Wednesday 16 July 2008

Shoes and other important stuff

On my to-do list this evening I had 'make outfit for Sex and the City Night on Friday.' Our lovely independent cinema has finally got hold of a copy of the Sex and the City film and are having a special 'theme night' with cocktails and costumes.

Now, I'm a bit scruffy generally, but I do love dressing up. Have a bit of a reputation for it in fact. There will be expectations for Friday night. I can't just turn up in my jeans and a t-shirt. Well I could, but where would be the fun in that?


So I had a plan. It involved my bestest pink shoes,





a bridesmaids dress (pink silk and lots of net petticoats) age 11 and found at a jumbly (definitely a story in there somewhere), a pair of scissors and lots of sewing. I gave it half an hour after which I decided to pour myself a glass of wine and see what I had in my wardrobe that didn't require any effort.


I ended up with three options.

Fab and flouncy orange and green silk skirt with ultra high green stilettos




Vintage dress made out of sort of curtain material with big blue roses on it, with bestest pink shoes


Silky satiny long crimson skirt with bizarre straps-and-buckles shoes




Had to reject one and two as - I can't stand up never mind walk in ultra high green stilettos (a charity shop 'bargain' that I am destined never to wear) and can only just manage to sit down and certainly can't laugh in figure-clenching vintage dress (one for posing in not spending night in cinema watching potentially humourous film)


So it looks like option 3 with the odd shoes. I bought them twenty years ago (gulp) at yet another jumbly and I have never worn them. They have lived under my various beds since then (another story there I think, thank goodness they can't talk ;o). Friday night is going to be their big night. Will have to buff my feet with a brillo pad to get them up to scratch, but what's a bit of pain?

So a big tick on my to-do list and an evening free to edit some stories, make a start on the next chapter of the novel etc. Except I've now noticed it's 10 oclock and I fancy reading not writing now. A friend lent me Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman yesterday so I think I will give it a go.

This post was supposed to be about something sensible and writing related - I will put it on my to-do list for tomorrow.

5 comments:

CL Taylor said...

Great shoes! I absolutely CANNOT walk in shoe with heel that are less than 2cm wide though. I feel like I've got jelly ankles!

Can you believe I still haven't see SiTC? I KNOW!!! I keep reading reviews that says it makes people cry but I've managed to avoid any spoilers....so far. Am hoping it comes out on DVD v. soon as I missed it in the cinema!

HelenMWalters said...

I can't wear pretty shoes because I have way too many issues with my feet. (Apart from pretty flip flops. Does that count?) I do like looking at them though!

Karen said...

I can't walk in high heels any more, sadly. The Odd Shoes are great though, very SJP! I hope you have a great time...I loved the film even without dressing up :o)

Tamsyn Murray said...

I hope you've got pictures of you all dressed up?? Seems only fair since taunting us with your lovely shoes (I love those green babies)

Jumbly Girl said...

Calistro - I prefer chunky heels which is why I fear those gren stilettos may never be worn - sigh. SiTC film was well worth the wait - and I did shed a tear at one point

Helen - Pretty flip flops definitely count - but I've yet to find a pair that I can manage to walk in, I think I have defective toes :o)

Karen - Glad you like the odd shoes, I rejected them tho' in the end in favour of a pair of bright blue leather '70s sandals with high chunky heels - eyecatching yet comfy, my perfect shoes!

Tam - There may well be photos forthcoming (especially as I cheated and wore as unyet mentioned floaty green 70's dress with above mentioned sandals). But not until after my hols which I am off on tomorrow - yippee
Sadly I think the green stilettos work better as ornaments than footwear, I may well put them on my mantelpiece.