A photo shoo(e)t with PINS

Last weekend I had the great pleasure of watching one of my favourite bands at the moment perform at the Village Underground. And as that is not amazing enough to fill an afternoon with, I also got the chance to have a closer look at what is going on at the south end of their own lovely eight pins.

                                              

The all girl four piece from Manchester were nice enough to take part in this rather spontaneous experiment (considering that some strange girl - who had never done this before - asked them whether she could take pictures of their shoes and have them talk about it, too), or maybe they just saw my nervousness and were just too polite to shoot me down, but this is what I got...

Taking a stroll 'round town

I have not been on Bricklane for a while but some things do not change I suppose. The offer ranges from boring to overpriced - in ladies as well as menswear - and nothing struck my fancy except for a pair of gasoline shiny snake skin textured pumps at Absolute Vintage. They were not my size. MEH.

However, I ended up at a Mr. Hare sample sale in one of the open spaces in Truman Brewery and found some polished, smart brogues and tassely colourful loafers that are mens but come in a size 5, too. Very convenient if you live with a small footed man or want to dress up your 7 year old big time for school. Pop by the little glass cubicle on Hanbury Street or visit them online, the shoes are amazing quality and you can save quite a lot at the in the sample shop compared to the normal retail price.

Putting my feet up

I took some time off and let my steps lead me to Berlin where I spent a very relaxing and calm few days in the midst of my loved ones. There were things to show and tell you from the footwear angle but since the heavy snow prevented me from taking my new 90's goth boots out for a spin, I stayed inside, drank tea and watched German telly. Nothing to see here folks, keep moving...

High heel hustlin'

It is nice to make money. It is nice to make money with things you have no more use of. It is nice to make money so easily on the internet...I know what this sounds like but I am talking about my still ongoing, ongrowing ebay business. What's not so nice are the ridiculous questions that I am now confronted with on a daily basis. 'Are they pointy or round or like cowboy boots?', 'How many times have you worn them before and do they still smell?', 'How high is the heel because I am not sure if I can walk in them' and my personal fav 'Do they make a squeaky sound?' THANK GOD I worked in customer care before and know how to answer this kind of customer query: 'I am happy to inform you that they do not squeak to my knowledge. The sole is harder than rubber and less bouncy. If anything they make a subtle 'click clack' sound.' Schuht. Me. Now!

Would you rather be UGGly or cold?

I don't know about the rest of the world, but London is the coldest place I can imagine at the moment. Therefore my options are limited if I want to have feet that do not resemble popsicles or look like I tied some kittens around my ankles. I was even contemplating - SHOCK! HORROR! - to purchase a pair of the most overpriced, visually unpleasing but admittedly warm and fuzzy UGG boots. I changed my mind though shortly after discovering that they still are what they sound like. A few of my favourites...

     

Strut your feathers!

I love feathers and fur as much as the next peta-antivist, leather is an important factor in terms of the quality for designer products, but I am not quite sure how to feel about those examples straight from a David Attenborough special, that I found on one of my friend's facebook wall.

But I had a little stalk (animal joke) online and found some quite interesting species (more animal jokes) from the kingdom (god, I'm on fire) of the Stiletto Heelius Unwearablex. I do not have proof of what Micheal Kors and Nicholas Kirkwood were thinking exactly, but it looks to me as they were very in touch with their animal instincts (alright, I stop).

      

These boots are made for sexing

Did I mention I have a thing for kinky shoes? And on my quest for the perfect stripper heel I came across a few very special models that I did not have the guts to buy but would definitely consider wearing if I find a willing donator. Can you say foot fetish sugar daddy? No seriously, can you say that three times in a row really fast. I can't. Does not hold me back from showing you my latest find though.

How amazing are they? Please do yourself and the freak in you a favour and look at the rest of very appealing footwear and weird sex accessoires here.