Wish | Rochas Embellished Metallic Slingbacks

How many shoes are too many shoes and would you commit to a pair a year (fine, season) with no problem? Which would they be?

Leandra Medine concludes her post How Many Shoes Are Too Many Shoes?  with the questions above and unlike her, I thought that it was ridiculous, if not inhumane to be asked to commit to wearing one pair of shoes a year or a season… especially since I can’t even commit to a pair a weekend.

But it got me thinking. And I guess that if I absolutely had to narrow my shoe collection down to only one pair, I’d go with these embellished flats from Rochas’ Spring 2014 Ready-to-wear collection.

Rochas Embellished Metallic Slingbacks

Rochas Spring 2014 Yannis Vlamos indigitalimages.com

Rochas Spring 2014
Yannis Vlamos
indigitalimages.com

Rochas Spring 2014 Yannis Vlamos indigitalimages.com

Rochas Spring 2014
Yannis Vlamos
indigitalimages.com

They’d be perfect with the pair of straight ankle-length jeans that I’m planning on getting for Fall, all the while being equally perfect with a midi skirt or mini skirt. Also, parent-teacher night? Check. Date night? Check. Wedding? Check. Giovanna Battaglia approved? Check.

Giovanna Battaglia Photo by Style du Monde

Giovanna Battaglia
Photo by Style du Monde

Now, I’m fully aware that I’m $775 short and a year late for these flats, but since I never really intended on getting rid of my shoes, it makes no difference to me… That being said, if any of you is on the market for a pair of embellished slingback flats, look at what I found inside of Glamour’s September issue.

Jimmy Choo Embellished Genoa

Embellished Genoa – Jimmy Choo

AND, they also come in black! Bam!

P.S. If I were another woman – well basically if I were a woman who lunches as oppose to a woman who teaches, I would have settled on this pair from the Rochas’ s Fall 2014 Ready-to-wear collection…

Giovanna Battaglia | Rochas Fall 2014 Photo by Tommy Ton

Giovanna Battaglia 
Photo by Tommy Ton

Wish | Aquazzura, part 2

Yesterday, instead of sleeping, I spent the night obsessing about those Aquazzura flats and asking myself whether or not I should – well actually, whether or not I could splurge and buy them. On one hand,  summer hasn’t even started yet and I already have 3 major social events (weddings) lined up… So these shoes are definitely NOT the smartest way to spend my entire summer wardrobe budget. But, on the other, I highly doubt that Cannes’ recent flatgate will have any effect on these weddings’ dress code… which means that I could take a cue from Leandra Medine and just wear them to all of these weddings…

The thing is: they are, even by my standards, way too somber for such joyous celebrations. So I did some looking around and found the perfect pair of flat sandals to attend a wedding, or 3. I’ll keep you posted…

AQUAZZURA - Colette Gold/White flat sandal

Colette Gold/White flat sandal – Aquazzura

Colette Gold/White flat sandal – Aquazzura

 

 

Stripes, stripes and more stripes…

When it comes to stripped t-shirts/sweaters/dresses, I don’t need to be convinced anymore: I’ve totally embraced the “easy, achievable and accessible nature” of stripes…

Ballet flats - J Crew Dress - Muji Army Jacket - Gap Tote - Dean and Deluca

Ballet flats – J Crew
Dress – Muji
Army Jacket – Gap
Tote – Dean & Deluca

But if you still need convincing, check out this post from Leandra Medine: Consider the Breton Stripe.

I'm also considering that Elsa Peretti bracelet...

I’m also considering that Elsa Peretti bracelet. Perfection