Marsha Commitae member and all round morketing guru Nicole has brought this little gem to our attention:
So there I am trawling the wide web of shoes in drooling innocence when all of a sudden I see them. The colour rises in my cheeks as my blood vessels start to pump in panic and a hot flush sweeps my body.
How can we go now? Everyone will be wearing these and there we’ll be, soon to be Achison and I sporting our bog standard apparel minus the prerequisite height necessary for pulling of the skinny jeans look.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET A PAIR OF WEDGE WELLIES BETWEEN NOW AND FRIDAY TO LOOK COOL (and most importantly under 30) FOR ELECTRIC PICNIC?
Well the truth is we’re not but any website that has the foresight to introduce wedge wellies for all of us vertically challenged women gets my vote and is worth book-marking for when the pursuit of the perfect pair of wedding shoes begins.
In the interest of fairness I am obliged to say ‘May the best shoe win’ however be prepared to be stomped on on the day!!!!!!
A post from roving reporter fffaaaaabbbbbbbulous..
Let us turn to Wikipedia for the definition first of all: ‘A shoe is an item of footwear. Shoes may vary from a simple flip-flop to a complex boot. Shoes may have high or low heels, although in western cultures, high heels are considered a women’s style’.
Sounds simple doesn’t it… get something practical and functional to cover your tootsies from damage… damage which can be particularly high risk at weddings…. Especially when the rhythmically challenged Mr Thompson and the rhythmically demonstrative Mr Hardiman are likely to be spending time in the dancing area!! But no….not simple at all I’m afraid. Layer on top the practicality … the fashion implications….. (pregnant pause for effect)……It is long noted the interest (stroke obsession) of Miss McCabe in all things foot related… not to mention a number of other guests, who could rival Imelda Marcos with their collections.
Between open toe’s, slingbacks, courts, FMB’s, Block heels (VERY in this season), pumps, patents, wedges,…. The list goes on and on! It’s as no surprise then to see that the hot news coming from ‘Camp Nuptials’ relates to …. You got it…. The Shoe Off.
Now, at this point, the boys reading this blog are thinking ‘… what?… what the fluck is a Shoe Off?…. it’s ridiculous… sorry deridiculous, what ever it is’… whereas the female readers are gazing out their cubicle window (if they are lucky enough to have a window) and sighing loudly… to the point that their colleagues will notice an electrical pulse in the air and ask them… ‘why are you smiling? What’s up… oh my gawd… have you met someone?/did you get engaged?/are you pregnant? (insert as appropriate)’.
Let’s get straight to the point ladies…. 30th May 2009… There will be A Shoe Off.
The bride will judge the shoe off (as automatically she will get 1st prize as it is her day!!), however competition for 2nd place….(ie really 1st place!) will be a fight to the finish I suspect.
At this early stage, all we can say is that marking criteria will include:
• Style and seasonal trend
• Co-ordination with overall outfit & accessories
• The SJP test (running in SJP kinda way and also looking stylish and ladylike)
• Poise, elegance and grace
A number of other marking criteria will be added as the months roll on.
PLEASE NOTE: The following areas will not merit any additional marks:
Comfort or practicality to the terrain of the location (ie gravel friendly shoes not really welcome!)
More details regarding the competition to follow… please feel free to submit any questions you may via this blog.
A news report from our roving reporter in the field, Fabulous, has filtered through to Marsha head office:
Retailers in Dublin were forecasting exceptional profits for 2008 following the unscheduled shopping expedition of Ayesha, bride to be in Dublin last Saturday. Fear rippled through the capital later that evening, when a whisper of ‘post fitting’ bruised and broken ribs was heard in hushed tones in the Odeon and Krystal. This reporter can confirm that no Dublin hospitals report treating Miss McCabe for the injury.
With only 398 days to go till the big day, designers around the globe are fashioning their most fabulousest work ever in anticipation of the deridiculous budget. Unconfirmed sightings of V Wang in Dublin airport added fuel to the fire that Marsha was blinging it up big time…
One guest, who wished to remain anonymous said “Loike, deadly man, it’s TOTALLY bleedin magic! Dat Wang wan is a grea oul guna maker. Marsha are full a taste n poshness ya know. Dat weddin will be rapid bud, I’m telling ya, n alls n anyways.”
We look forward to more quality reporting in the near future.
