My friend Erin discovered these on eBay. Aren’t they totally hot?
Apparently they come in black as well, though I do like the red (but then I would).
They look comfy and seem great to wear with everything, as ballet pumps usually are, only you get the benefit of dancing skeletons and pretty flowers on the inside. Very Day of the Dead, I think you’ll find. As I am linking to an eBay listing, this link will probably expire at some point, but I’m sure eBay will give you a handy similar auctions list that will have other pairs of these pretty shoes.
In the meantime, you can click through to get them from the eBay site.
These are so fun! I really want a pair of these. They’re by Irregular Choice, which is why they are so bright and crazy, even though they have a relatively simple shape. The other shoes in this range come with a fabric top, I think, but I am pretty sure these are rubber / plastic rather than fabric.
These are the sort of shoes that would make any simple outfit shine. You can instantly stand out even if you’re just wearing jeans and a t shirt. The lazy fashionista in me loves that.
You can get them directly from Irregular Choice.
Well, the sale is definitely on at Office Shoes, so it’s time to check out the vegan offerings and grab a few bargains. These sweet and simple vegan slingbacks are only £15 right now and if the British summer is to continue as well as it has been then you can never have too many cute sandals.
I’ve tagged these with retro mostly because of the polka dots, but I think they’re retro-esque enough to play along nicely with vintage stuff. Apart from that they look like they could be fun shoes to wear with just about anything summery.
They come in a bunch of different colours and you can get them from…yup, Office.
These are just soooooooo cool! I love the so-called “heartshaped” toes. They look like those Chinese and Japanese toe-shoes and socks.
The design in general looks rather far-eastern, with lots of pretty flower patterns. Like all of the IC shoes, these are statement shoes. They will easily take over a look and, whille an obvious talking point, you’ll need to think a bit before you match them with something that isn’t an easy solid.
Still, they will totally dress up a simple jeans and a t shirt or summer dress outfit and you’ll have everyone asking you where you got them.
Tell them you heard about them here and bought them cheaply on Amazon. 
The 90s are defnitely back! Remember all those cute little canvas and velvet chinese mary janes we all used to wear? Well, you don’t have to remember, cause here they are back in circulation!
Here’s a very sweet example of embroidered raffia mary janes. They’re super girlie and pretty comfortable to wear (these shoes were always sold next to the “manly” version which is the kong fu shoe), though the 90s version had very thin soles that meant you felt every little stone in your path. I’m not sure, but these modern ones look a bit further removed from the ground (if only by a tiny bit).
If the raffia version is a little bit too much for you, you’ll be happy to know that they come in a whole load of other colours and patterns, from the simple solids to the striped, flowered, laced and dotted.
You can get them from Office.
Oh wow! Loving these multi coloured vegan pumps from Rocket Dog! They’re called Vallejo. The other side of the shoe is actually red, which is pretty cool. They also come in a blue colour combination, but I prefer this one cause it’s bright and sort of Mexican-looking. Pretty pretty!
These make such perfect casual every day shoes if you want to make a bit of a statement rather than just wear classic black!
You can get these from the Schuh website.
Look at these “Smith lace up flats” from Schuh!
They look sort of like jazz shoes or swing shoes – sort of like something a chorus girl would wear in a musical (or at least while on her way to her Pineapple Studios dance class). Simple, stylish, girly and pretty young and fun looking shoes that you could wear every day. Coolness!
You can get them from Schuh.
And another interesting pair from Vegetarian Shoes. These are actually made out of natural cork. Seems like an odd concept, but there you go. Apparently it’s pretty good for making shoes out of.
I’d say these are quite hippie-looking because of the natural colour and the Indian pattern. I’m not quite sure what I’d wear them with (or at all) myself, but as I like unusual shoes, I thought I’d list them here anyway. If they match your colour scheme then they’d make an interesting pair of talking points, plus you have the whole ethical and environmental aspect too.
You can get them from Vegetarian Shoes.
