Before I embarked on the shoe challenge (which began today) I wanted to wear this vintage Carolina Herrera dress that came in the mail this week with my Balenciaga ankle boots-photographed in front of the wreckage of my sisters bathroom (installing new counters)
This dress makes me feel like a princess!
Dries van Noten marble slip dress, mom’s old russian wedding skirt, Prada lace up open toe booties, and a thrifted cardigan
Miss Sixty cape (got it like four years ago!!), vintage Levi’s, Margiela boots
Okay, so my mom and I did a ‘three day’ shoe challenge in which we selected two pairs of shoes for each other. We had to wear these shoes for three days-it forced us to wear shoes that were not getting the ammount of wears they deserve.
The challenge proved to be a great success and we both ended up coming up with some great ways to wear the ‘challenge’ shoes. When it was finished, we decided to do it again-only this time, we don’t get to choose the shoes-if you’re reading this, you should help us choose!
Here are my shoes-
and here are my mom’s shoes-
and here are some more detailed pictures-
1. A pair of rafia Alaia platforms-stripper chic!
2. A pair of Chloe shoe boots
3. A pair of yellow patent Dries van Noten sneaker wedges
4. A pair of baby pink patent Givenchy’s
5. Blue Comme des Garcons sandals with a painted wooden heel and sole
6. Taupe patent studded Alaia gladiator sandals
and now, mom’s shoes
1. Red YSL Tribute heels
2. Leopard ponyhair Prada mary-janes
3. Candy stripe Prada platforms
4. Studded Burberry platforms
5. Navy patent Lanvin platforms
6. Canvas and leather shoe booties by Bruno Frisoni
Okay-now it’s up to you guys to vote on the shoes we have to wear-two pairs over the course of five days! If you want to vote, reply in a comment choosing one pair for me and one pair for my mom. Leave the number of the shoe of your choice (example, for Jane: #4, for Judy: #2) We will choose the first and second place shoes, respectfully.
I will post the results on Thursday-this challenge will be particularly difficult because we are going to a shoe consolidation sale on Wednesday-what if we find a fabulous pair that we are dying to wear? Oh well-I guess that’s what makes it a challenge!
Comment now and leave your vote-thanks for reading as always! :)
Now I have a cooking class to attend-till next time!
Jane
I’m feeling all sorts of textures in candy colors. Mixed with furs and worn out denim.
but this is just one. What an amazingly versatile piece! Wore this to grab sushi with some girlfriends yesterday.
Dries van Noten marbled slip dress worn with a velvet coat I got at a thrift store (used to wear this all the time when I was 14, blast from the past), blue Comme des Garcons strappy wooden heeled sandals, a Swatch watch, and a rhinestone spaniel brooch my mom purchased because it looked like our old dog Truman. I’ve never worn it in a picture for Sea of Shoes before! I really love it. Oh and I forgot, I tied a silk scarf around my ponytail (thrifted too).
Today I wore a Marni dress and added a black studded belt that I don’t remember anything about-I think it was purchased at Co-Op though. The open toe Balenciaga boots are new-I got them on Saturday and I’m really crazy about them. Not only do they look good with everything but they are incredibly comfortable! I can see wearing these shoes as much as-if not more than-my black buckled Dries van Noten slingbacks. Definitely a very exciting shoe purchase.
The rabbit fur vest was picked up at a thrift store. The deer horn on my necklace is Alex and Chloe but I added an ethiopian cross it. The silk assymetrical shirt is a Comme des Garcons piece my mom got in Tokyo in the early 80’s. My boots are my favorites-my Margiela sandal boots.
The other day my mom and I were talking about how sometimes, you don’t get the value of your shoes simply because you don’t wear them enough. So my mom came up with a challenge: we each go into eachothers shoe closets, pick two pairs we haven’t been getting enough wear out of-and we can only wear those shoes for three days.
*I’m using ‘challenge’ lightly here because wearing two pairs of shoes over the course of three days is not much of a challenge at all…it’s more wearing shoes that we normally find difficult to wear!
Here are the shoes we chose for each other:
From left to right: My challenge shoes: the flowered Biba sandals, and chunky peeptoe Marigelas.
My moms challenge shoes: the patent grey Chloe sandal boots, and the lucite heel t-bar Margielas.
We are only two days into our challenge, but we’re already coming up with some exciting ways to wear our ‘challenge’ shoes. I’ve been wearing the Bibas for two days, I’m very excited about them right now too! They’re such a summer shoe-mom and I actuall have a couple of pairs of shoes back from when Bella Freud was designing for Biba. Some excellent shoes were happening during her time at Biba and we’re really happy to have some. I’ve yet to wear my Margiela shoes though!
My mom says she loves her Chloes even though she hasn’t gotten much wear out them: they are much harder to work with than she anticipated. She was happy with my decision for her lucite Margielas, “they are lovely but I always pass them by. Having to wear them has made me realize how special and timeless they are.”
Day 1; me:
For my first outfit I wore my Bibas, but I got out of my shoe comfort zone with a little foot bling-I thought it was fun with the floral designs of this shoe. I wear it with a rayon Dries van Noten cardigan, an Anthropologie slip dress, and a scarf I got at a thrift store.
Day 2; me:
I got this butterfly dress from eBay last year and I never wore it (why?!!) but it’s so beautiful and I feel so girly in it! The light shoes with the black dress seemed cool to me and kept this dress from being too Morticia Adams meets Madame Butterfly.
Day 1; mom:
Yesterday mom wore her lucite Margielas with Hysteric Glamour jeans, a Banana Republic belt, and a crinkled silk shirt purchased at Boulevards boutique in Tulsa, OK.
Day 2; mom:
Mom wears her Chloe boots with a tie-dyed slip dress (Urban Outfitters) and cotton sweatshirt (J. Crew). She later reflected that she thought this outfit would be more age appropriate for me! I have to disagree, I think she looks great. Our dog Sash makes a guest appearance in this picture too-she’s camera shy though!
We’ll keep you updated on how the challenge goes and plan to do more in the future-now I’ve gotta run and meet my best friend for mexican food!
