Style Musings | Shoes: A Positively Strappy Situation

Going back to Saint Laurent's Spring 2009 runway, where femininity met its crossroads between simplicity and audacity, cage and strappy heels have resurfaced into my wardrobe, not as a choice for a night-time outfit, but now as a cleverly edgy foundation for day-time wear.



Have recently realized that my mother is drawn to shoes with intricate straps and I, too, am on board, ever since taking these home on a well deserved whim one day at the shops.


No need to be afraid of how bold these are - the trick is to put them on first (maybe lingerie first, then shoes), then add on around them. Go chic in chambray and sexy skinny jeans, or add a feminine blouse to your favorite masculine jeans...one can only be positively daring and be only in a positively strappy situation with such shoes!


Rebecca Minkoff 'Moss' booties | Joie 'Cartel' top | Valentino bow-detail lace top | Loeffler Randall 'Agenda' bag | Marine Contessa necklace

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Inspired Outfit: His & Hers & Heels

Inspiration comes from anything and everything - from nature, to sidewalk strolls and sometimes even, from the beau. Have lately been pulling inspiration from his wardrobe and meshing it with mine. His loose, torn jeans, a tomboy (or rather, unisex) satchel and slouchy monotonous pullovers all over his closet...and from mine (hers), a touch of lace underneath it all and my pre-birthday heels from Kwin - all of this during the week, for the weekends, at the shops and at the office, possibilities are endless when there's lots to do these days.



Wear Oil Stained Boyfriends with this Derek Lam Pullover and these Joie Jaclyn Heels.  Don't forget to cover your lips in MAC Cosmetics Morning Rose Lipstick and carry all your daytime essentials in a classic, versatile bag like the Belgrave Crescent Balmoral Satchel.  And as always, pretty little underthings like the Fleur of England Belle de Nuit Guipure Boudoir Bra & Brief make for a great foundation to an outfit.

Images: One

Eternally,
Rosie

Currently Wearing: Sequins & Sweaters

Have been making plans to wear sequin skirts well beyond New Year's Eve - for an offbeat-ness with chambray button ups, plain grey t-shirts for the most casual of days and for morning and midnight chills, fluffy sweaters.


1 Leith Sequin Midi Skirt | 2 Woolly Sweater in Ivory | 3 Belgrave Crescent Chelsea Tablet Sleeve | 4 Joie Jaclyn Heels | 5 & 6 Jennie Kwon Designs Diamond 3 Bezel Cuff & Mini White Equilibrium Cuff | 7 Yves Saint Laurent Volupte Sheer Candy - 7 Sweet Fig | 8 Jo Malone Wild Bluebell Cologne

Credits: One + Two

Eternally,
Rosie

Perfectly Possible in Pink

Couldn't quite think of a better way to start the new year than in these perfectly pink, possibly perfect pumps with bows. Cheers to this new year!



Images: Style Me Pretty

Eternally,
Rosie

Inspired Outfit: Mint & Leopard Print

Would like to play it cool in black with modern feminine silhouettes, but when you let a pair of d'Orsay pumps with leopard print do the talking, more than a sliver of sexiness is the residual outcome.

3.1 Phillip Lim Ponte Peplum Top | Loeffler Randall Charlotte d'Orsay Pump | Pansy Bag Oversized Black Leather Fold Clutch | Estée Lauder Pure Color Lip Shine in Plexi Pink | Kat Von D True Romance Eye Shadow Palette - Saint | TOCCA Cleopatra Candela | Bauble Bar Onyx Stargazer Drops

Eternally,
Rosie