So near and yet so far

I have been in love with the Vince Nina flats for months and months and months.  Here are my lust items, in pony skin although I'm not fussy and would also have them plain.  Just in black.  I totally heart them.  Can you get them this side of the pond?  Can you heck as like. 

So imagine how giddy mcgiddy I was when I stumbled over these from Zara.


OMG.  

But.  

And there had to be a but.  They're not leather.  They are only £19.99.

However unless of course I think it's acceptable to wear a pair of shoes that feel like my feet have been bound and then clamped in a vice, I don't care if they're free.  Agony is not the word.  I did try to size up and of course, yes they were slightly less like pieces stolen from a Medieval torture chamber but I just walked out of them - too big.

I even attempted to walk around the house in them (obviously I did buy them despite them hurting in the shop - err why?  Clearly I thought I could perhaps, oh I don't know, amputate a toe?)  Bad idea.

a) they still hurt like hell and b) check out how rubbish the crease is after literally 5 mins wearing them.  Utter tosh. 





Which leaves me still without a pair of flat black shoes.  Gah.  The weather has finally turned and I definitely have a black shoe hole in my wardrobe. 

I think I'd rather have something a bit more interesting than a plain ballet shoe but I'm not quite into the slipper thing.  I had a pair from Primark for a startling £6 last year to try them out and yeah - hmmm - they were ok - but not really me.

With the absence of anything like the Nina around (there are a pair at Carvela which very similar but plastic for £50odd.  Nah.  Taking the piss.  I shall be back with a humungous rant about the price of plastic shoes.  Oooh don't get me started) 

Here I have my classic with a twist selection.  Which isn't massive.  I gave up.  Chances of me skipping straight to boots are probably quite high......



Open Heel Ballerinas from & Other Stories  £55




Whistles Brigitte Ballet pump £95 (where or where is that Grazia voucher?  *taps toe..*  I have tried these on and oh my lord they are gorgeous.  Stunning leather - pointy yet not ridiculous - actually pretty perfect.  If I had £95 burning a hole in my pocket. 



McQueen Studded Point in Black now £185 from £235.  Unless I had £185 burning a bigger hole and move over Whistles, the McQueens would be mine.  




Betty Jackson Black £45 but now £36 with 20% off offer.  Ok so these do have a slipper vibe about them but they just screamed Bottega Veneta at me.  Something about them which I really like. 



J by Jasper Conran Black Suede Pointed Pumps £50 for limited time £40



Autograph Suede Almond toe water resistant £45  Yes I know I know, these are probably completely slipper like but I love suede and was totally seduced by the water resistant promise.  How fab is that?  And they're pointier than slippers.  I think they're cute. 



And that's all folks.  There is a dearth of perfect black flat shoes out there.  I am more than happy to stand corrected if someone can come up with a (leather please!) beauty. 

So from the last couple of days.  Huge apologies, none from the weekend.  Everything happened too quickly and we never got round to them.  No new outfits and nothing that won't be repeated! 

Last Thursday for what was the last day of Summer by all accounts.