Party last Saturday.

We went to a house party last Saturday and we were all wearing new shoes- so we took pictures of them. Jenny was wearing some pretty impressive jewels on her fingers so we snapped them too. All normal house party behaviour. Then, just as a treat, we took a picture of ourselves. Guess which is which! Acne Pistol boots, Office boots, Opening ceremony's colab with Robert Clergerie black velvet heels (oooohhh). Rings and bracelets vintage and YSL.

Acne Boots

Finally bit the bullet and actually got the Acne Pistol Short boots that I have wanted for years now. I've become almost obsessive in the search for the perfect pair of boots and every year is the same story - each pair is somehow either too high or too flat, too clompy, or not clompy enough, etc etc ad infinitum. Suede lets the water in, and is easily damaged (tide marks in the rain) Proper leather solves this problem, but can be tough and uncomfortable - I have been bruised before, by a pair of particularly unyielding Dr Martens.

I worked out that last year I bought 3 pairs of boots, all of which cost between £80 and £120. Two of them simply fell apart after a few month's use - and when the sole is held on with glue, there is, sadly, not much to do once this happens. The others are just a bit too high for every day use. Shoes that are stitched rather than glued together, can be more effectively repaired, and therefore last much longer.