Pretty Feet

photos by john

i often wonder about how my blog affects my day-today decisions on what to wear and, more importantly, what to buy. in recent years i’ve felt plenty of pressure being “trendy” (which i feel was never really me) and showing off the current item du jour, all the while thinking i might lose readers if they find my looks too dated or unrelatable in that light. i am not a hater of trends nor the people who promote and follow them; on the contrary i admire those who delve into such fads and actually make them their own. personally, i’ve grown tired of trying to please others in this context and have gone back to my initial practice of personal style in which i throw caution to the wind and just wear what i want to wear. it goes the same for my shopping choices: going for pieces not necessarily on trend gives me such joy and being able to use those items in different ways adds to that simple bit of bliss. i picked out these floral wedges, for example, amid a range of choices that included some fairly “statement” styles — but in the end i went for one that spoke to me more and gave me an ineffable sense of satisfaction.

dress – f21
cardigan – giordano
satchel – parisian
wedges – c/o ferretti