Call me Kate

Yes, I am about 5 years, actually probably more, behind the times but I've come over all a bit Kate Middleton and am contemplating a nude court shoe. 

There is method behind my madness so please do hear me out.  And there is a reason why I have embarked on another shoe obsession.  It's continuing on from my Granny Chic shoe blog the other week but adapting it to what will work for me. 

So the full on Granny Chic isn't for me. I adore them on other people, there are some who can pull this look off with such aplomb.  Alas I am not one of them.  I think it works on the more gamine.  It's a chic look which unfortunately I ruin.

However there was a silver lining to my Granny cloud and that was the mid heel.  After trying on a ridiculous amount of shoes under close scrutiny of the very judgmental 9yr old (she's like a mini Joan RIvers), we came to the conclusion that we had to abide by certain rules. 

Firstly, they had to be pointed.  Almond toe did not work.  

Secondly they had to be a stiletto or a super block heel.  A semi sturdy or semi skinny heel was bad. 

Thirdly they had to be mid heel.  A high heel would work but for the purpose of this quest, that wasn't cutting the mustard.  Nor a kitten heel.  No.  A mid heel was the order of the day. 

Fourthly it had to be gold.  Ok so this may have where all the wheels fell off.  Apparently there are only a handful of gold shoes out there that adhere to rules numbers one to four.  And then, most of them are the wrong gold (I know, I know, I wasn't initially prescriptive about the exact gold but there's gold and there's gold.  Surely that's obvious?)

So starting with the gold options  - after which it will become apparent why I moved onto nude....

Karen Millen Crystal Glitter Heel £110   These are the perfect heel.  One thing I didn't mention was that ideally the heel would be a straight mid heel like these.  Love the heel.  Love the colour.  Unfortunately I'm not crazy about the glitz aspect to them for every day.  One of the reasons that I'm after a mid heel is so that I can wear for daytime as opposed to the taxi shoe height of most high heeled courts out there.   And the crystal aspect to these screams ever so slightly walk of shame to me.  So it's a nay at the moment.  (unless I can find something else or they're drastically reduced and then bring it on.  They are gorgeous gorgeous shoes.  And they do them in half sizes which is fab) .  

Oh and if anyone is interested they have a fab matching teensy clutch. 

I haven't tried these on as the Russell & Bromley is being refurbed in Bluewater so they only have four pairs of shoes in there but these look gorgeous.  Definitely worth hunting down. 

5th Avenue at R&B £165


I have to say though, it does mean that perhaps the best ones out there are the Kurt Geiger ones.  Which is obviously the case seeing as I missed their 25% off discount offer which was only for a whole month.  Jeez Louise.  Taking procrastination to a new level. 

Bea by Kurt Geiger £99



Whilst I was looking for gold, I did come across nothing but nude.  Nude nude nude everywhere.  Kate Middleton, you have a lot to answer for.  Although I appreciate she does prefer a slightly almond toe along with a little platform and I am eschewing both of this for a flat pointy number.

I also came to the conclusion that there is a perfect nude for everyone.  Most of the nude courts I tried on have the magic ability to turn my leg into corpse.  Which isn't quite the summer look I was going for.  

However let's assume I can tan my legs and take it from there.  Cadaver legs aside, here's the best that was out there. 

Starting with non patent at Hobbs and probably the best for my skin tone.  And actually these have sneaked in under the net as they're slightly higher than they should be for this challenge.  Oops.  It was at the beginning of the day before I'd got to grips with the rules.  My apologies.  They are sincerely lovely shoes. 

Beige Iva Court Shoes now £107.10 from £149