Dear Internets,

I am always in search of the perfect shoe and am often disappointed. Being a tall girl, I haven't taken very kidly to the stiletto platform heel of today. It makes me feel amizonian, particularly if any of those whom I am in company with are wearing ballent flats. Giving people the impression of looming over them and possibly being able to dislocate my jaw and devouring them whole is probably not the best way to make friends. If you are standing beside a young man with a height complex, this is a particularly bad idea.

To avoid embarking on this accidental fear campaign, I have developed an enthusiasm for sneakers and high tops. As somone at work once stated " if you have one pair of awesome sneakers, your wardrobe is probably filled with more". He was right! Just like the odd addiction that seems to overcome a person after they have their first tattoo, the hard earned purchase of you first pair of awesome sneakers usually leads to many more. This can be a very poverty stricken exercise unless you go soley for aesthetics and throw brands out the window.

The good old Dunlop volley is an icon in Australian footwear. It's never before been about style, offering up affordable shoes that you could completely obliterate. As such it is still the chosen footwear of teen men in locations where there don't plan on getting lucky. Last week, whilst strolling into IKEA, I noticed these pretty high tops and at AU$20 I was ready to say "ring those babies up". I must explain myself first: I have some odd obsession with aquiring a pair of gold sneakers. Unfortunatly it seems I have the most popular shoe size and that consideration was clearly not made. Damn you shoebox and your inability to send over stock from other stores for me to try out sizes without me making a purchase!

♥ pixelhazard
still needs gold shoes