A Little Surprise!

 Ha! Bet you didn't expect to hear from me today! Well it seems my internet connection is still working so I just had to make the most of it, right? (That means I watched the latest Bones episode - I totally knew the kid did it - and checked on my favorite blogs.) Anyways, today has been a looong day. It was the first day of school and my classes ended up being canceled today (they couldn't tell us in advance? seriously?) so I just stopped by the uni book store to buy two text books (and ended up spending more than I would have liked - being a student is not easy) and then went to two libraries in order to score a book I need for tomorrow's subject. I thought really hard about what I would wear for the first day of school and I ended up wearing:

Shoes saved: Topshop Adios 2 ankle boots with gold studs
Where: first day of uni, running errands
Wearing: Zara skinny jeans, black and grey H&M tank tops, black H&M cardigan, red pashmina, favorite Zara fake leather jacket, Parfois backpack

I settled on wearing an outfit that I could easily spend the whole day - plus some serious walking was involved (the two classes I have today are in different buildings and they're a ways apart, plus the flat is quite far away from my school) and mainly I knew I'd be going to the bookstore so my backpack was a must. Man, those books are heavy! Like I said - it ain't easy being a student!

I usually wear dresses but sometimes when I want more function than fashion, I prefer a pair of skinny jeans. These are the same jeans as in my previous post - they are super tight skinny jeans from Zara in a dark blue wash. They look almost black in the photos but are bluer in real life. Lately I've been wearing a lot of grey and black tee shirts and tank tops and I kept that up today as well. I love layering tank tops and definitely need to buy some more (I went to H&M today but they didn't have what I was looking for in my store so I will probably have to go to the store in the center where they have a larger variety.) I also wore my favorite fake leather jacket.

As for the shoes - well these were an easy save. I bought these this year in the post Christmas sales and have worn them a lot during the end of winter and beginning of spring. I adore the studs on these shoes and they have a nice little chunky heel that's perfect for a lot of walking. I love that even though it's a very wearable shoe, the studding makes them feel more special. More me. Like I said, an easy save. (I need more shoes like this.)

I have one more save for you today - these are my most favorite slouchy boots ever. Sadly, they are really falling apart. It's breaking my heart but I think I may need to give them up soon. But I love these boots so much! I know they look kind of horrible and all but I love them nonetheless. I'm hoping that maybe I could get some shoe repairer to fix them up but since they're not made from leather, I'm not sure there's any hope. Maybe I could get someone to recreate them for me? I might actually do that.
 

Shoes saved: Stradivarius slouchy boots
Where: piggy walk this morning
Wearing: Zara skinny jeans (actually I had the same outfit on except for the fake leather jacket - I had a red coat on instead)

On a different note, here are some pictures of my shoe room. I tried getting some nice photos but the lighting in that part of the flat sucks! There's no natural light in the shoe room or the hallway so it's not really the best for photo taking. But I tried anyway.

In the photo above you can see the shoe wall that goes the entire length of the shoe room (there are shoes behind the closet too) and below you can see the mirrored closet (on top of which are storage boxes with more shoes - the summery ones), a chair for reaching the top shelves and for sitting to put my shoes on (very handy), then next to the closet on the right side are hooks for some of my handbags and then the smaller shoe wall. I think the room is really cute and I am so glad that the boy & I put the effort into it to make it the best it could be. I love my shoes and I wanted to give them the best possible home.

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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)

Asos, Shoes and Problems

Today has definitely been a strange day. First of all I was waiting on two deliveries (one was the bday present I got the boy - a huge grill that he wanted, the other was an Asos order), and the delivery guy from the grill was supposed to call me yesterday to set a time when he'll be able to bring me the order. But of course he never called and I was supposed to go to work. The Asos delivery was supposed to arrive tomorrow but then I got an email that it was coming today between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. (gee, couldn't you be a bit more specific?!). I ended up taking a day off and waiting for the orders. The grill arrived as planned and everything was as it was supposed to be.

The Asos order arrived also as planned BUT!! the main item of my order was missing!!! Now I don't know what happened (the paper document in the order stated that the Karl Lagerfeld heels that I ordered were in the order but they weren't), the package didn't seem to have been opened before (but then again, I was so excited that I didn't really check it out before I tore into the package. I have written Asos a message and I hope they'll get back to me soon. Because for me it was really a lot of money and right now I'm kinda broke so not only to have spent the money but have no shoes is just really really sad. That said I have seen the same shoes in an auction for an ok price so if Asos doesn't resend them I might get them from the aukro seller. Still, they better refund me or something.

UPDATE: Asos replied that they're sending me the shoes and they should be here in about a week! Hurray!

