My Teeny Tiny Heels Collection

One of my close friends from high school hasn't seen me since first year of uni and believe you me when I say that I've changed a lot since those tragic days of wearing white flared pants and long black jacket.... yupp, tragic. So she didn't realise I've turned into a lean (ok not so much now that Mum is here) mean shopping high heels wearing machine and asked that I do a post on all my heels. So I took a deeeep breathe, dug out all my heels and took photos of most of them.

Where my heels live depends on how high they are on the food (heels) chain. The chain goes like this:

Bottom of the chain:
The heels I wear and trash on a day to day basis live outside on the shelf next to the front door. Any potential burglar would probably think that there are twenty people living at my house instead of just two. I didn't bother taking any pictures of these heels... probably about 5 pairs of them floating around...

Halfway up the chain:
These heels are nice enough to live in clear plastic boxes but for reasons of their own, don't get worn that often. As such, they live in the bowels of the floorspace under my queen size bed.

Top of the food chain:
These heels are basically my babies and are lined up in their boxes under my bed on the floor. They circle the bed on the edge within easy reach whereas the middle-tiered heels are inside away from sight.

This is the only pair of flats that I own.... and the ironic thing is that they pinch!! These are middle-tiered shoes.... but let's face it, i never wear them.

So I'll start with the middle-tiered heels and leave the cream of the crop till last.

I bought these pale green vintage-inspired heels at a tiny little shop in Melbourne's Central Way. It's a little alleyway crammed with tiny eating places with a few clothing shops slotted in. That alley always remind me of the alley in Harry Potter where they get all their magical supplies from. These heels were from my early heels-wearing days so they are about 3 inches high I think.

One of last year's ebay purchases.. these shoes can stop traffic! Someone at work nicknamed them the Pak-N-Save shoes... hehe... oh well, I think they look great with a pair of black skinny jeans.

I remember buying these the day I was hopping on a plane to Sydney 2 years ago. It was a mad rush buying them at Botany Downs, rushing home to catch the shuttle to the airport. These heels also has a very vintagey feel and the buckle details remind me of a Fendi bag. Only problem with these heels - they hurt so much when worn and my feet are well used to torture so you can just imagine how painful that is. I need someone to stretch them for me a bit... maybe Monica when she arrives on Saturday...

These are from Mollini and I love the black and white contrast. Problem with these heels are the straps... stupid things would keep sliding off and drive me nuts whenever I wear them!

Another ebay purchase from last year at the height of the oxford heels craze... love them and they grab a lot of attention... only problem is that they are 5 inches high and the front of the heels is crazy pointed... so my toes turn into mishapen claws after 10 minutes of walking in them. Oh well, beauty is pain as some would say.

This is my second pair of these peach strappy heels. They have a great heel and are super comfy to walk in. I had a pair in black too but wore them all out. Ironically, I don't wear these that much anymore. I found these on sale at the factory shop for dirt cheap so had to get them.

Newest pair of work heels that I bought from the Mollini sale when it went under. Love how high and slim heel look.

On to the ones that are at the top of the food chain:

I call these my cowboy boots... the leather is super soft and luxurious.... and yes, the heel isn't that high...

I bought these in January this year in Hong Kong... not sure why I did it since i don't like flats... i feel like i have huge feet whenever I wear these.

Brown boots from Overlands with buttons details... my favourite boots out of the three...

These are a pair of cheapie heels I bought from ebay... the colour is a more vivid magenta in real life... I love these because they give a bright pop of colour to an otherwise dull winter outfit.

I call these my Minnie Mouse heels... not sure why but that's who they remind me of.

These are my heels equivalent of the little black dress.... the go-to heels whenever I need to inject a little something extra into an outfit as they are fail-safe.

Bright red heels ... pity that the heel is not higher though.

Love these heels but haven't worn them yet.... a midnight blue/pewter colour with a bit of bling detail....

These were Stella McCartney copies from memory. I saw them on trademe but they were the wrong size and then I saw them in a shop a week later when I was in Sydney for work! Serendipity!

Chunky and vintagey... look great with skinny jeans.

Standard black evening heels... never worn.... yet!

Metallic gold heels that are surprisingly comfy to wear!

Booties with a 5 inch heel.... very in at the moment. I love my heels with red soles in case you haven't noticed.

Strappy wedges with great details... pity the straps are a bit long... need to get them shortened.

These are what i call my baubles wedges.... metallic silver with shiny black baubles.... so cute!

Another pair of oxford booties that I picked up in Hong Kong.... they were dirt cheap on sale and are by BCBG!

Now we are getting to my favourites... the ones I would save in a fire and dodge a bullet for... ok maybe that's stretching it.

Steve Madden Giraffe Print peeptoes.... oh so gorgeous... bought from Melbourne.

