Day 1146 - Shoesday Tuesday

Shoes: Santas Globe Irregular Choice 

Sorry I'm a day late, it's been a busy week already and I was going to persevere last night at midnight and get this post finished, but my brain was frazzled. I knew the post was going to be quite picture heavy too, so I wanted to wait until I could see straight! So, another pair of Christmas shoes for you this week and Irregular Choice have really gone to town on their festive releases for 2018. Last week, it was light-up gingerbread ankle boots and this time, it's the amazing snow-globe heels. So we've just seen the carousel release where the horse was inside a glitter globe heel with liquid and this is similar. Instead of a Santa character heel, he's actually inside the heel.
There's a white platform carrying the figures and each heel is different, with Santa and an open sack of presents and Christmas tree in one and a snowman, reindeer and presents in the other. There's snowflakes as well snow inside, which is super pretty when it swirls around. The shoe itself doesn't hold back, it's mighty-fancy on it's own. There's three different materials in the Christmas tree that sits up the side of the foot with the most adorable decorations; little baubles, beads and tinsel. The front represents the presents under the tree and while I love the idea and do like that they are glittery (and have real ribbon tied in bows around them), it's not my favourite part in reality. I think it's maybe the colour that's putting me off, they're just a bit samey. Something I didn't expect to love, was the inner side of the shoe. Before their release, I though it was suedette, but it's actually velvet and the colour is rich and really provides a welcome breather from the fussiness of the rest of the shoe. Not that I don't like a dramatic shoe, you know I do!  These are show-stoppers, there's no doubt about that! Last week, I said the ankle boots were casual or dressed down attire for me, these are definitely the opposite of that.

Oh and that's not all, the tree lights up! There is an on/off switch on the little tongue at the front (near the inside), so you can choose whether to dazzle or not and dazzle they do! They are the multi-coloured lights we've seen on the ankle boots and last year on Mr & Mrs Clause. I didn't get any photos of this because it would've required me stomping and I think I'd have gone through the shoe-room floor had I done that! Of course outside, on pavements, they flash much more naturally than indoors when you're standing on the spot and trying to capture an in-focus photo. I felt like these were heavier than the carousel, You're Invited, but I weighed them and they are exactly the same. They are weighty, I'm just saying it's something to consider if you have particularly weak ankles, this is a big heavy shoe to lift.

Size wise, I noticed a lot of people saying these were big or that they sized down, that wasn't the case for me. I probably could've with Gingers House, but I think I'd have struggled with these. Certainly there's no issues getting into them, like with You're Invited, where I had to size up. I did notice some gaping in the heel area, only visible from above (i.e. from my point of view when wearing them), mainly on the inner side, which is why I included the last couple of images on my foot to illustrate. I've seen photos of others with big gaps at the back of the heel, I don't think I have that problem. Trying them on for these photos, I was aware that they were bigger than I initially thought, but I still don't think a 37 would fit. I suppose I'm lucky in the sense that I won't be walking in them, so they aren't likely to slip off my heel, though that wasn't something I observed in the short time I wore them. A Christmas themed snowglobe heel has long been my wish, so I'm thrilled it's finally been achieved and I can add these to my growing Christmas shoe collection! I'm trying to plan ahead already to rotate as many of my Christmas shoes as I can this year as I only wore one pair in 2017 (but that's probably because I was head over heels for Mr & Mrs Clause, still am)!  I'm having a day out tomorrow, so am planning on wearing my globes (weather please be decent). 

Wearing: Ginger Bread Tights Irregular Choice (current).
Fit: 1 1/2" platform, 5 3/4" heel, slip on. True to size, a little roomy or wide in the heel.
Comfort:  Heavy to wear, but haven't worn them for a long period yet.