Going on hiatus

Not forever but I'm spending more time on my other blog at the moment. 

I'll be back though. ;)

A non shoe purchase

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I seriously believe that Typo knew that this was a purchase I was going to need to make for my new laptop this week. Leaving a workplace that you love is hard but stuff like this is like comfort food for my shoe happy slightly superficial heart. Teehee.

Boots! New ones!

I bought my first ever pair of calf length boots. They are still boots made for "sturdy calves" and therefore stretchy. However they sit at that magical place where they don't cut me off and look rather good.

I wore them to work today with my black skater dress, coral scarf and um...my black compression tights....whoops couldn't find any of my opaques this morning....however they looked awesome with the boots.

Photos of my new boots coming soon.

Oh and by the way I get soooo many compliments when I wear my Fuchsia boots with my black skinnies. Someone said they made her happy when she looked at them. Don't 'cha just love that?!

Just wanted to share!

Meeting for the first time in Sydney

Petrol Blue Pretend Biker Boots and I met an online friend who lives in the US and has been travelling in Australia the past few weeks. We met on Town Hall steps - as you do - had Starbucks, sushi in Darling Harbour & hot choc at Lindt Cafe. We laughed an awful lot too. Such a fab day!

The mystery of the Bargain of the Year deepens...

So here's the thing. My bargain of the year may not exactly be the bargain that I thought it to be. *sigh*

Perhaps I always knew it deep down - particularly when I came home and anxiously searched the blog and web-osphere for evidence that it was indeed true that Alannah Hill would actually design shoes for someone else. However everything on the surface seem to add up.

I had the cute little red and white diagonal striped box.

The sticker on the box said Alannah Hill. Even when I pulled another sticker off that one just in case. Nup. Still Alannah Hill.

I checked the spelling of Alannah Hill. One 'l' ? Two 'l's? One or two 'n''s ?

Does she make half sizes? Yep.

And these shoes are Leather upper, lining and sole.

I had a look at her official shoe collections as far back as the web would take me. Checked out the approximate original price on the box. All good.

Ok, what about that cute metal tag attached to the bottom of my shoe. Well it seems to look like the official shoes one. I wish I had an original to compare by but as you know I am a buyer of shoes on sale being the teacher with a mortgage that I am. No full price Alannah Hill shoes here.

So then I seached Siren shoes and even then even though I couldn't find evidence of my shoes - again the label inside the shoe seemed to match up.

However, despite buying these shoes from a sale store of a regular shoe store in Westfields sadly there is a large part of me that believes these shoes are a darn good ( but eeville ) fake.

Sadness.

Sort of...;)

I am quite happy to live in the land of denial and believe what is written on the bottom of my shoe and on the box I purchased both the shoes in.

In some magical mystery Fringe alternate universe where Joshua Jackson is my husband. I bought two pairs of Alannah Hill shoes for $60. ;)

Bargain of the Year!

Short story....


Went into Westfields on Sunday to get lunch.....


Walked out with not one but two pairs of Alannah Hill for Siren shoes.....


..one in black and one in navy.....


...they have RUFFLES!!!!....


..and you know how I love me some of those!.....


...original price $189.00....


....I paid.....


$30 each.


Bargain! Hurrah!

Yeah, I really need to learn to curb my excitement and keep still when taking photos. ;)

Catch Up Collage

1. Heatwave Blue satin ( slipper flats ) thongs purchased in Singapore. In the ION centre in Orchard Road. 
2. Charles & Keith Denim Peep toe flats. I wear these shoes constantly at the moment with my wine coloured skinnies and a floaty navy top. 
3. Charles & Keith Taupe Sandals. So many compliments. I really hope these guys open a store up in Australia. 
4. KMart $12 Black runners bought specifically to be trashed in the Warrior Dash. I no longer own them. Have moved onto the great ShoeBox in the sky ;)
5. New ASISCs. Same as Speedy Asiscs. Just found them for $80 on Catch of the Day instead of $140. 
6. Isabella Brown Lola Red. Bought to wear to Jen Reid's Road to Paris Fundraising Dinner. 
7. My new Miss S Fuchisa Boots that I saw on Shoe Sales one night. Had. To. Own. Them. Have zero regrets. ;)




So sorry for my blogging silence for the past while. I think I needed a little break but as you can see there was no sitting back and letting the passion wither and die ;)


What's on your must have list for the 'in between season' ? What new babies are in your collection now? 


Would love to see some pics!


Yes that means you too Teena Johnston! ;)

My beautiful new Kosheen Shoes!

Catching up on some posts today so I thought I'd start with my Christmas Eve dinner - yes almost a month ago. But I guess all good things come to those who wait. ;)

We were sitting down to partake of this gorgeous ham when my Mum casually mentioned to me that a package had arrived for me either that day or was it a few days ago..she couldn't remember! GAH!


You may remember - or perhaps not it was a while ago - from this post here that I had entered a Facebook competition on the Kosheen Shoes page and won a pair of beautiful of Tiana Charcoal 's!


So here is the picture timeline of me stopping mid Christmas Eve dinner eating and opening my new babies which I wore to Christmas Day Church the next morning. As you do ;) 

 

Happy New Shoes! Um...New Year!

This is how we roll at 12.19pm Caprioska style. 

Just want to wish you all a wonderful and fabulous beginning to 2012. I hope that this coming year will be everything you dream of and more but if the hard times come that you will face them with courage and strength and faith. 


I spent my New Years Eve with a friend who is living and working overseas and we let off fireworks, I played The Imperial March on a blue trumpet blower thingy bought from the side of the road and got ridiculously excited watching the crazy amount of fireworks from her balcony.


Today was Church and lunch and I may have celebrated at 12.19pm with a Caprioska. It was lovely. :)


Tomorrow we leave for Singapore and I now have room in my pack for a couple of new special shoes to whisper my name. ;)


Happy 2012 !