Steve Madden Snake Print peeptoes... can you tell I've got a thing for animal prints? There should be another photo of a pair of heels with zebra print but somehow it went awol.. oh well.

Peeptoeshoes Nude Miss Soho heels.... love these so much that....

I got them in watermelon as well.

My cute dusky pink satin heels with bow details at the back... so girlie!

Yet another pair of booties... but this time in shiny patent leather... they are different! Honest!!

I love love love these heels and rang up all the shops to see if they have another pair in my size for my backup plan in case I ruin these somehow... sadly, these were the last pair... sniff sniff.

Bought at a sale in Malaysia from Guess....

Another pair of Steve Madden heels that I picked up at a sale in Hong Kong.

Wedges that I bought from Zara.... very gladiator style and very in at the moment... apparently these are Miu Miu copies..

The following two pairs of heels occupy the top spots in my heart at the moment ... because they are unique and new... I'm very much an out with the old and in with the new kind of person and have the attention span of a 5 year old... heheh.

Sergio Rossi Wedges.... sigh, look how pretty they are..

Alexander McQueen Lace Up Stacked Heels.... my precious....

So that's my entire collection... not that much, huh? In summary, my heels wardrobe consists of:
- super high peeptoes
- super high wedges
- super high strappy heels
- super high oxford booties.

That's normal, right? Right???

Shoes 101

I decided that for a blog with the name "Wandering Heels", this blog is sadly lacking in heels-related heels.

My heels "habit" has a few rules:
1. All heels must be housed in clear plastic shoe boxes.
2. Each clear plastic shoe boxes must have at least a couple of those silica envelopes to keep the evil moisture away.
3. All heels must have grip stickers attached to protect the base of the sole (and to stop me from losing my grip and breaking my neck).
4. All heels must be impossible high ... 4 inches and above is encouraged.
5. All heels must be preeeeetty.

That's all.

Wedges in their houses... excuse the quality of the photos... i took them late at night the other day.


Grip stickers:

Six more plastic boxes left.... hmmm does that mean I am allowed to buy 6 more pairs of shoes soon???

Random Stuff

Frozen Coke and frozen coke junior from Mackers...

Like I said, I'm every advertiser's dream... so of course I had to get the mini board games that Mackers was selling for $1.50 a pop - Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit. It was pretty budget inside but oh well.....

My ex-boss took pity on me and asked me back to do some work this past week... First day back was TOUGH!!! I went home with a huge migraine and retired to bed at 7 pm like an invalid... it's hard going doing an honest day's work, I tell ya. Second day was a lot better.... It didn't take long for me to make myself at home again and put some homely touches to my work area... i.e. lots of food around me and lots of loose papers... Welcome home!

Felicia took pity on my sorry a$$ and made me a cup of hot chocolate to perk me up... check out the fern froth... she's pretty good, huh?

Mum and Dad arrived in NZ last week for a 3 week visit and it was very good timing because she was able to go to the Shiseido sale for once... Works for me since that means I don't have to run around like a headless chook grabbing anything and everything that she *might* want. Lots of ladies around eager to score some bargains... Check out the little girl engrossed in playing with a plastic bag in the middle of sale madness.... Forgot to take a pic of Mum's shiseido loot.

Workmate also alerted us to the annual haircare sale near work... so we all rushed there during lunch hour. I think I bought enough to last for 2 years and it costed me a fraction of what it would have costed me if I bought retail... yay, I love sales!

Mum has been busy fattening us up of course... She made us siew york (chinese roast pork) twice already... Check out the two nipples on the meat... heheh

Steaming hot and crunchy! YUM!

One Tree Hill

Operation Become Fit was still happening (past tense because it has been shelved while the parents are here and the needle on the scales is moving more towards the right as we speak... darn it) so we went for a walk at One Tree Hill... or No Tree Hill is probably more accurate these days..... some dude took an axe to the tree years ago to make some kind of a political statement.

Ground level:

Halfway up the hill:

It was a lovely sunny day and we could see Rangitoto Island clearly from across the dried up tree tops:

The sheep have an easy life...

The monument on top of the Hill:

Can you spot Sky City Tower?

The public is always making messages using the rocks at the base of the hill...

Spotted this lazy sheep feeding while resting on its front legs... it was moving around while kneeling too... looked funny... turned out it had sore front legs... poor sheep.

Spotted this little girl in her bright raincoat and gumboots...

I think Frodo is hiding around here somewhere...

The place was littered with sheep and cow poo... I stepped in one and shrieked my head off...

I present to you... Exhibit A:

Back on ground level again:

I love this tree...

On the way out, I drove past these guys and had to stop and take a pic... where's Fabio and his wench I wonder?

Dude had muscly legs..