While we were in Totnes, I went to do a little window-shopping. For handmade shoes. We didn’t find Green Shoes (because it turns out that their workshop’s not actually in Totnes but just outside), but we did find Conker. I tried on a couple of different styles to find out what size I need in Conker shoes [...]
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Last weekend we drove down to Devon, to visit Paul’s family. We stopped at Paignton seafront, where we played a dancing game on the pier, took lots of photos underneath the pier, and chased a big crow who was trying to break open an enormous shellfish by dropping it on our car! I am full [...]
I never thought I’d be consumed with desire for a pair of fluorescent orange patent shoes, but oh my goodness look at these! Aren’t they just mouth-wateringly delicious? These stunning shoes are all by Corthay, a French designer based in Paris. Pierre Corthay makes bespoke shoes by hand, and also produces a ready to wear collection [...]
Just over a year ago my friend Patrick introduced me to Jeffery~West, and these were the shoes I began to covet immediately. Unfortunately they were soon discontinued in this colour, and I wasn’t really interested in a black pair. But thank goodness for Ebay, factory stock clearance and having small (for a man) feet! Thirteen [...]
Every now and then I have a little look at Clarks Originals, to see what this year’s desert boots are like. (I last wrote about them in 2009.) I may have fallen a little bit in love with this super-girly pink floral Laura Ashley pair. Could they be any more cute? There’s also a men’s desert [...]
I wouldn’t normally even consider wearing a pair of loafers, they’re simply not a style I’ve ever been terribly fond of. But these? I might just have to think about making an exception. How great would these look in the summer, with a smart pair of cropped jeans? They’re Dr Martens, and if you don’t fancy [...]
These boots weren’t made for walking.
Posted in shoes, shopping, Uncategorized on Jan 17th, 2011
At the end of December I received an email that I just couldn’t resist – a message about the Jeffery~West sale. I went to their website, just to have a look, you understand, and discovered that the Rochester Rafael boots were now half price. Even better – there were several colours left in my size! After [...]
Aren’t these just the most adorably cute shoes you’ve ever seen? Sadly they’ll never be mine, as they’re only available in UK sizes 9-13. Amber & Jade specialise in women’s shoes for larger feet. They also come in two different width fittings, because longer feet aren’t necessarily wider feet too. There are around 40 different [...]
It has to be said that I’m well known for making ridiculous dresses from quilting fabrics with completely inappropriate prints. So when I discovered that eQuilter were stocking Dr Seuss fabrics, my heart leapt! There are seventeen different prints, but I think that these two are the most suitable least inappropriate best ones for making [...]
Off to Oxfam
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2010
One of the dangers of working in a fabric shop is that you collect fabric. Lots of fabric. Ideas, plus staff discount, equals a Shed full of fabric that I’m probably never going to use. So, this is the ten carrier bags that Paul and I cleared out of the Shed last week, and took [...]