SHOES!

What did I tell ya? I told you I’d hunt these babies down as soon as I set foot on the mall right? And I did a fine job too considering the Melissmia was apparently from an extremely old collection (midyear 2013, I think). It wasn’t really easy. After travelling to Tarlac back to the city for more than three hours, I had only five  minutes to catch my breath before I went to the mall. The Galeia Megamall brand only had the Doris Special, not the Karl Lagerfeld Melissima. Worse, the lady who attempted to assist me wouldn’t even call other branches to ask its availability. I had to wait until one of their other saleslady came back from the loo to call the nearest branch. And it turned out that the shoes were, in fact, available in their other branch! Had I taken no for an answer, I would’ve gotten different shoes instead of the one I really wanted.

I am so disappointed with the customer service, I actually left a comment on Melissa’s Facebook page:

Unpleasantness aside, I didn’t mind jumping from one mall after another because I live for this shit! Just to give you an idea why I had to go through great lengths to get the Melissima, check this out:

Tres chic especially when worn with skinny jeans! I was torn between the Burgundy and the Blue one but decided to go with my gut and take the one I loved the first time, the Burgundy. And when I think about it now, I made the right choice because I like that it’s a versatile color but it’s pretty unusual too! BTW, isn’t Burgundy supposed to be reddish? The Melissima Burgundy is more like Aubergine in color.

I also got the summery Doris Special in Red and it’s just so, so lovely in person! Makes my feet look really fair and I love the details. It’s not a real red though, more like watermelon or bright coral.

I plan to ditch my almost-broken Payless black flats and interchange the Melissima wit the Campana Fitas as my default flats for everyday.

Y’all know I was a massive shoe and bag whore before all these makeup and skincare thing became a full-blown obsession, right? No? Well, I was!

The last pair of shoes I bought was a boring pair of nude flats because I never owned anything nude since forever. And true to form, I never wore the pair because I have always been partial to black and colorful shusies.

After a couple of Sperrys, I stuck with the same black flats so much it felt like I was having a Amy Winehouse moment (she always wore the same satin ballet flats). My sister, who knows all things fashionable saw my lack of sense of style so for my birthday, she got this pretty pair of Melissa x Campana Fitas flats. And they are so gorgeooooussss!

For a moment, it made me forget about this cute bag my cousin will be selling next month, le ugh.

Anyway, it’s so pretty! And I’m so overwhelmed by its prettiness that I decided I’d buy a couple of pairs for myself. I chose the Melissa X Karl Lagerfeld Melissima Mary Janes in Violet:

And the Doris Special in Red

Now the question is, are these lovelies still available in the Philippines? I’ll know tomorrow, hahaahah! Wish me luck!

I’d always choose colorful pieces over boring ol’ nude, beige or brown (I fucking hate brown) but matching colorful clothing with my equally colorful collection of shusies, well, it’s a challenge. So, I took my sister’s advice and began searching for great flats in either black or tan. Just so I don’t have to drive myself crazy trying to find a black top to go with my neon pink flats. I need more options!

I recently bought a great pair of black flats and have been abusing it for days now. As for the nude flats, I already know where to get the perfect nude flats but Anthology shoes are super expensive! I’m hoping they go on a sale or something because they’ve got a great collection of leather flats. Anthology is sort of a premium footwear brand so their shoes sure don’t come cheap.

The quality is fantastic though and they use awesome goodies like fine leathers, non-skid sole and memory foam! I’d love to own a pair! Heh, well, I’m adding these babies on my wishlist and hopefully acquire at least a pair of ’em before next year.