A Special Day

So, remember when I mentioned that I went on a movie date on Monday? I finally have the photos ready! This was a special day and this is a special post as it is a shoe challenge post saving a special pair of shoes but it is also a Bloggers Do It Better post. And it features Mr. Pig at the end so it's pretty much perfect.

Shoes saved: Vivienne Westwood for Melissa Lady Dragon Cherry heels

Where/when: movie night Monday

Wearing: Camaeiu coat, Mango dress, Mark B for Topshop bag

I've had these shoes for two and half years. I haven't worn them that much, but that's because I consider them shoes for special occasions. I absolutely adore the cherries. They are chunky and pretty amazing. I'd usually wear them in the Spring or Summer but I think they're okay with the tights. Now because this is also a Bloggers Do It Better post, I should definitely mention my coat. It's one of my favorites (and that means I wear it quite a bit, like here, here and here). I adore the cut and the color. And I basically feel like Little Red Riding Hood every time I wear it.

I also want to mention the dress. It's from Mango and I bought it over a year ago for M's birthday party. It certainly didn't bring me luck the first time I wore it as I had to leave the party super early because I was feeling ill. But I still love the dress. The colors are beautiful and it feels like satin.

Well, that's all for now. I'll leave you with a photo of my darling little piggy - it's from today from our long walk. This is the bike trail that we have near our flat. It was perfect today as there were very few people out and so we basically had it to ourselves.

And Now For Something Completely Different... Or Not.

Hey guys! Yesterday I came too late after my classes to want to blog about anything, so I'm making up for it today with, yup, you guessed it, two posts. The first will be a little different from my usual posts, hence the title, because although it is a shoe challenge save and an outfit post, it doesn't have me in it, it's just the clothes and the shoes on their lonesome*.

Shoes saved: Vivienne Westwood for Melissa flats
Where/ when: lunch today at our local pizzeria (I was kinda disappointed today because I ordered a pizza and asked if they could not put the peppers on it that was listed in the toppings and they said that yeah sure and then of course lo and behold, there were peppers on the pizza. Fail.)
Wearing: H&M swallow print dress, Zara grandpa sweater (which you all know that I love), Mark B for Topshop bag (one of my favorites), (red pashmina and opaque tights - not pictured)

* So about why I decided to try to change things up a little: first (and the main reason really) because I'm a bit on the lazy side and since today I had a tiresome morning (taking Mr. Pig to the vet), I didn't feel like putting make-up on or doing my hair and I figured you've already seen enough photos of me without make-up and with a crappy hair style. Second, I love seeing just the clothes speaking for themselves as you have in magazines, where they show you what you're supposed to buy every season. Speaking of buying stuff, I've been really good lately and haven't bought anything in AGES. Well actually, I've aukroed (Czech ebay-ish website) two pairs of shoes and am waiting for them to arrive. But otherwise nothing. I've been so good it's definitely time to buy something soon. I'll keep you posted.

Now just a little something about the shoes. These are Vivienne Westwood for Melissa logo embossed ballerina flats in blue. They are a size UK 7 (I usually wear UK 6 but they were the last pair and I like my flats a little roomy for more comfort so I bought them. There may be a little too much room for comfort in these though, I would have preferred if they were a tiny bit smaller but whatever.) I've worn them countless times, although I didn't really document it here on the blog. I only found one post where they appear. I might start doing daily outfit posts, we'll see. Stay tuned for the next shoe save, it'll be up in a little bit.

Shoe shoes shoes

As I mentioned in my last post, the boy & I finished the shoe room. It's a tiny room where one wall houses only shoes from top to bottom, start to finish, the other wall only half way (mid length), and in the back there's the closet that used to be in the hallway. I'll be posting about the room some more when I have better photos, but I wanted to show you at least something.

It was definitely hard to organize my shoes - I didn't really know how I wanted them but then I just went with it and here you can see the mid length wall with my favorite row (the Melissa shoes - mainly Vivienne Westwood for Melissa), in the row above are Melissa flats and below fun flats. In the photo above are fun heels and Iron Fist shoes. So basically, I organized the shoe room according to type and style of shoe. I tried to keep the fun shoes together, the black shoes together, ankle boots together, the Melissas, the Iron Fists, you get the idea. There's a row of black shoes with gold detailing that I also find very cute. More photos soon, I promise. For now (until I get home and to my camera) I'll leave you with two shoe saves.

Shoes saved: H&M leopard print converse-esque shoes with purple laces
Where: lunch & work today (Monday)
Wearing: it's gotten uber cold here! I'm layering like crazy: Mango jeans, vintage belt, Zara grandpa sweater, tezenis black undershirt, H&M red tee shirt, red pashmina, thrifted brown suede jacket, Zara city office bag

Shoes saved: New Look tartan print creepers (they really blistered my feet though so I'll never wear them bare foot again!)
Where: gift shopping for a friend's bday gift - Galerie Harfa; Friday before dinner (I can't believe it was so nice out and that's just a three day difference! Man, it's gotten cold!)
Wearing: Topshop cropped trousers, Zara tee, George sweater, Pull & Bear canvas tote (not pictured)

A Birthday Celebration

Shoes saved: Vivienne Westwood for Melissa Lady Dragon IV
Where: Ambiente Pizza Nuovo in Prague, Sunday night
Wearing: Asos Skater dress in honey (same color as shoes, hurray!), favorite Zara fake leather jacket, red pashmina,old Zara trf bag, opaque tights, *long charm necklace worn around my waist (I only managed this crap photo when I came home after the party around midnight, I'm actually surprised I managed to take a photo at all because I was tired for one thing and I could see according to the elevator numbers that someone was coming down and I feel so awkward taking photos in front of strangers.)

I wasn't sure I'd be able to save these before the end of the year (because Prague weather has definitely turned away from open toed shoes). But then again these shoes work so well with tights that I needn't have worried. I'm a huge fan of the Vivienne Westwood for Melissa range and the Lady Dragons are my favorites. I have three other pairs with hearts plus one pair with cherries and I'm definitely going to get some more when I have the money for it.

Here are close-up pictures of the shoes from the Asos website (though I got mine when I was on holiday in London at the Topshop store on Oxford street.)