Shoe Of The Day: Floral Trainer by Anna Field

A bit of casual summer florals for you today courtesy of German fashion label Anna Field. I'd never heard of them before but when I spotted these pretties on Zalando, I was rather taken. I cannot be without at least three pairs of light plimsoll type trainers for the summer and these floral ones will look great with lots of things in my wardrobe.

If you want a splash of pattern but don't want to be overwhelmed, these are the perfect way to inject a bit of variety into a plain outfit. I'm thinking some denim shorts and a plain white vest top, maybe accessorised with a nice cold Pimm's. Lovely.

Floral trainer, £25, Anna Field at Zalando

Shoe Of The Day: Mattijs x United Nude Fan

I know, right?

I have spent a lot of time looking at this ridiculously beautiful sculpture of a shoe which is the result of a collaboration between Dutch brand United Nude and fashion designer Mattijs van Bergen for his S/S12 collection. He's touted as one of the up and coming designers to watch and it's easy to see why from this collaboration and his own collections.

They look like superhero shoes. They would also possibly be the shoe to tip me over the edge and into disco pants. That's how super they are. They're also £480 which is not so super but hey, a girl can dream.

Shoe Of The Day: Poisonberry by Kurt Geiger

Nnnnngggg.

That's the sound I made when I saw these 'Poisonberry' shoes on Kurt Geiger's website the other day. I'm not normally such a sickly sweet pink person (seriously, it does look a bit like indigestion medicine) but when I saw it with the flash neon yellow heel and mint green sole, I was bowled over.

Yeah, you feeling them? I'm really into the little flashes of neon that are coming in for Spring/Summer 13. I blame watching the Olympics and then bingeing on the DVD. As my friend Lesley says, "neon makes you go faster". Even in heels.

It's the detail on the heel as well that take these a step above, even in the black.

In a world where kitten heels are sneaking back in and people STILL think Crocs are acceptable, this design  delight is like a palate cleansing sorbet. I loves them.

Poisonberry by Kurt Geiger, sizes 2-8 (35-41), £195

Shoe Of The Day: Zoe by Miista

This is a bit of a cheat because I'm now selling these at work. But the main reason we are selling them is  because I totally fell in love with them when the Miista rep came to see us. This is like a piece of art on a shoe and I cannot wait for the weather to get a bit better so I can wear the ALL THE TIME.

Seriously. LOOK.

Each pair is different - the pair I love has slightly more of the blue tones (not THE Blutones) in them which will fit with more of my summer wardrobe. They're a bit of an investment at £114.99 but I reckon you'll get more wear from them than you think. Picture it - skirts, capri pants, massive sunglasses, an oh so casual but chic scarf that you managed to tie just right. Brilliant.

NES... Makes A Very Overdue Comeback

So you may (more likely, not!) have noticed that I've been VERY quiet of late. Well that's because being a stay at home mum and all that entails wasn't the cakewalk I thought it would be.

So I got myself a new job. Working for a local shoe shop as their online manager. It is possibly a job that was made for me and now that I've settled in a bit, I can get back to doing things that I love like blogging about brilliant shoes and snarking on awards season fashion. The Golden Globes are on Sunday and I will be all over the red carpet wins and fails like a rash.

In the meantime though, I'm back here and you can also find me over at Tinfish Shoes' blog where I'll be doing Actual Work but still some very fun stuff indeed.

Shoe Of The Day: I Basic Sandal by Zara

Zara are rocking my world at the moment. You'll be seeing more from them here over the next few weeks but first, let's look at these. Zara nonchalantly call them 'Basic Sandals'. Basically gorgeous, yeah?

Seriously, the simplicity of these are a huge part of the appeal. The heel isn't too high and is a nice shape and the height of the back makes them a bit more edgy than a regular sandal.

They come in black, nude and orange too.

AND in electric blue and turquoise.

I want them in all three colourways. But Zara are pretty pricey aren't they?

WRONG. Well, wrong for these anyway. They're only £29.99. I'm in love and buying as soon as possible.

When Shoes Go Bad...

So, I've been a bit lax lately and not blogged about shoes or loveliness since the end of January. There's several reasons for this, mostly involving Life being a bit of a bitch and taking up most of my time. But the main reason is that, well, there's not been any shoes that I've wanted to tell you about.

Seriously. Not even the fugly ones have been fugly enough.

It's all gone a bit meh in the world of shoes and fashion. Topshop are busy trying to convince me that I need to dress like I did when I was 14 (which was nearly 17 years ago...), Asos are creeping their prices up while lowering their design desirability, Office are recycling designs from a few years ago and it's all just really uninspiring.

Thankfully, as we edge towards the potential of at least one month of warm weather, I'm starting to see things that are making me stop and look. And so, suddenly there's loads of stuff that I want. And that I want to share.

Here's to loveliness.