However, I fear that the standard rant about my unrequited love for Louboutins (strictly pining away at a distance) and a gleeful showcase of my own shoe collection has probably been a little overdone in the blog-sphere. So instead I've decided that far more apt would be a homage to the healing virtues of a good pair of shoes; the comforting power of a good platform and the warm fuzzy feeling of a fresh-out-its-box boot.
So rather than bombarding you with pics of my latest purchases, I've decided to show to you lucky viewers today a shoe collection with heart. From my battered kitten heels I bought alongside my first heartbreak when I was fifteen (now so well worn they've lost a good inch off the heels) to my help-me-I'm a-grown-up panic buys, this is a look-in on the shoe collection that's seen me through the saddest and most stressful times of my life, and brought me out the other side still strutting my stuff and feeling incredible.
Now, as every shoe-loving girl will know there is no better pick-me-up than a good pair of heels. As irresistibly comforting as chocolate and Gossip Girl on a weekday night, splashing out on that new Topshop slingback gives you all the warm gooey feelings of good old-fashioned retail therapy, whilst also granting a much needed confidence boost. Having been unceremoniously dumped, there is nothing better than throwing on a shiny new pair of leg-lengthening, bum-lifting shoes and proclaiming to your full length mirror how utterly gorgeous you look, and that it is clearly his loss.
A quick glance at my shoe collection is a look-in on my soul. True, there's also a lot of gifts and manic sale buys in there, but the pictured heels are a carefully selected showcase of the shoes that have been my therapy since my first standard issue Clarks school shoe gained an inch of height.
Progressively becoming more extreme from the semi-sensible scuffed lace up heels of the floundering of a college romance to my most recent staggering six-inch patent stiletto, height has coincided with the progressively more mature themes of my problems. And although a scarlet shoe I can only just about walk in might not solve my oh-no-I'm-very-soon-going-to-be-a-jobless-graduate stress, it certainly helps.
Unfortunately the fashion side of this is going to be a little on the staid side since all the pictured shoes hail from New Look. However, I can't promote their heels highly enough; with a much bigger range than most high street shops, New Look heels are beautifully budget friendly from around £19-£25 and have a fabulous variety of classic and fashion-friendly styles. They're also better than most places at providing a much needed lift with a generous platform at the front for those extra few inches. They're not incredibly durable, but I've had most of mine re-heeled and they've lasted me through the years.
So forget Ben and Jerrys and Bridget Jones, feel beautiful and get yourself some shoe-therapy.
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