Betts and Me

I am happy to announce that I will be the next blogger to take part in the Betts 5 Ways To Wear project! I get to choose a shoe and pair it with five different outfits to be posted on the Betts blog - aka. Michelle of Michelle's Style File.

My shoe of choice is Capricorn in Rust.

I was up late last night planning outfits for the project, so stay tuned to see what I come up with!

On another note, our Marion store has re-opened and it is goooooood! It's the first Betts for Her concept store in SA (there are others in Vic, NSW and QLD). Who know we had enough women's shoes to fill a whole store!? The store is completely different to how it used to look, most customers tell us it looks like an American store. We have nice new flooring, bright displays, a catwalk/cash desk in the centre of the store and a lovely, ever-changing TV display. Come in and say hi!

Ah, weddings.

Last Saturday, my future sister-in-law married her sweeheart in a gorgeous ceremony and reception in McLaren Vale. Check out my other blog, Wild Ocean, Calm Sea for all the deets!

It was just a bit windy while waiting for the ceremony to begin. 

Autumn inspiration

Slow crawl

20 Best Shoes from NYFW

I just had to blog this fantastic slideshow of the 20 best shoes from NYFW courtesy of Fashion Etc and the girls at Go Fug Yourself.

As a girl who sells shoes for a living, I get a lot of enjoyment from seeing new and inspiring trends emerge in the world of fashion footwear. Rodarte's debut collection of footwear encapsulates everything I love about the brand, their mixing of textures and patterns, as well as their ability to layer and juxtapose with outstanding results.

I'm loving the use of metallic materials or features to tie in with the 70s (disco and other) trend for A/W 2012, eg. Derek Lam, Prabal Gurung, Ralph Lauren and Thakoon.

Other standouts in the collection were Proenza Schouler's woven, almost tribal red and black structured chunky heels, Costella Tagliapietra's orange and taupe heels and SUNO's printed, lace-up bootie.

Shoes by Rodarte.

In case you missed it...

I have a new, wedding-oriented blog called Wild Ocean, Calm sea. I'll be writing about the inspiration and frustration of wedding planning in Adelaide.

If you are a planning a wedding, or have already been married, please feel free to offer any advice or suggestions  you may have for making the Big Day less stressful and expensive!

Thanks. xx

Lazy weekend

This weekend was a slow burn of heat, humidity, love and relaxation. Friday night after work, Pete and I headed out to see one of our favourite bands, La Dispute, play at Fowlers Live. We caught up with our good friend Steve, who we see no where near often enough and were entertained by the raw, emotive music of La Dispute.

Saturday I worked, then eased my aching back with a quick dip at Seacliff while we watched a couple get married on the beach. The wedding had about as many guests as we will have and so was inspiring to see how simple and lovely a beach wedding can be. At night we stayed in, watched movies on TV and cuddled on the couch.

Today we had a nice, slow start to the day with pancakes and coffee. We headed to town for The Eclective, a non-traditional wedding expo which I'll review shortly over at my new, wedding-oriented blog, Wild Ocean, Calm Sea.

During the week I also received an adorable Valentine's Day card from my dear friend, Emma, who is currently living in England. I love receiving letters in the mail and was so happy to hear from her.

La Dispute gig outfit: jeans from Savers, cameo singlet from General Pants, shoes by Airflex (Betts). Note the lack of pink hair :(

Adorable card sent by Emma. 

Delicious Sunday breakfast.