Chanel Ballerinas

After owning my Chanel ballerina flats for 6 years, I thought it would be the right time to renew them. I have been in need of a new pair of basic ballerinas for a while now, but as Porselli no longer produce their patent leather ballerinas (I lie, they do but there is a 26 week waiting list), a new Chanel pair had to be my only trustworthy option. 

Although I owned my previous pair for so long, a lot of the wearing occurred in the initial 2 years of owning them and intermittently throughout the rest. But for some reason, in the recent summer, I found myself wearing them more than ever, which has unfortunately led to their demise. That is the thing with shoes, every wear is damaging.

 In hindsight, I probably should have taken more care with them, as I do with my new shoes now, but at the time I never thought of storing them properly after each wear (I now always store my shoes in their dust-bags so that the leather does not dry out). 

Although I do hope Porselli restock their patent ballerinas, I am excited by my indulgent purchase. I just hope that they last another 6 years! 

Winter rain

Coat and bag - A.P.C., Shoes - Valentino, Beret - Topshop

With every season brings me a uniform. For this season my outerwear uniform consists of tights (80 denier to ensure utmost warmth), patent leather shoes (just incase of some rain, which proved somewhat handy in the wet weather as shown), a knee length coat and my newfound favourite of a beret. 

Rain in London can sometimes be heavy, and although my beret did keep my hair dry for a few minutes, it is safe to say a few moments after these photos were taken I was no longer in the wet weather. My luck with umbrella's is pretty poor, for some reason mine always seem to turn inside out, so luckily my trusty old favourites of my A.PC. dolly coat and Valentino Tango pumps managed to keep me moderately dry for the brief time I was outside.