I bet you're all asking the question to yourselves 'what's happened to the Duchess these days? Doesn't she care about the myriad of foot fans who hang on her every word across the globe?' Well, here I am, back again, talking about feet and shoes, just the way you like it. Actually, if you check, I do write a whole load of other blogs too, but they don't encounter half as many hits as this one still does, even in a dormant state.
Firstly, feet - well, it's the UK in September and the weather's turned for the worst, which is a shame. I am looking out at my garden and seeing all all of the rain falling onto sodden ground. Therefore my poor Birkenstock collection will have to return to their boxes on top of the wardrobe until next May, more's the pity and I've had to find alternative footwear this week, wherein lies the problem. I'm sure regular readers will recall the splendour of my Clarks zebra print boots which I wore on Tuesday and being slightly pointed they caused issues with the little toe on my left foot. I made the problem worse on Thursday by donning a pair of red patent Clarks Finnis asymmetric mary janes which rubbed and as a result, I could barely walk. Here's a picture, poor old tiny toe, that's a massive blister isn't it?:
New season, new shoes - right? Yeah, with bells on. Clarks were offering a 20% discount off of full price adult boots and shoes so I cleared it with the Duke and jumped straight in, purchasing a new pair of biker boots to replace the ones which have turned green after years of use combined with being consigned to the front porch. The style is called National Sugar and the have a superb grippy sole combined with a low (1-2 inch rubber heel) and I think I'm in love. I have already covered them in Dubbin to protect them against the English weather and they're ready to go next week after a short period of wearing them in first.
As well as the black leather version I bought they also offered the style in grey suede and brown leather but the former isn't really suitable for this climate and the latter is a tiny bit samey and closely resembles a pair of knee length Doctor Martens diva boots I already own.
Here's a front view - lovely aren't they? Very clompy indeed. Mmm. Also, here's another huge thank you to Clarks for producing a size 9 in quite a few of your funky styles: it's brilliant!
