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    Style: Loafer Love

    Via Gap You know you’re going through a procrastination crisis when you find yourself making a loafer collage just for kicks. Ah well, I’m a sucker for grandma-esque shoes and have a weakness for spending ‘quality time’ on Pic Monkey and Canva…note how many blog banners I’ve had lately? Anyhoo, I’ve been pinning lots of lovely outfit inspiration on my Pinterest Style board and it seems masculine type shoes (brogues, loafers etc) paired with feminine outfits and long locks is…

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    Style: Womens Desert Boots

    Whilst on the lookout for a new pair of brogues, my shoe of choice, I stumbled upon one or two pairs of desert boots that were pleasing to the eye. Practicality wins out for me nowadays when you can’t depend on the weather (and live in the valley) and desert boots are great trans-seasonal footwear plus I’m all for shoes that looks great with turned up skinny jeans and floral tea dresses. Joy! Black Desert Boots, Spartoo I really like…

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    The Humble Brogue.

    When I was a youth I had a brown pair of brogues which my parents forced me into. At the time, I thought they were the spawn of all evil and would most definitely guarantee me a good bullying at school – that and my big boat-sized feet against my then skinny legs. I tried to scuff those bad-boys up given any opportunity – running through fields and digging out dens in the woods but alas they were sturdy through…