One of the things I love about
blogging is that it encourages to me to look out for the small details; the
little things in life that many people don't notice, but for me scream ‘blog
post’. This post is one that has been inspired by one of these brief observations.
The other evening I was in a
meeting; a two-hour meeting, with many speakers and all in French. Some of what
was being said was interesting, some of it I didn't quite grasp and some of it
wasn't relevant, but overall I remained focussed and learned a lot. However,
towards the end a French lady stood up to talk and I was immediately drawn to her feet and the most amazing rainbow shoes, perfectly set off with plum coloured tights,
that I had ever seen. These were so eye-catching I was totally mesmerised by them
and therefore have no idea what she was talking about.
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| The most amazing shoes in France |
My reaction surprised me. I'm not
a girl who likes to shop, I wouldn't recognise a Jimmy Choo or a Louboutin if I
tripped over one and the most frequently worn shoes in my cupboard are my dog
walking shoes. I was dressed, as usual, in a pair of Ed’s cast-off jeans and a
black hooded sweatshirt, set off with a scarf and a pair of tan boots so
old I can’t remember where I bought them, but I’m pretty sure they were from a
budget supermarket. I had meant to smear on some lipstick before leaving home,
but I forgot, although I did manage to run a brush through my hair. So it was
something as a shock for me to have such a ‘thing’ for a pair of shoes. Of
course even if they had been for sale I wouldn't have bought them as despite
feeling ‘bien dans ma peau’ (good in my
skin), I think only a French woman complete with her mystical je ne sais quoi would be able to get away with wearing them. On a more practical note as they are not cozy house slippers, sensible dog walking shoes or chicken shed boots, they wouldn't be very useful for me anyway. But I did find myself thinking what
couldn’t you achieve if you had the balls to wear these shoes? Answer, nothing, as I’m sure with these shoes, everything would be possible.
UPDATE: thanks to the power of social media I've found out you can buy these beauties on Amazon, but at £134.99 I might just look at the pictures!
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