To buy, or not to buy. That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the pains of an empty wallet or the slings and arrows or not having gorgeous shoes.
Violent Green another shop I follow on blogspot keep tempting me by posting 'Sale Item of the Day' and these shoes from Strummer named the Espadrille Flats now cost $49 down from $196. I'm contemplating buying them just for the saving but I wonder how often I would wear them. While I have been searching for a straw rimmed pair of boater shoes do I dare buy something in a bold print? If I wore horizontal black and white striped shirts in a Parisian manner then maybe I would be swayed to purchase the shoes but will I be happy with my purchase? It's difficult to say, I have bought shoes in the wrong sizes online and haven't been able to part with them so do I really want to put myself through the trauma again?
I do like the neat little shoelaces and eyelets of the shoes and the structure is sweet enough, yesterday I thought I really adored the print but in the morning after I am having my small doubts. With more shoes on the horizon coming in February in ballet form I think I should save my money for the time being and bide my time and wait to pounce.
They've been labelled as the perfect shoes for seeing sweaty Summer festivals and concerts and with the light canvas material I'm not surprised. For a hardcore festival such as Soundwave or No sleep Till you would have to wear something a lot thicker and dense to stop your feet from bleeding if daring to enter a mosh pit. Still, if you were to enjoy the sounds and sights of a festival while lounging around on grass then these shoes in canvas material would be ideal- from the side profile shown here they look a bit like Toms except the sole is outlined in straw and the shoelaces add a little more security to wearing these shoes and preventing them from sliding off. Which is helpful if you plan on dangling your feet from a jetty at the beach.
Unfortunately for you and me dear reader, there's not as many results and colour variations for glittery coloured Vans casual skate shoes at the moment but maybe we'll see a few more released in the coming weeks and months? I got to see this first image from the Lazy Oaf Tumblr but nothing much else has arisen in terms of news or perhaps a new range of shoes in this effect for Vans. I can only find the red glittery vans so far for the full effect- but if you have a Mexican flavour or just want to let your hair down and dance the night away, why not wear something comfy and eye-catching as well? You're sure to turn a few heads with these babies on your feet and collect some compliments as well.
Just because I felt like sharing a Google Image result for 'Glitter Vans' too, there's a shot of gold sparkly plastic overflowing from a perturbed looking lady. Just on a conversational tangent regarding glitter and it's application in photography not only can you add it to a printed photograph to turn the mouth of Santogold into a gold spewing goddess, I've also seen a thin slit of glitter applied to the skin and a knife on the side of an arm with glitter on the floor next to the arm in a dripping sort of effect.
You could probably execute some mean jazz hands wearing these bad boys but in my personal experiences, red shoes such as these are a little more difficult to incorporate into an outfit but if you're a master of drapery and eclectic styling than you really should have no problems. It's not enough for an item of clothing to be beautiful by itself and look amazing, but an important thing to recognise is how to wear it as well to bring out its majesty and show it off to everyone else around you too.
