Shoe compromise? Not really.

I have been wanting to scratch the new shoe 

in the form of velvet slipper itch.

I craved these Kitty flats by Charlotte Olympia at Xmas.

I will meow for you all day long for almost £500.

Then I discovered these slippers that you could customize slippers in this post.

Bespoke slippers at Myslippers.co.uk

Rather adorable but at that price I would rather go on holiday and see real wildlife than on my feet.

As I could not justify the prices for flat shoes - 

yes, there is a different rationale and economic formula for high heels - I just put this idea on the backburner.

Then I went to - drumroll please - Forever 21.

I had a few friends, neighbours, and some bloggers enthusiastically mention this brand. They all said it was the new Primark / H & M / Topshop rolled into one. But for some reason it just went into the miscellaneous knowledge file in my brain until I walked past it this weekend with a spare half hour.

It was the usual retail sensory blitz of bright lights reflecting off every surface and I was hesitant to explore.  I am not a good forager.  I would have died if I were alive during the caveman era.  

But I gravitated towards the roomiest part of the shop floor which was the new arrivals area as people were crammed in the sale section.

Then I saw them.  

It's been a while since I fancied something at first sight so 

this made me feel all teenager-y again.  

For that reason alone, I purchased them.  

I present you my new crush.

I love grey - tick. I love flannely cotton - tick.  I love pearls.  Hat-trick.

My good girl - proper posture pose.

My "Amelie ", coy, Bon Chic Bon Genre pose.

And they were less than twenty pounds!  

Don't tell anyone but I would have paid triple that for these.

Here is the proof!

Receipt does say 19.75 and shopping bag.

To check them out and other great shoe bargains - 

check them out online here.

I hope you find your bargain : )