Monday, January 28, 2013

Shoes on Sale

Picked up some shoes over the weekend on maximum sale! If you know me by now, you know that I'm a bargain hunter. So when I came across a lonely pair of the Maison Martin Margiela x H&M white sneakers I tried them on and they fit (they said size 5 and I came to realize it was men's sizing AKA they fit my size 6 1/2 feet perfectly!). Now, I still saw the $130 price tag but I still went up to ask if that was the price or if they had been reduced and sweet baby jesus, they were $30! I pretended not to be so shocked but inside my heart was singing and I took out my credit card asap and bought those bad boys with me! Saving $100 felt so good - as if I had won the lotto, and on a Margiela x H&M piece nonetheless. But where do we stand with designer collections being sold at retailers such as H&M? Is there less value in these items because they are not $15K+? Or do the customers who buy these capsule pieces not understand the designer and their aim? I can sit here and say that I admire people who follow and are die hard for their designers and their mission statement behind their collections. My only question is: why bash the collections sold at H&M (Target, too) when the designers agreed to do this and share a more cost-friendly version of their art? Or is this a matter of who should have access to these things? 
Just mind ramble, but my stance goes: I buy what I like and it's better if it's on sale.
Also bought sweet velvet skull loafers from Zara for $20 (from their $50 price tag) - they're perfect.
xx
O&C







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Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Obsession: 'High Fashion' High Top Sneakers

Whoever thought that fashion and style could not be comfortable were wrong. The sudden boom of high top trainers (as some call it) had me thinking twice, at first. This trend had me praying that we, as a society, wouldn't relive the tragic moments of the "sneaker heel" that happened some odd years ago.  But as a couple of months have passed, this trend has grown incredibly fast on me. As a short girl, I appreciate some height in my shoe and I was only able to find that in...well, you guessed it...heels. I love a cute pair of sneakers and Isabel Marant has hit the spot with the Willow shoe; such a popular pair of sneakers that it sold out in about 24 hours, some claim! These have been spotted on Miranda Kerr, Alicia Keys, Julianne Moore, Anne Hathaway and even Beyonce was rocking out a similar version of the shoe in her video for 'Love On Top'. Other designers such as Marc Jacobs, Ash, and Margiela have their own rendition of this shoe style. It's safe to say, though, that Isabel Marant has won over my heart and I want some Willow in my life! This hidden heel has me head over heels!
xx
O&C

Isabel Marant Willow High Top Sneaker








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