Showing posts with label Gina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gina. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 March 2013

Pastel force


The Evening Standard has started using the phrase
“the NEW season” – NEW standing for Never Ending Winter – to describe March 2013 in London. It’s cold. It’s grey. 
It’s getting on our collective wick. Gatwick and Heathrow are expecting their busiest Easter in memory, with platoons of fed-up Brits making a break for some sunshine – any sunshine – over the Easter holiday.


Those of us who can’t join the exodus have got to make the best of things here. There are signs of spring around, you just need to know where to look. Happily, the fashion cupboard around the corner from my desk is a good place to start. 



I had my own little pre-Easter treasure hunt this morning and pounced on these totally yummy pastel-toned heels (above). You can always count on Manolo Blahnik to put a spring in your step. These are lavender and pistachio suede, with a 4-inch (10.2cm) square spiky heel contrasted with a soft rounded toe. 



These caramel patent pumps (below) from Gina are absolutely mouth-watering. A classic shape, and another 4-inch heel, you just know these would look perfect with pretty much anything, pretty much anywhere. All we need now is for the temperature to rise enough to be able to wear them.


Friday, 7 September 2012

Cinderella does Fashion’s Night Out

Vogue Fashion’s Night Out 2012 kicked off yesterday in New York, London and Moscow, and this evening it’s Indias turn, with FNO starting an hour ago in New Delhi. Sadly your ShoeBlogger is Cinderella-ing it in Mumbai, following the hot shopping action on Twitter and moping. But wait! What’s this, hanging on a rail outside the Vogue India fashion cupboard?  

It is a pair of Swarovski-encrusted six-inch (15-cm) heels with black satin peep-toes, shiny gold ankle-straps, and a 2-inch platform, by Gina! And they are just my size! The fairy godmother of the fashion cupboard waves her wand and pronounces, “You SHALL go to the FNO ball! Now for heavens sakes turn off that computer, love, and get some slap on, it’s Friday night!”
 

 OK, I made that last bit up. But I didn't make up these glass slippers. They also come in red and black, see below. Swoon.