Now on a totally different note, not to be all negative, here's some pretty shoes that I wore today to lunch. (I had a better picture but my phone memory was full so it didn't save the picture so I had to erase some stuff and then take the picture again after lunch and it wasn't as good as the original but oh well. - seems today just isn't my day!)

Shoes saved: Zara two-tone brogues (I took out the laces and I think they look better this way. They're quite a tight fit so the laces were totally not needed.)
Where: lunch at the pizzeria next to our flat
Wearing: Asos dress, H&M polka dotted bag, H&M sweater, H&M tights

Above is a better view of the bag and below isa better view of the shoes :)

But since this post is called Shoes and Problems - I have to talk a bit about my current shoe problems. My biggest is shoe storage. On the right side you can see my shoe closet and I plan on renovating this room over the weekend. The boy & I will be adding fitted shelves across the little room in hopes of creating more space for my shoes. I'm also adding the closet that's currently in the hallway and the shoe boxes will be on top of the closet, the shelves will be on the side filling up the room. On the left you can see the shoes (plus one huge box that I didn't take a photo of) that didn't fit in the current shoe room. So, yeah, I have a lot of shoes. But not all of my shoes are nice shoes - some don't fit entirely right, some are really old and I should throw them out, some are really not shoes made for walking intended (though some are really pieces of art and I won't ever throw them away!) - and that's why I'm really glad I'm doing the shoe challenge again this year as I plan on either saving the shoes or letting them go (except for some exceptions - those are the shoes that are really art not shoes:). I'm also more careful with my buys as I only buy shoes that are truly unique now (or totally wearable - like shoes for a certain weather etc.) Actually, the shoes I saved today I thought that they wouldn't make it through the challenge. I remembered them being really uncomfortable but that wasn't the case today. I think that wearing them with tights definitely helped and maybe taking out the laces was a good idea:) I'm really happy that I saved them as I think they're quite cute. Anyways, that's it for today - till next time, xo, Miss V

Transition Stage

Shoes saved: Zara green leather flats with bow detail
Where: work
Wearing: H&M knitted sweater, Zara cow head belt, Asos dress, H&M green tights (same color as the shoes!), Asos watch, Zara office city bag

Above you can see me posing on my balcony right before going to work. And in my hallway - that's my closet mirror. These pictures were taken on Friday but I hadn't had time to post them until now. The hallway definitely isn't the best place to take pictures as it is super dark there even with the lights on (we're planning on getting the lights changed) but I still haven't unpacked all the boxes (meaning no room to take photos elsewhere) so for now it had to do.

It has gotten quite cold and rainy here in Prague and truth be told, I was sorta freezing my ass off in this outfit. I thought the thick sweater would have been enough but no (it was enough for the balcony though! I guess balcony weather and real life weather are two different climates). That means it is officially "one more layer" time in the Czech Republic. It's the time for trench coats or double sweaters. Scarves and hats and gloves are soon to be on their way over too. It sucks that summer has ended but on the other hand, it's still better than winter, when the real cold sets in.

I'm glad I got to wear this sweater before it was too late as it doesn't really work with another layer on top. I like that it has pockets (always a plus). I love the detailing on the sleeves and the collar. And according to Harper's Bazaar I was right on trend (the Aran knit sweater was listed as number five in the top ten for Fall). Not that I really care about that sort of thing, but hey, if they agree with me than why not? :) In the photo above I'm posing with my favorite painting - my dad painted it and it means a lot to me that my dear parents let me take it with me when I moved from their house.

That was when I moved to the rented flat we used to live in, but now that I moved again, I gave the painting prime position in the hallway. If any of you have been wondering - I'm still in the process of unpacking boxes (basically only shoes are left unpacked). Which kinda sucks since my shoe closet is already full! We'll be reorganizing the shoe storage place this weekend and hopefully all of my beauties will fit!

On to the rest of my current saves:

Topshop creepers (worn with Mango jeans) - worn to walk the pig.

Iron Fist "Love Me Now" lace-up platforms - movie date shoes.

I bought these when they were on a special promotion (64% off on all platformed heels). In store they were okay to walk in but man! When I wore them during a date with the boy (we went to the movies to go see the movie Elysium) they were bloody awful! They killed my feet! (I guess they really are a bit too high - over 5 inches?) I only have a really crappy phone pic of my outfit but since I doubt I'll wear these platforms anytime soon (hey, they're already saved!) I'm gonna post it below: Zara dress, Zara grandpa sweater, Dior handbag, H&M tights, mad hair.

Zara gold detail flats - worn to work on Thursday. I wore a really "happy" outfit with these flats. Bright yellow tights (Asos), a colorful Topshop dress and my favorite (H&M) trench coat. It was rainy on this day and by the time I got home I was too messed up to take a proper outfit photo. That's why I usually rely on instagram for my shoe saves as it really is the easiest option.

