The Last Word in Shoelaces

Look at these fancy-schmancy take on gladiator shoes! Aren’t they delightful? I positively languish over them. A beautiful light dove grey, they are made from buttery soft leather, and have a real wooden heel. I love the little triangle cut out of it too – what a great detail. They are like great pieces of sculpture in fact.

And how about those shoelaces, eh? They are the ultimate. In fact, they were a little difficult the first time I stuffed my feet into them (like one of Cinderella’s less attractive sisters) because the laces were pulled too tight, and I couldn’t figure out how to disentangle them! A work colleague, observing my struggles, was amused and remarked that one perhaps needed a science degree just to get into them. I didn’t care about her clever remarks. Not at all. I took them home and a little patience soon sorted those recalcitrant shoelaces out.

… one perhaps needed a science degree just to get into them

These wedges are by British label Finsk – I’d never heard of them before until I bought them online a few months ago from sale site, Ozsale. They were an incredible bargain too, costing one tenth of the retail price (I can’t normally afford to spend $500 on a single pair of shoes).

I’ve been drooling over their latest collection online – check them out. Those shoes are for modern urban warriors, made for STOMPING! Those barbarians better watch out for their toes …