Selfridges Shoe Galleries – what a shoe-ha!



Last night saw the opening party of Selfridges’ Shoe Galleries (although the official opening is next week) and what a shoo-ha it was! The place is like nothing you’ve seen before – it’s apparently the biggest shoe department in the world and I can well believe it. After milling around for a while eyeballing the socialites and narrowly avoiding being knocked over by Viv Westwood, I ambled over to the Louboutin department to be serenaded by Paulo Nuttini (sporting a rather fine pair of ankle boots – whose, I wonder?)

The beauty of the Shoe Gallery is the sheer choice on offer – everything from Havianas to special order Loubs. I gravitated towards the Repettos, Acnes and a zillion versions of black patent court shoes from pretty much every brand. Plus I somehow found myself in the new Aubaine cafe surrounded by teeny tarte tartins, macaroons and eclairs. Funny that…

REPETTO

CHLOE
PAOLO NUTTINI
POSH NOSH

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Style Compare launches blog with Disneyrollergirl



This London Fashion Week I made a pact with myself not to cover the shows for anyone. For once I want to stick to my own agenda and pick and choose at will (and not have to file copy at 2am). Then I was asked to guest blog for Style Compare. I said yes. Doh!

Style Compare is a fashion price comparison website that narrows down your request to the nth detail. It currently partners with 35 online fashion retailers (including Asos, Mywardrobe and The Outnet), so if you’re searching for a £40 red V neck top, you really can fine tune your search and find what you want. In time it aims to feature emerging designers too, so it’s certainly catering to a wide audience.

Style Compare is launching its blog, STYLE PLATFORM, tomorrow and I’ll be posting some of my daily London Fashion Week observations there (and more here on Disneyrollergirl and on Twitter). So much for a nice, quiet LFW then…

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Hot jean alert: J Brand’s Gigi




When I attended Net-a-Porter’s infamous Denim Boutique launch back in June, one of the nuggets of news I picked up was its prediction for the Next Big Jean Shape. Denim and casualwear buyer Ben Matthew’s description of J Brand’s Gigi was “a cropped kick flare that hits just above the ankle before flaring out slightly”, which I have to say, did not appeal. It sounded a bit too much like Celine’s icky, tricky flood-length pant to me.

But how wrong I was. Just launched, the J Brand Gigi is a mid-rise skinny cut with the weeniest hint of a flare. Really not ‘booty’ at all. And I can see it looking very uptown with my Rupert Sanderson nude patent Veritys (the only heels that I can walk in) or ancient vintage Charles Jourdan little black kitten heels – plus a little boy shirt and my black pebbled Chanel tote. Apparently there’s a waiting list already. Of course there is.

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On my radar: Work boots with a little bit extra…



It’s good to see utilitarian looks being given a bit of extra snazz. Joe Casely-Hayford has revived the John Moore Paragon boot (cult 80s-90s work boot with commando sole and assorted rugged straps), introducing a 12-hole version. I have the originals which get many admiring glances but the Casely-Hayfords (below) are sadly only for guys at this stage. (Read the John Moore story over at Style Salvage.)
Meanwhile, JW Anderson’s heavy metal-adorned work boots (below) are accompanied by an equally hefty studded sock. I think these are mens too but I believe there may be smaller sizes available. I’m seeing these juxtaposed with khaki army surplus trousers (khaki and red, mmmmm) and a silk bourgeois blouse or Equipment shirt. Shoe designers: let’s have more of these in lady sizes please…



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