Celine, MaxMara, and Jil Sander have flourished under the economic freeze inspired lines. For someone who loves black and grey, the perfect little jacket, black skinny jeans, and the perfect riding boot, this has meant that getting dressed every day has been an easy affair.
Then Prada's Spring '12 campaign hit me with all of the force of a 1958 Ford Thunderbird (I like the clean lines). My most coveted item? Their insanely impractical flame heels.
While I may never own a pair, I can credit the shoes with igniting a lust for color and boldness deep within my cold, black and grey tone heart. Recently, while sleepily Google image searching "neon", I stumbled across the DV by Dolce Vita Archer sandals in neon pink and my heart jumped. They were the perfect balance of chic thin strap sandals and bold, carefree neon pink; at once both youthful and polished. I've developed a habit of searching for the best price on everything I purchase in anticipation of my upcoming move, so I perused the web until I found them on sale for about US $44.00 on Amazon (gotta love Amazon). While I promised myself that I would hunt for textiles and products that are first and foremost kind to other species and the environment, I'm loving them almost daily.
They are lightweight, strap firmly onto my feet to help avoid nasty shin splints and my usual stumbles, and are just bold enough to elicit countless compliments and inquiries without turning heads of bewildered glances.
Behold my feet loving on the sandals, toes coated in Essie's Mint Candy Apple polish (no longer available), and the mountain of freshly fried, fake cheese covered potato chips I dug into at this past weekend's Aurora Blues on the Fox Festival.
