The first step is acknowledgement...

Imagine if someone said you have unlimited resources to come up with your dream book. It could be anything, and the more outrageous the better. I was recently asked this question in one of my uni subjects and after agonising over the task I finally came up with my dream book. I’ve never really been much for writing until now and hadn’t really had any great desire to publish a book, until I realised what my dream book was: a book about shoes.

Not just any book about shoes, though. There are plenty of books out there about shoes: shoes through the ages, Louboutin’s best designs, women’s favourite shoes from Carrie Bradshaw’s collection (etc), and I wanted mine to be unique. I feel like I’m forever on the lookout for a staple shoe of some kind or another; maybe because I’ve got an event coming up and have nothing appropriate (in my opinion, anyway), I’ve worn a pair to death or simply because it’s time to replace that favourite pair that I’ve been wearing to work 3 days a week for the last 2 years.

The book would detail the shoes that I think should be staples in every woman’s wardrobe, regardless of her age. For example, one needs flat, comfortable shoes to be able to take the dog for a walk, have coffee at the local café on a Sunday and have something appropriate to wear on an exotic holiday, where there is likely to be a small amount of trekking through tropical rainforests. Another thing to keep in mind is that – yes, I’m admitting it upfront – I am quite shallow when it comes to shoes. I am all about what they look like and 99.9% of the time I will go for looks over practicality. (Who am I kidding? It’s ALL the time.)

Surprisingly, I don’t have a ridiculous number of shoes (although my boyfriend will tell you otherwise!). This is mainly because my fashion addiction does not just lie with shoes but with clothes as well. I’ve always had a fascination with fashion but since returning from living overseas a couple of years ago it’s developed into all-out obsession.

Hello. My name’s Elle and I’m a shopaholic.

It’s fair to say that my blog is likely to have all sorts of things on it; mainly about clothes and shoes that I love but other things as well, like details of what kind of styles suit certain body shapes, how to wear them well, ways to wear scarves and all sorts of other exciting topics.

I’m aiming to have a post each week about shoes (an excerpt from my yet-to-be-published book) in addition to regular posts about clothing and accessories. I’m very open to suggestions as well so if you have any questions or suggestions for topics don’t be shy!

My first shoe post is going to feature the classic black pump so I hope you come along and check it out.

Thanks for reading!

Elle