Red Lace

Lace Top: Madewell. Shorts: Vintage (get them here). Shoes: Zara. 

Bag: Chanel. Earrings: ASOS. Skinny Belt: Express.

I added this skinny belt from Express to my ever growing collection of all things leopard print. It allows me to add a touch of 'grrrrrrrrr' when I don't want to go all out.

Kandee Rain... Giveaway!

'Apple Sour' pumps: Kandee Shoes.

Kandee shoes are giving away FOUR pairs of yummy shoes to the Ring My Bell readers!

The neon, candy inspired pumps are available in four zingy colours: 'Rhubarbie', 'Lime Vice', 'Orange & Lemons' and 'Apple Sours'. Four lucky readers will each receive one pair.

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Smells like...

Skirt: American Apparel (alternatives here & here).

Nirvana T.shirt: H&M Mens (get the look here & here).

Concealed Wedge Sneakers: Isabel Marant 'Beckett'.

I'm not a big fan of sneakers/trainers that are actually high heels (if you want heels wear heels) but... for some reason I fricking LOVE these Marant's! I think it's because they are so big and juicy looking and because the wedge (which is very minimal) really is concealed. The concealed wedge is where I think a lot of the cheaper copies got it wrong :(

These seem to have sold out pretty much everywhere but I did manage to find them still available in gold over on the Net-a-Porter UK site: Here. Lucky for those of you that live there!

Below are some alternatives that I think are worth checking out.... Hello leopard!

Soireé

Dress: Zimmermann (not in stock yet. Good selection of their stuff here & here).

Shoes: Louboutin (Sold out. Black/studded version here). 

Clutch: Edie Parker.

Earrings: Sutra.

This dress was love at first sight. The flirty prom shape and light weight fabric made it perfect for the Instyle 'Summer Soireé' and the paint splatters kept it from being too girly. 

I could have gone with a number of nude, silver, gold or even pink shoe options but I liked the unexpectedness of the coral Louboutin... plus they matched my nails. Bonus!

Thanks to Jeff Kim who helped me pull the whole look together! 

Red Shoe Diaries

Shorts: Courtesy of LOVE (Alternatives here & here). Blouse: TopShop.

Shoes: Nicholas Kirkwood (More red shoes here & here!)

I can't really take the credit for these shoes. They were an unwanted sample sale purchase from a friend... She found them uncomfortable but I'll grin and bare it for these beauties! Thank you Christa!!!

Tropical

Skirt: Zara (Sold out. More tropical inspired items here, here & here!)

Top: American Apparel. Sandals: Zara.

Bag: Alexander Wang.

The Alexander Wang 'Brenda' bag is a modern classic. I've had mine for years now and it's still in my regular rotation of bags. The leopard version is very tempting...

Off The Wall

Chambray/denim dress: Courtesy of Bella Dahl (alternatives here & here).

Bag: Courtesy of Coach.

Shoes: Chanel (alternatives here & here). Belt: Vintage.

This bag from Coach is a true 'Mary Poppins' bag. It seems to never be full! Perfect for a stroll around my local farmer's market.

I chopped a good 2" from the bottom of this dress as I found the original length to be unflattering on me.... and I like my dresses short.