Something I'm really loving at the moment is dolly shoes. I tried a pair on at the weekend and they brought back fond memories of my very first pair of "fancy" shoes.
I was around 6/7 years old and I thought they were the most beautiful things in the world. After having to contend with a lot of hand-me-down clothing and "sensible hard-wearing" shoes, these were my first brand new pretty shoes that I was so excited to wear. They were a soft pink colour with a single strap across the ankle. Little princess shoes. I would gasp in horror if I got a speck of dirt on them, and would continuously wipe them clean which my friends would tease me mercilessly about. Even though I couldn't keep them pristine for long, I'll always remember the way I felt when I put them on, and I think that maybe triggered a little obsession with footwear. Even though I'm far from a shoe-a-holic, I do love that feeling you get when you know you've found the perfect pair, and they can easily transform a whole look.
Many years later, I think I could still make these dolly shoes work for now. Topshop have some super cute pairs in at the moment, these two being my favourite:
I think they'll be first on my shopping list come pay day, and I'll be wearing them with ankle grazer jeans and a pretty summer top (if the weather allows). And maybe a tiny part of me will feel like my 6 year old self again, when all I had to worry about was keeping my shoes clean.
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