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Yes, my dear friends, I’ve bitten the bullet and bought some shoes that are not flat. Holy balls.

The shoes in question are actually Dr Martens Regina Boots, which are deliciously lovely indeed. They have wingtip/brogue detailing, too. Nice. The heels are 3″, which may not seem a great deal but for someone who’s used to -1″ of heel it’s quite a difference. I figured that boots are quite a good introduction to my heel adventures.

These cost £75 (from cloggs.co.uk with a discount voucher) which isn’t bad for some nice leather boots! & it means they fit nicely into my new CPW wardrobe buying habits, these are a classic design & very wearable. LET THE HEEL ADVENTURE BEGIN!

Being born with the ability to grow boobs and other humans, I theoretically should be able to wear heels… right? It should be instinctual! I’d really like that theory to pan out one day, and on that day I would gracefully enter a room in some ridiculous-inch-high shoes that’d allow me to view the tops of heads. I’d be able to walk in them without a wobble, my legs would be lengthened & my stride defined.

Yeah, I don’t really see that day happening any time soon. It is indeed a fact that I’ve made it to my 25th year of life without stepping out with more than around 1.5inches of extra oomph on my feet. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love my nikes & converse – for all their comforted colourfulness – but sometimes a girl just want something a little more elegant. Luckily my height isn’t an issue, I measure in at around 5ft8 so I don’t really need that extra couple of inches, but it would still be handy seeing as Adam is a 6ft3 giant.

Apparently it’s all about practice, but my god, where the hell do you find the time to practice wearing shoes?! Surely there are other things more worthy of practice?! Maybe it’s time I did get myself some trainer-heels, are they even a thing? they should be. A shoe that you can slowly add extra heel to whilst you teeter around the house. But again, is it worth the time?

Ho-hum, look at the pretty. Part of me looks at these shoes and my ankles cringe at impending breakage, but another part considers that leg length, height boost and overall outfit completeness. Of course there are a myriad of wonderful pumps & ballet style shoes available, and I do own several pairs of girlies albeit flat footware, part of me could even learn to forget heels ever exsisted.

…but damn, a heel would be nice.

Study Material

Wikihow: How to walk in High Heels is a good step-by-step article on how to go from flats (where I am now) to high-heels. Definitely worthy of a read.

Whilst I wish I had a closet that size (and a daddy to buy my shoes), she does give some good examples & tips on how to walk in heels, starting from a low heel and going up to a high stilleto.

Please tell me I’m not the only one with this problem?! I’ll be starting my heel-wearing journey over the next couple of weeks, I’ll document any broken bones and sore feet just for you :)

Really loving this editorial by Miles Aldridge for Vogue Italia. The cats, obviously, make me adore it, but I’m also drawn to the distinct colour schemes in each photo.

I think I keep burning the top of my head on my walk to work, so I’ve decided I’m in need of a summer hat. I’d really rather not wear a baseball cap, but I don’t really know what other options there are! I don’t so much want a trilby, or a floppy straw thing. They wouldn’t really go with my jeans & t-shirt day-to-day wear, and I don’t really want to look like I’m using Samantha Ronson for style inspiration.

So far I’ve only found these two options for a lightweight beanie style hat that I can wear in this weather, what do you think? Have you guys found any other hat alternatives?

Poodle beanie hat from topshop, £12

Lightweight grey beanie hat from ASOS, £8

I bought a few things in the topshop sale today. CAT FACE.

Listen, I know it’s almost summer, but CAT FACE sweaters do not hang around for long. I also picked up some socks and other lady like things (they’re still lady like if they have mickey mouse & wonder woman on, right? yehhhhh).