How cute are these??? OK, that was a rhetorical question, but I feel I should answer it anyway – very cute!
They’re mostly canvas, so quite casual, but quite retro and even a bit pin up girl with it.
The heels are very stable-looking, so I reckon these would make fun and quirky every day shoes if you like wearing heels but don’t always want to go full out retro femme fatale.
They have lots of hearts on them – in the lining as well as a big one on the bottom of the sole. I just love all those little nice touches.
You can get them from Amazon.
Here’s a pair of weird perforated black and white vegan shoes I found on the Next site. To be honest, I am not sure what I think about these. I’d be interested to hear your opinions as I just cannot make up my mind!
They are certainly unusual, somewhat retro and definitely summery. I think with the right outfit they could look pretty impressive. The right outfit being something quirky and unusual as well. Something like a giant staw hat and oddly shaped summer dress.
So what do you think? Would you wear these? What would you wear them with?
You can get them from the Next website.
Aren’t these fun? These cute oxford-like shoes would look great as a summer alternative to the less cut-outy original, or you could wear them with boldly coloured socks or tights for the full effect.
They are pretty retro, but the cut outs make them stand out from the plethora of other oxfords around.
I reckon these are pretty cool shoes that can be turned into a statement or just allowed to blend in quietly with an overall look. Not too expensive at 35 UKP.
You can get them from Next.
Here’s a fun pair of cork heeled nautical-themed slingbacks from Rocket Dog. As usual, they make good, functional shoes, go with both retro and modern outfits and, more often than not have a reasonably wide fit that means even women with wider feet can wear them (don’t hold me to it, though: their shoes seem to vary quite a lot in fit). The wide heel means they are quite stable even if you’re not used to heels, which makes them pretty much perfect for women who want to go for that so-called feminine look without sacrificing too much comfort.
You can currently get them in the Office Sale for £30.
Just look at these mad heels! Yes, that’s a clear heel they’ve got, just like the carved lucite heels of yore. I’m not sure this is lucite (in fact, I’m pretty sure it isn’t), but it’s still pretty damn cool. I like the pattern as well. It actually reminds me of summer blankets from the late 60s / early 70s. I’ve put them on as party shoes cause you could (and should) definitely wear them out somewhere fancy, but the pattern makes them almost more suitable for being day shoes, I think.
My first thought when I saw these was that the big bow was going to be made of leather, but no! Add that to Irregular Choice’s (for it is they who make these shoes) recent habit of lining their shoes with velvet and you’ve got a very nice pair of non-leather heels. To-ta-lly brilliant!
You can get these from Schuh.
Oh wow how absolutely cool! These super funky vegan peep toe wedges from TUK are so wonderfully starry!
If you’re into the whole “new retro” movement, you’ll love these. They have it all – stars, contrasting nautical star closures, a good-sized wedge and a bow. Black and red is a very joyous colour combo and I really really like the star print (as you may have gathered).
To be honest, you’ll need to work quite hard to move these away from a full on goth / alternative rocker look, but on the other hand, they’d make even the simplest black dress into a full on statement outfit.
I found these on a site called eveninglady.co.uk, which seems to have plenty of sexy alternative / burlesque / tasteful stripper vegan shoes.
It’s been a while since I looked on the Marks and Spencer’s website and they seem to have quite a few exciting additions to their vegan shoe range (it’s not advertised as such, but there’s definitely a range of very vegan shoes there).
Here’s a pair of perfectly lovely summery wedges, with polka dots – everyone’s favourite pattern! (well, mine anyway). Check out their understated retro charm, in that special M&S way that’s Oh so English. Simple and effective. Like!
They also come in a very nautical red white and blue version. Awesome!
You can get them from the M&S site.
Apparently nautical is very in this season, so all you retro girls out there grab them while you can and you can keep existing outside of fashion in style.
These are called magda bow and are by Schuh’s own label. They’re sort of a modern take on the peep toe espadrille nautical genre thing with the trainer-like lacing, so if you’re not into being totally retro, you can look pretty current at the same time.
You can get them from Schuh.
Here’s one for the ladies from Ragazzi. They seem to have quite a few styles for women, but I like their wedges best.
There are lots to choose from, but I liked these cause they’re summery and feminine in a sweet sort of way. Good for matching up with those cute little retro summer dresses I’ve been dying to get out and wear.
These peep toe wedges come in a few different colours and the Ragazzi company is 100% vegan, ethical and fair trade, so should be encouraged.
You can get these straight from the Ragazzi site.
Fresh from the Beyond Skin spring range are these totally brilliant new-meets-old banana heel lace ups. Modern enough to be relevant and retro enough to be, well, retro.
They also come in brown or black, so you don’t have to go all bridal to wear them. They are apparently hand made in Spain and they are totally gorgeous.
I absolutely love this very girlie, professional but totally understatedly sexy style, so it’s good to have a well made vegan version. Hot.
You can get them from the Beyond Skin site.
I’ve said before on this blog that there seems to be a shortage of vegan shoes with real wooden heels. I have since then found a few pairs of vegan shoes with wooden heels, but these shoes are not one of them (I’ll write about those later).
A pretend wood heel is definitely not quite as cool as a real wooden heel, but I do like the shape of these shoes, plus the coral colour is different and rather nice.
These are shoes that could lend themselves to a seemingly out of their league outfit if you did it right, matched the colours and didn’t try to go too high up the class scale.
With a cheery summery dress they could look very cute indeed. They also come in a grey colour, which could be useful.
You can get them from Dorothy Perkins.
Here’s another find from M&S – the vegan’s surprise friend that keeps delivering surprisingly sexy, non-leather shoes.
Yes, as I keep telling people, Marks & Spencer are an absolute treasure trove of perfectly decent, reasonably-priced vegan shoes.
These white ones also come in a somewhat less bridal / Essex girl white, but either way are great in an understated cool sort of way.
It’s always good to have stable, functional yet sexy platform heels to go with a nice evening outfit (from the modern to the retro). These even go for less than 30 quid (just). Bargain!
You can get them from the M&S site.
Well, someone had better pinch me, cause I’m pretty sure I’ve gone to shoe-dream heaven!
I know these are nautical and I already wrote about quite a few nautical shoes this week. I also know they are by Miss L Fire and on Office shoes, which also featured quite heavily this week. But, I mean, look at these!
Totally digging the gold trip and the rosette, plus red and white stripes are always fun.
Seriously, just looking at these absolutely lovely peep toe wedges has been getting me all excited in so many ways. The rosette comes off, if you so choose, just like the flower in the other Miss L Fire wedges I wrote about yesterday. I so totally want these as well. Now I need to decide whether I can afford to buy both. Meanwhile, I will continue to drool over both.
These also come in black and you can get them from, yes, Office.
Oh my god! How incredibly amazing are these?
The woven effect and pineapple wedge are so cool and the flower is detachable, though I think it looks pretty cool right where it is.
I totally and utterly want these. They are by Miss L Fire who make lots of gorgeous shoes, though the majority of them are not vegan. These particular ones are from the summer line which does seem to feature a few other vegan shoes. I’ll be sure to write about those too in due time. In the meantime, you should know that these also come in a red / white combo.
You can get them from Office.
Shiny metallic silver wedges, yay! There are so many cool things about these. I’m loving the snakeskin effect in silver. Very futuristic and dragon-esque.
Wedges seem to be very in this season, but frankly these are retro enough to exist outside of trends. I personally like wedges as they are quite stable, so good for people who are not very comfortable in heels. Plus, they’re hot.
You can get these from Office.
