Suzanne's warning

Guest blogger Suzanne writes;

I made a huge mistake last week. One of incredibly epic proportions. And there’s no going back from what I did, mostly because I bought the shoes on sale and there’s a no return policy where I bought them.

Last year I needed black flats in a hurry and I bought them from a cheap random store I found walking home from work. They were £15 and I thought I would keep them around until I found another pair of basic black flats that I loved and as they were black I kind of thought they will go with most things. But being the stingiest person ever, I’m still wearing them a year later and they’ve gone from “ooo, are those from Primani?” to “ooo I didn’t know they sold shoes where only your big toe pops out the front. Trendy!”

In the interest of not looking homeless all the time, I went shopping last week and found a pair that I loved. Cute, classic, brand-name. The only catch was that the elastic back, which I know from previous experience, can really hurt. But I walked around the store in them for 5 seconds, felt no pain and immediately purchased them.

Enter my mistake.

If I wear them for more than 30 seconds, they dig into my heels so much that I get indents in my heels. While there’s a 25% chance fashionistas with personal style blogs will declare “heel indents” to be in this season, I don’t know if I can handle the pain that long. Yes, pain. It’s the equivalent of walking 15 miles to work and having someone shoot arrows into your foot every time you take another step. I cry when the water gets too cold in the shower, so I don’t really do “pain” well.

Which means that I’m wincing as I walk. Maybe in a small town people would take pity on wincers. But here in Sheffield, people just look down on wincers. And they move away in case you’re carrying a weapon or a contagious disease (two things I never leave the house without throwing in my bag).

So now I’m stuck with these horrible wincing shoes that make me look like I have scurvy. And while heel indents might make a comeback, I don’t think scurvy will. It’s just too 1890s sailor chic, you know?

No surprise then that I'm really looking forward to seeing PoppyBees new Autumn/Winter catalogue which is released on 5th October.

As a complete contrast, I bought a pair of Daniele Berdini's from Sean a few weeks ago, the cream leather with black toe and ankle strap. I have a wide foot so getting nice shoes that offer style and comfort is a constant source of frustration to me. I can tell you, these are by far, the best shoes I have ever bought. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. Perfectly fitting, as comfortable as old slippers AND, compared to other known brand names, very competitively priced.

Just to be on the safe side I signed up for the PoppyBees Diamond program, so I can be sure to get at least one more pair next year, and the year after, and the year.....

So hope to see you at the launch on 5th October 0930 - 1530

Suzanne.

(Guest blogger)