you had them and they were buried under all the other shoes.

~  Wear & Tear

• When there are holes in the soles, top, lining or other significant structural damage to the shoe.  If they are a favourite pair, you might like to take them to a cobbler; but consider the cost of repairing them over finding another brand new favourite pair of shoes.
• When they are uncomfortable and you do not want to wear the shoes.  So far I have met few pairs of shoes that cannot be broken in, but if you do not have the time or the inclination to break them in, it is time to get rid of them.  Guaranteed you will pass over them every time for a more comfortable pair!
  

~  Out of Style

• When the shoes are out of style.  This one is tricky ~ your personal style may not be in fashion at the moment, but you still love your shoes.  For me, if the shoe is out of style and I do not like it any more ~ then it is time to get rid of them. 

I hope you found the last segment of Cleaning out my closet useful ~ as always, if you have any of your own tips and hints, let me know! 

xox,

bonita

Dig it up; my thrifting treasures!

~ * ♥  Happy feet!  A sneak preview of a pair of shoes in my video ♥ * ~

Yay! Thrifting!

So this is a mixed bag of thrifting jaunts ~ I bought the shoes in Perth, and the clothes in Canberra.   Mostly the clothing came from a thrifting expedition that was, in reality, a complete fail!

I had a mission to find some curtains {our poor house looks very naked with all the bare windows!} and ended up with a everything BUT curtains…..   A lamp, a wardrobe for baby’s things, clothing for me.  Yup, no curtains.  

Still I had some great finds, so all’s well it ends well yes?

xox,

bonita

Stepping Out ~ Grunge

Ever have those days where you feel like doing something different with your style and step out of your comfort zone?   I do, and what I end up with outfit wise is usually really off track from my normal ‘look’  ~ whatever that is, ‘coz I still haven’t pinned it down!  I thought I would start a “Stepping Out” feature for the outfits that are outside of my style comfort zone. 

~ Stepping Out Details ~

~ Differences to my normal style:   I went with a big hair style, aka; Elizabeth from Delightfully Tacky, and loose layers which I usually avoid like the plague. 

~ Similarities to my normal style:  Monotone!!  I adore black ~ it is THE base colour of my wardrobe and most, if not all, of my outfits involve some sort of black.  Oh, and the bows.  I can’t stay away from hair bows, no matter the style.  Yay for head eating hair bows!!

 

 

    I feel so young in this outfit….  > O <   Just like a  teenager again!  Dressing with a vintage inspiration definitely makes you feel classy, and as a result, more grown up I suppose.   I had not even realized that I’d crossed that line from ‘hip’ teen wear to ‘elegant’ adult wear until I put this outfit on and felt like I was eighteen again!  It’s funny because I always wondered how I’d know when to make that transition, but I guess it just happened naturally. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we took these the sun was just right, which was lucky because we were in such a rush I wasn’t sure that I even got enough to do an outfit post!  Then when I was editing them, I ended up deleting some of the pictures out of the final post.   So there you go…. Good photographs sometimes appear by accident!

{I’d say magic, but we all know that’s not quite true…  ^ w ^ }

 

 

 

Outfit keys ~ layers, lace and leather {faux ~ but we’ll just pretend m’kay?  > __ <}  The black ‘dots’ on the middle white layer are actually tiny pirate skull pictures and love hearts.  I should have gotten a close up of them, but that really would have put this post in over drive!

 

 

Accessories  ~    Black Satin Hair Bow  {Diva}      White Lace Hair Bow  {Diva}    

Earrings {Some random shop in Scotland}      

Chain Link Wrist Cuff  {Diva}      Wrap Around Studded Strap  {Random shop}      

Ribbon used as Wrist Cuff  {Random piece I decided to use as jewellery}    

White Bow Double Finger Ring {Diva}

Crop Top  {Best&Less}      Cream Top with Black Lace Embellishment  {Tempt}

White Skull Skirt  {A bargain basement shop in Germany!}   Black Sheer Skirt  {Best&Less}

Boots  {New Look}  

~  Extra Note/Rave:   I found out that New Look ships internationally and nearly died… They sell the cutest shoes I have ever seen for really cheap and no shoe shop in Australia even comes close to having as on trend, stylish and different looking shoes as they do!  I am so glad I can order from New Look now, especially as they stock all these gorgeous vintage styled shoes!!

These boots are my first pair from them and I am really happy with them.  For the height of the heel they are really comfortable, and they are exactly what was pictured on the website.  And for $67.00 AUD you really can’t go wrong comparing them to other similar shoes you might find here in Australia.

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   This outfit is what I wore to the Linkin Park concert in Canberra last week.  I went with DH and my two youngest sisters whom also love this band ~ we’ve all been fans from a fairly young age.

I had a lot of fun at the concert ~ about half the set list I loved and half I did not really like at all, but that was ok because it’s exactly the same for me with Linkin Park’s CDs.   I only listen to about half of every one!  But the songs I do listen to I really love, so it was awesome to hear them live.

I must say, Chester and Mike are great performers and I thought the rest of the band was great too.  Fun times!!  ^ U ^    Mind you, it went pretty late, so of course I was absolute knackered the next day.  As I had so much to do I found it really hard to recover and felt exhausted for the next three days.

In hindsight, I don’t know that I would go if I had the time over.  But at the same time I am glad I went, so it’s one of those mixed feeling memories for me….  I can’t quite sort out if I am coming or going, but to be honest that happens a lot  with me, so what else is new?!

xox,

bonita