Shoot me now

And I'm here all week.  Boom boom. 

Seriously though, I can't actually believe that, with the ridiculous amount of shoes that I have (that's not something you see me admit every day, I'm clearly in a magnanimous/stupid mood) I am in need of another pair. 

That's Need with a capital N.  Well, I *could* carry on wearing my "seen better days and I mean on their last legs" suede boots from Zara which are now 5 years old.   To say they owe me nothing is an understatement, but, yawnarama, I haven't found any others that do the trick as well as they do.  I guess I could possibly downgrade the N to an n but I am definitely in need of a new pair. 

For why?  For my new love of dresses, that's why.  I do have my new beloved Margo boots from Sam Edelman which look great with trousers and I do like them for a casual night out with a dress.  But for a slightly smarter affair?  They just don't work.  For two reasons.  The leather and the looseness round the leg.  Just too boot like for a dress.  I need (yes need..) something ever so slightly more delicate and less boot like and more shoe like.  But not a shoe.  Clear as mud eh?

Yes I'm after a shoot.  Which must be suede.  Leather does not work for me in this instance - with super thick opaque tights, for a dressy evening occasion, I can't quite get to grips with leather.  

So I am on a quest.  It must be suede and it must be shoot shaped.  For the record, I have not turned into a total and utter arse and descended into making up toolish fashiony words to flood the blog with (not today anyway, just yesterday).  Even Clarks acquiesce that Shoot is a proper piece of footwear and have a dedicated category to them.  Would I wear all of theirs?  That'll be a rather large nay - to be honest, their interpretation of Shoot and mine is ever so slightly different. 

Now I have included some on a black boot thread already this season but some of them need revisiting so I will bung back on here.  Of course there are some new gems as well. 

Starting with somewhere which I haven't discussed yet this season (bar the brief mention above) - the one and only Clarks (and that's because I love the fact they also call them shoots) 

The La Bronte is now £79.99, 30% off full price   Adore the patent heel actually (yes despite my insistence on suede, I think there is enough suede on here to give them that smarter edge) as it won't get trashed nearly as quickly as a suede heel would. 

These from Mint Velvet are lovely at £129 - have been tempted before, am still now.  A definite contender. 






Nine West Junette Shoe Boots £125   These are perhaps slightly higher up the foot than I have in mind - I'd also like to be able to wear them with Capri Pants (or should I say Bistro Pants - I'm going to christen them Caff pants just to be different).  I think a low shoot (so more shoe and less boot) would work with that look.  But then that would negate the purchase of pointed heels to go with them so maybe I'll kibosh that idea and just stick for these with skirts.  In that case these are back in the room.  





These London Bardot Shoe boots from Hobbs for £199 (gulp) I absolutely and utterly love.  I tried them on last week when I had a bit of a Hobbs fest (which I need to tell you about actually) and they are truly gorgeous.  They do come up quite wide so definitely size down.  Too gorgeous. 




I also had these on the last Rocking Horse Poo Blog - a lower version of the ones above without the scalloped edge (but I love the scalloped edge - boooo).  These are a lower heel as can be seen and as much as I verge on tranny if I were sky high heels, I persist.  I love a humungous stiletto. So there.

Collection by John Lewis Seyfried Shoe Boots - £115




These from Jigsaw are slightly higher but still not a towering heel.  The perfect mid height.  A truly classic Shoe boot (aka shoot)

Jigsaw Harrow Shoe Boot £159



I have tried these on from M&S and they look a whole lot different from here.  Which will come as a surprise to nobody.  Perfect for those with a wider foot as it's a wide fitting. 

Autograph Suede Water Resistant Zip Platform Wide Shoe Boots with Insolia £59


Here is me in them.  Size down if you don't have a particularly wide foot. (check out our posh M&S shoe boutique seating in the background)