Keep Them Coming!

I've been a little bit all over the place this week. Long story short, my Granny has been taken into a hospice and my parents left very abruptly to be by her bedside. We're not sure how long she's got, but the cancer has spread to her brain, so honestly we're hoping not long for her sake. Mum and Dad briefly came home to change their clothes and shower, but I'm not sure how long they'll be away for, it's hard to gauge. I haven't been out of the house for around 3 weeks now (which comes with it's own problems) and without someone here to help me get out, it's not going to happen anytime soon. Our Christmas tree has been sitting undecorated, my Christmas presents and cards hadn't been posted, we were running out of food, I needed more medication and I just hate that feeling that I'm completely stuck in the house and helpless. My sister and I are also absolutely stuffed full of the cold, whole body shaking, choked nose, hot heads, sore throats, coughs, unable to breathe-the lot really! So, that's the reason for the sporadic posting this week.

I did want to say though how nice it was to read all those comments on my 'piece for peace' post. I didn't write it to seek compliments, I really just wanted to be a voice for those that couldn't take something like that on the chin like I did-because honestly I don't really give a crap about whether those women liked my shoes or not plus I reckon there's bound to be at least a few pairs of mine they would secretly like to own! I appreciate your kind comments though, so thank you. In fact I love how over the course of my blogging life, you've grown to know me a little better and know the things I like or don't and often you'll leave me links in comments or email me with info about shoes or jewellery and that's really pretty cool! Just yesterday, Driving Miss Dolly linked me to shoes that she thought I'd love. You were absolutely right and I've been meaning to write about these for a week or so now.
They are by Red or Dead and my passion for the brand has certainly been reignited over the past couple of seasons. I had grown tired of their rainbow coloured, pointy toed stilettos and the brand had kinda fallen off my radar until last winter and this summer which saw some lovely sculpted wedges and fan detailing on platform courts which I really fell for. Then I spotted their new pieces on Schuh and was absolutely blown away, in one word, stunning! And as Driving Miss Dolly said, they are very 'me'.
The ankle boots 'Ettore' £140, come in multi or antique bronze, gold and black. The latter are possibly the more wearable version, although personally, I adore them both and I think you could certainly justify owning both as they do look very different. The basic shape of the boot is something I would expect from a high-end designer brand, certainly not from the high street. You know I'm a sucker for concealed platforms and I just generally love the whole design.
The shoes, Zanini £110 are like the love-child of a clown and Ziggy Stardust! Clomping platforms in the same colourways as the boots. In this instance I definitely prefer the contrast of the stripes with the colourful hearts, rather than the gold version. I think if I were forced to only choose one pair from this lot though, it would have to be the multi coloured ankle boots-they excite me and I'd be very proud to wear them! I'm definitely keeping these on that ever-growing wishlist of mine!