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Embracing the Manly Shoe

30/09/2014androgynous trend, burgundy brogues, clarks, fashion, manly shoes, topshop check coat

Topshop Coat (similar here) | Mango Roll Neck (similar here) | Girls on Film Shorts (via Little Mistress) | Clarks Brogues @ Bells Shoes | Miss Selfridge Hat (similar here) | Zara Bag

Those of you who know me personally will already be aware of my preference to style over comfort (apart from behind the closed doors of my flat, then it’s pyjama time: let’s let loose.) My penchant for high heels means that despite how cool the trainer trend is, I don’t actually own a pair of New Balance or Nikes. Don’t get me wrong, my wardrobe feels somewhat lacking in the sports-luxe department without them, but given the choice of spending £80 on a pair of soft comforting flats over a pair of sexy, daring, lacquered black leather heels or boots with a spikey stiletto heel… well… I think you can tell by the overuse of adjectives which one of those I would opt for.
Up until lately my wardrobe has also been lacking in the mannish shoe: a staple of the androgynous trend I’ve avoided like the plague in fear of appearing short and dumpy. Androgyny isn’t particularly the most short-curvy-girl friendly trend, and is most usually best reserved for the straight-up-and-down types. Plus after picking up similar style mannish-shoes from normal high-street stores I’d found my feet left so butchered and blistered it had me wondering where the liberation was in wearing flats. So I couldn’t help in thinking what’s the point in wearing flat ‘comfortable’ shoes when they’re so painful they make you walk weirder than you would after falling over and breaking your ankle in a pair of mules??
But after slipping my feet into these boyish burgundy brogues, I was genuinely a little surprised. The inner sole was padded (imagine putting on a comfy padded bra onto your feet- yeah, that’s basically it) and there was none of that digging-into-the-back-of-your-heel pain leaving you with the worst blisters.
Surprised, a little bit impressed, and a little bit more willing to embrace boyishness.

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Pink 💕 thinking of doing a pretty pink valentin Pink 💕 thinking of doing a pretty pink valentines feed 💕✨
Enjoying cute spots in the new flat to take pics ☺️💕 
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Valentine’s Day: do you do anything for it (even Valentine’s Day: do you do anything for it (even a card, an acknowledgement of it) or do you just live it like any other day? It’s not something that bothers me really but I said to Jimmy “it would be nice to get some flowers though” - he replied by asking me when actually is Valentine’s Day. Lol. So... bets are on. Who thinks I’ll be getting flowers on Valentine’s Day 😂?
Walks by the river in the only hour of sunshine we Walks by the river in the only hour of sunshine we’ve had recently 🙌🏼✨
Don’t worry I’ll just be sitting here patientl Don’t worry I’ll just be sitting here patiently waiting for summer so I can enjoy my walks in the park in these sandals 🥺 but seriously, my chanel sandals have been the best investments I’ve made. They’re about the only shoes I wear in spring summer. Until then, I guess I’ll be wearing them as slippers 🥴
Denim and leather - the ultimate staples 🙊 I ca Denim and leather - the ultimate staples 🙊 I can’t remember the last time I wore jeans that didn’t have this 90s style fit! I’m hopefully going to be organising my walk-in wardrobe today and I can’t wait to get it all sorted and organised!
Ad Cosy elevated @missguided basics from my latest Ad Cosy elevated @missguided basics from my latest haul on YouTube! I've got a collection of cute new-season staples (well, tbh, staples for EVERY season), pretty AND comfy lingerie (valentines day is looming....) some cosy loungewear, and a seriously killer suit. And I also have a special discount code: SOPHIEM10 🙊 links in my stories or you can shop this look using the @liketoknow.it app
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