Well, I was at an event at a designer fashion boutique last night where there was supposedly a sale on this year’s Vivienne Westwood winter collection. Well, to be fair, there was a sale, but I had forgotten how much that stuff costs to begin with, so left with nothing but some pictures of one attendee’s vegan shoes (that will follow), a glass of cheap champagne and an expensive hangover.
This, however, reminded me of the joy of Melissa Shoes and how everyone can affordably own a pair of beautiful Vivienne Westwood shoes, albeit in funky plastic.
These are the famed Melissa Ultragirl shoes, with added bow (lovely) and a whole new see-through leopard print thing going on. Spot the very obvious Vivienne Westwood logo on the side. You can also get them in black with a leopard print bow, though I quite like this version myself.
I found these on Amazon.com
Well, summer must be coming if shoes like these are up on the sites. These Rocket Dog “cookout yacht club” flats are sort of like espadrilles, sort of like mary jane flats and generally very cute. Smart- casual enough for the middle class yachting enthusiast, while still being trendy and funky enough to provide cute beach holiday shoes for the rest of us. They also come in a navy & white colour combination, for an even more classic look.
You can get these cute, functional holiday shoes from Schuh.
It’s back to the seven seas with another pair of nautical shoes! This time on the good ship Lollipop, we have these cute striped flats with a big red bow. Cuteness!
Although not sandals, these are definitely beach-ready in style and would look pretty cool on holiday (or in your every day environment if you have the nautical outfits to match and are feeling frisky). You can never have too many nautical things, if you ask me, and these are a fine option if you don’t want towering wedges, giant retro heels or anything else likely to make you fall overboard.
Simple, sweet and not too expensive, these are, so set sail to the Office website and grab yourself some fine loot.
How thoroughly odd. For some reason this post originally appeared empty but for a giant pic of these shoes. What can I say? My original intention was to include a somewhat more containable image of these and to write about how very jolly cute they are. They remind me of the dragon lady shoes by Melissa shoes, only they are flat. If you want to wear your heart on your, er, shoe but don’t like wearing heels, then now you can still sport a pair of bright red hearts (or different colour hearts, as there are a bunch of different options to choose from).
These are definitely pretty kooky, but you could still work them into an every day outfit if you wanted to be just a little bit different.
You can get these from Office.
Another pair of shoes for girls with a good sense of fun. These silly rubber pumps, apart from being cute, will also stop your feet from getting wet (in extremely shallow puddles), but let’s not pretend anyone would ever buy these for reasons of practicality. If you’ve got a hidden Strawberry Shortcake inside you, then you’ll love jumping about in these. Check out the neat polka dot pattern inside, too!
They also come in another loud pattern that’s definitely not strawberry-oriented, but is sort of retro 70s European mixed with chic green and white polka dots inside.
You can get either one at the Chinese Laundry site.
These are so cute! You have to check out all the other photos, though, to appreciate their full cute glory. I mean, are these the cutest soles ever? Seriously, you gotta click through to the site then click “view all images”. Really, really cool.
The lining is great too. I just love the level of attention to detail that makes seriously cool shoes out of a very simple concept that’s practically been done to death.
What else can I say? These are very very girlie and cute, but also practical and fun without making too much of a fuss about being really really cool. they’re called sandy pump flats, which you’ll need to know if you want to find them on the site.
You can get them at Schuh.
Well, it doesn’t get much crazier than this, does it? I’m not sure where you’d wear these to, how, what with or why, but here they are. They are pretty over the top in every way possible. I mean, they’ve got a wedge, they’ve got colourful tattoo designs, there’s some sort of dangly thing at the back and there’s even one with leopard print. Someone’s obviously taken every possible new rockabilly trick in the book and put it into a shoe.
I guess you need to be a very particular kind of person to be able to carry these off and do them justice and if you are that person, then you’re already reaching for your card and counting the minutes till your emotional meeting. I salute you!
You can get these by following this link.