Heart flats - worn to Sunday lunch with the boy's family. Worn with an old collar dress (think it's Bershka but not sure), thrifted vest, H&M tights, H&M belt from a different dress, Mango red bag. I felt like a mix of Wednesday Adams (what with the proper collar dress and all) and girly girl (all that red and the hearts on the flats). I really liked this outfit. Unfortunately I was running late (as usual) and only managed to snap these two pictures on the way to the boy's parents' flat.

But anyways, I'm glad I managed to save the shoes and that I put at least some effort into my outfit. I've been so lazy lately and have decided to put an end to not putting enough thought into my daily outfits. It's simple things that make a difference in the end result. Because if you like your outfit and feel good about how you look, you're bound to feel good in general and have an over-all better time.

Anyways, I've got to go now and get some work done but I hope I'll see you soon, what with the shoe challenge and all (that means more lovely shoes and daily adventures). Till next time, xo, Miss V

Shoe storage, a new semester and whatnot

 If you've read this blog before, you'll know I have a passion for shoes. Having this hobby means I like to collect shoes. Now, my collection is definitely not the biggest or most impressive but I love the shoes I have and also love getting new shoes. I currently have about 340 pairs. And a tiny tiny rented apartment. This leads to a bit of a problem when it comes to shoe storage. hence the picture above (*I also have some shoes stored under the bed). It's not the best solution but given my circumstances, I think it's not so bad. However, my lack of space means that I've been buying less and less shoes as I have literally no place to put them...

 An outfit I wore last week to work. Was very inspired by Jane Bennet from The Lizzie Bennet Diaries when it came to the hair style. (Sweater is from Tezenis and dress is H&M)

I'm on my way to school in a little bit and today is the start of a new semester (still have so so SO much to get done from the last one, ops) but I just had to show you this relaxed piggy. I envy him. (I wish I could stay in bed too!) Well, here's to a great Monday & wish me luck in getting a pass from an essay I'm handing in today. Xo, MsV.

Indian Girl

 Monday I had a presentation on Zitkala Sa's autobiographical essays and I thought it would be appropriate to dress the part :) I wore my Zara long tee/dress, a pair of H&M opaque tights, a thrifted Next knitted top, Stradivarius shawl, vintage belt, Topshop earmuffs, and most importantly my Zara boots.

As I've mentioned before, I'm taking part in the Shoeperwoman Shoe Challenge again, and this time it's even better!! Shoeperwoman & Shoeperman have changed their site a bit and it's like an interactive forum and has lots of new aspects. I really like the new appearance of the site:) Anyways, I have 256 pairs of shoes in total and so far I have saved 18 pairs of shoes!! And for those who asked: here's a pic of my shoe storage:

*I do have some boots/winter shoes in an additional storage space under the bed :)

Shoe Challenge #186: Toughies and Storage troubles

 What: Zara Woman gold sole strappy sandals with an amazing heel

Where: deytour from studying.)

Wearing: Zara tee, Stradivarius bag and pants

 I bought these right after Christmas, one of my favorite shoe shopping times obviously.) I remember I was very much lusting after these, but they were a tad too expensive and then FINALLY they went on sale. I had to go a size up (from my usual 39/UK 6 to a 40/UK7) because the straps on these shoes are unyeilding. These are definitely NOT the comfiest shoes but I do dare say they are one of the loveliest pairs I own.

 I adore the gold sole of the shoe (red soles eat your heart out!) I decided to dress them down for yesterdays shoe challenge. I thought they'd make an interesting combo with tight trousers and a white basic tee. The bag compliments the gold of the soles. I really love gold soles.))

 A while back a shoe challenge friend asked about my shoe storage situation. Well, it's a catastrophy. I have three places where I keep my shoes (5 if you count the ones boxed up under my bed and the few I keep at my parents' house - which obviously I don't count, because I wasn't about to take photos of under my bed and ok whatever, you get the idea..): a book case made into a shoe closet thing, pictured above. It is the most chaotic of the three storage places.. Also my boy has one shelf in this section, yes only one. I keep all kinds of shoes here..

 Then there's the shelves above the couch. I keep most of my jelly shoes here.) and heels. I think they make a nice room decoration as well as a shoe storage solution.)

Finally, there's the place above my library by my bed. I keep shoes that I haven't thrown away the boxes here.) Mostly Irregular choice shoes.) Three Melissas. And my more expensive shoes like the Chloe flats I got for my bday (still haven't shoe challenged them yet! Oh!) or the Lanvin for H&M heel, my Calvin Kleins etc. Anyways, I'm good as long as I don't buy any more shoes haha and you know how I'm with that.. xoxo, MsVeve