Pink Haired Princess: 40th Birthday Shoes: Sophia Webster Nicole

Thursday 4 March 2021

40th Birthday Shoes: Sophia Webster Nicole

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dalmatian print sandal with fluffy front held in hand with shoe shelves in background

Last time I spoke about the first of the four 40th birthday shoes I bought myself last year and I mentioned that I changed my mind on the third pair, which I'm showing you today. You can find my second purchase in this blog post.

I bought these towards the end of summer after ogling them for soooo long. They are the Nicole by Sophia Webster. I absolutely love this version of the Nicole, with marabou feather trim and that gorgeous hourglass heel shape; I'm not nearly as enamoured with the straight stiletto heeled, strappy sandal version. I was also really loving them in the new season dalmatian print. I love my animal prints, but dalmatian is always an unusual one.

dalmatian print shoe with neon accents in box

I'm not normally a fan of neon, but the flashes of it here I think are striking against the white and black print. The feathers are lime and the ankle strap is pink with a lime buckle.

pair of shoes on shelf with neon marabou trim and dalmatian print uppers

close up of lime green marabou feather trim on front of shoe

close up of neon pink ankle strap with lime green buckle

I seriously think they are gorgeous and spent months wanting them, but after trying them on, I just felt like I couldn't see myself wearing them very often. I didn't want to buy a pair solely for display purposes, I want to be able to wear them (when/if I ever get out). For once I'm thinking practically and I just can't see them being well used by me. I'm quite sad about it because of how long I spent wanting them and how much I still love them to look at, but if I'm not going to wear them, it isn't worth keeping them.

The textured leather is lovely and I appreciate the ankle strap overlapping the back of the sandal, so they don't rub at all. This colourway was exclusive to the SW website and boutique if I remember correctly. I also liked the contrast between these and the other styles I'd bought for my 40th; instead I've doubled up on a brand and bought two black pairs. No big deal, but I liked the very seasonal inspired approach I started off with! Next time I'll show you what I replaced these with, kind of unusual for me, it's a boot and the plainest one I own at that!