411: how to do the brothel creeper

Now let's not beat around the bush. It's a marmite item. You either love it, or you'd rather stick pins in your eyes. Give it a chance?

  'The Brothel Creeper' initially designed for men creeping in not so savoury parts of London, was later used in the 50s by a hip thrusting, hand-jiving Presley. UK Teddy Boys closely followed, then introducing it into their 'neo-edwardian' wardrobe, making them look all 'hardcore'. They've been a hit.

    Yet how do you wear them? Observing street style is one of the best mediums of finding style inspiration, and then you simply do it your own way.

1. Wear it with black skinnies rolled 7/8th's, and white socks for that Danny Zuko daredevil look, pair with a leather jacket or a double breasted pea coat for winter and that's it.

2. Wear it with a high waisted midi skirt a-line or straight fitted then finish with a high necked shirt tucked in. Cardi for preppy.

3.It's winter wrap your pins up,perhaps a tapered jumpsuit get the 80s involved.

chic

rebellious

artsy fartsy

indian summer-y

 That's clearly how it's done guys but...

Are you a creep?

Sources:
elleuk.com, lookbook.nu, waynetippetts.com 

6ft tall and nights over cobblestones

Gossip Girl is officially back for its fourth season and the beautifully dysfunctional duo Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf are safely back on our screens (or PC screens via megavideo like me). I convulsed with excitement as I actually found a link that worked and heard the opening words sweet on my ear, ‘Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattans elite’.

The return of the hit show also means the return of fall fashion for us, another wardrobe change, another set of trends, fast fads, purse busting shopping and avid preparation.

We’ve seen the coats, seen the outfits but have we seen the footwear.

By now we’ve established the imminent threat to toes worldwide, the threat that ‘heels are autumn’s new footwear silhouette’. Anything historically flat now has a heel. The military boot-heel, the brogue-heel, the desert boot-heel. It’s all very heely and I must admit it does looks great. If you can walk the distance and still look brilliant and not end up limping to the side smiling through a pained expression then let’s bring on the flip-flop...heel. Très chic.

Let’s walk through a few of the heels of A/W 10, beautifully demonstrated by ASOS.com and you can make your own conceptions.

the wedge

The wedge is an easy shoe to walk in. There’s more support for the heel to avoid falling flat on your back in front of your future husband and looks great with most of the seasons trends this year.

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the block heel

The block heel, usually featured on a military boot-heel or on a leather one is also a relatively easy heel to walk in.

It’s usually got grip on the bottom for those slippery wet autumn days walks, but after half an hour or so the balls of your feet may get a tad sore due to lack of support at the arch.

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the stiletto heel

A stiletto heel will always look great, but the comfort level will always be -1 unless painstakingly worn in. The trouble in stilletoey paradise is there isn’t much support at the heel and so the leg muscle starts working to help you balance and the toes become cramped as most of your weight rests on the balls of your feet resulting in a pigeonous totter over to the side for a quick shoe change.

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Some may be blessed with a tolerance for heel wearing, but what do we all think about the growing trends for sky high to sky low footwear this season? Are they worth the blisters?