Jul
13
2009
My Ten Treasures…Treasure 1…My Chanel party shoes
New mini project…’Ten Treasures’…ten things I would grab should my house be on fire, assuming all the Spuds were accounted for, my handbag, my photos and my MacBook. Some of the treasures are materialistic, some are sentimental, some are both. Some are pretty things that serve no purpose anymore, I just keep them because I like them. Others are things that remind me of people and days gone by, and I cherish them as much as I cherish my memories.
First up, my pretty, sparkly Chanel party shoes. I bought these a few years ago in New York, in about 5 minutes flat. I had a black tie work function to attend one evening, and realised mid-afternoon that the skyscrapers I’d packed to wear were completely impractical for an evening when I actually had to zip about working rather than just floating, drinking and making small talk. Note, these are the shoes which I was wearing for that ill-advised foray in to air guitar.
So I zooooomed to Saks, thew my credit card at a delighted looking sales assistant, hurried out with these beauties and made haste to the Waldorf. Ah, happy days. These days I throw rice cakes at small children and zoom to softplay.
I totally heart them. One of my anxieties during pregnancy (as well as the usual ones about the babies!) was whether my folded over legs feet would go back to their usual size post delivery, otherwise my Chanel shoes would be for the chop. Well, other bits of me didn’t fare too well but at least my feet shrank back to their usual proportions. Alas opportunities to wear them are now few and far between, but I like stroking them every now and again.
For the pedants among you it should be CHANEL not Chanel. BUT THE CAPITALISATION BOTHERS ME. And it’s my project, and they are my shoes. Poor Coco is probably turning in her CHANEL NO 5 scented grave.
Sooooo pretty! Love the rhinestone buckles. They are indeed objects of beauty. I’m beginning to grock why the Le Creuset pans were such a bomb! I guess the pans will fry in the fire huh? Fun mini-project, will definitely be here to enjoy.
Oooooo they are so pretty and I want to pet them and hold them close (mind out of gutter)
Ha, you got me Deb…does the word PRINCESS resonate at all here? The pans are not in a good way. MrSpud had severe food burning incidents in 2 of them recently, they don’t look good….
VEG, you ‘can’ pet them if you must, but there’s a queue OK?
oh these are gorgeous. okay- you are starting with new york and chanel-can´t wait to see the rest! happy hunting!
my feet grew during/after both pregnancies so I had to dump most of my anyway-not-suitable-for-ireland-shoes. those days I read that most feet grow after you’re 40 some in later years we all have one number more in shoe sizes.
Is no one else as wildly impressed as I am that these were INSTEAD of skyscraper heels?? Seriously, these are as high as I can ever go – respek!
Eliane…oh no! I didn’t know that…eeeek!!
Molly…I know. I can’t wear them anymore really. I just can’t walk in heels anymore, I haven’t got the pain threshold for it! I think they are 3 inches? The ones I ditched were 4 inches, at least..
These days it’s strictly flats, and wide fitting too. Sob.
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I AM SO UPSET BECAUSE THE LITTLE BOX THING SAYS ‘THIS PHOTO IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE’ AND I AM TOTALLY FREAKING OUT BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE THESE CHANEL SHOES WITH THE SPARKLY BUCKLE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME???
Yay! New project and I like it already! Those are dreamy shoes, I wouldn’t leave them behind either, even if you don’t wear them much… you never know!
Bambi…they are back….puuuurrrddy…..
ooooooooh…. I luuuuuuuv shoes, and those are delish!
Labels Girl!!!! and I’m sure Coco is wearing 19 not 5
I want you to know, dear Spud, that yours is the only blog I visited while on my vacation. With the exception of my own and my fellow travelers. Had to see what they were writing about me, you know. I’ve been eager to get home and follow your newest project. I love it.