Sacha | Edda Loves Heels

5 september 2013

edda

Sacha

Love!

When in love you inevitably experience some symptoms, which funnily enough, never seem to change, whatever age you may be. You'll feel like a giggling teenager, bubbling with inexplicable joy, grinning like an idiot 24/7. You'll experience an enormous boost of confidence and feel totally invincible. Plus you'll look jealous-makingly radiant and find everybody asking you what your beauty secret is.

There could also be another super good reason for all of the above: A) You bought a new pair of heels, B) You bought a new pair of heels before your holiday and recieved them just in time to pop them into your suitcase, or C) you're on vacation with the man you love, wearing this exact pair of heels in the most lovely scenery you can imagine, feeling like a godess.

Well, in my case it’s all those three and I loved, loved, LOVED every minute of it. Must sadly say goodbye to France though and head off to another thing I dearly love: Vogue Fashion Night Out in Amsterdam. Couldn’t resist doing some preparation already.

xxx

Today’s shoes are Sacha (thanks for the immediate delivery!).

P.S.: If you are going to VFNO as well, say hello if you see me.
I’ll be the one who can't seem to stop giggling and grinning like an idiot.

15 juli 2013

edda

Sacha

Billie Rose for Sacha

Sacha, an established (shoe- of course) brand in the Netherlands recently invited ambitious bloggers nationwide to design a pair of shoes, and I had the honour of interviewing one of them: Billie Rose. This 24-year old lady from Amsterdam has been sharing her daily wardrobe inspirations online for three years now - luckily supported by her equally fashionable boyfriend who takes the pictures (am jealous indeed: these days the mere mention of "photo" or "shoe" are enough to send BF running...).

In cooperation with the shoe company, her design (a little bit of Balenciaga boot, a lot of bold buckles) is the perfect friend to brave any Amsterdam fashionista's worst enemies: cobble stones (aka ruined heels), physical exercise (aka cycling), and bad weather (please, let's not talk about it). With chicks like Alexa Chung and Cara Delevingne taking the lead for her design, Billie Rose developed something very practical for a sturdy, yet feminine generation. In which they can take on a festival terrain as self confidently as they impress the male gender (cool factor!), and therefor: Chapeau!

Eat this, Cara and Alexa: I’m wearing them first!
xxx

Today's shoes are Billie Rose for Sacha
Want them? Get them!

9 maart 2013

edda

Sacha

Hatschi Bratschi's Balloon

Seems that one of the biggest spring trends is not just to sport the newest fashion trends, but a preggy belly too (yaaaay, I may finally announce that BFF Connie is expecting!). Needless to say, I find myself looking for baby shoes, baby baskets, baby-you name it. The bad kind. The romantic-white-with-frills kind, (-we don't know the gender yet: you never want to give a baby boy the trauma of pink accessories or a girl some kind of pastel-blue nightmare, right?).

Anyway, it's definitely my mission to not only spoil the new world citizen with material goods but intellectual ones as well, so find myself scouting children's books too. Am transported back to my own childhood fairytales and remember Shockheaded Peter. What a great story to teach the reader that poor hygiene will transform you into the lovechild of David Lee Roth and Lady Deathstrike from X-Men 2 and how important a mani-pedi and an accurate haircut can be. Or Hatschi Bratschi's Balloon: a tale to ensure that you never, EVER step in the flying balloon of some foreigner coming along.

Well, to be honest, I always wanted to take that trip, kick Mr. Bratschi out of that balloon myself and escape reality for a while. Hm. Maybe I should go back to buying that frilled baby shoes before I get all Hatschi Bratschi (aka in trouble) myself. Couldn't find ONE children book about the importance of proper footwear (High Heels) anyway. Seems Baby will learn about the important stuff later. I actually can't wait.

xxx

Today's shoes are Sacha

18 oktober 2012

edda

Sacha

Who’s Complaining?

The thing with complaining is that it's so easy, it's actually boring. When the alarm clock goes off way too early and you realize there isn't even one ray of sun at this very happy (ergh...early) hour: enjoy! Also LOVE quickly choking down merely a vitamine bar for breakfast because after having changed outfit three times (NOT A THING TO WEAR) there is no time for most important meal of the day. Really enjoy that the moment you get on your bike (already late) it starts raining so badly, that you have to run back inside and change outfit again and jump in full body condom (aka rain gear).

And, isn't this fun? Just as you are right in front of it, bridge decides to shut down (aka go up) and let not one, but three big ships pass by, and this is not happening once, but twice, because in the utter good mood (and hurry) you are by now you want to make the best out of it and take a U-turn, which actually leads to being 45 minutes late for appoinment (feeling guilty and apologizing a million times is such pleasure!).

Of course it doesn't matter at all that your shoes are almost ruined, that your make up is washed away (entirely), and the rest of body is soaking wet...Who's complaining? Nothing a little "Audrey Tautou" movie and a bottle of red couldn't cure. I mean, it's 10 o'clock in the morning after all.

xxx

Today's shoes are Sacha
Today's picture was taken by the lovely (and very patient) Tim Ayres

16 april 2012

edda

Sacha

When the cat’s away…

Boyfriend is off to Milan for a week, so as expected my monday is turning out to be a little dull. No one complaining when I demand to watch “Grey’s Anatomy” while “Top Gear” is on the other channel. No one dropping a pair of sneakers in the hallway amongst 10 pairs of heels (me complaining: “Can’t you store your shoes neatly?!”). No one pulling “my” blanket to his side of the bed while sleeping.

Sigh.

But I have a plan to use my grass-widow-time wisely: I will channel all my talents to surprise boyfriend with the most redesigned house ever when he returns. (For those who think that I will relocate “walk in closet” and “bedroom”: I would never do that without consent. Although…. :-))

Seriously.

I will switch all light bulbs from “eco friendly” to “100W”. (Electrician)
I will re-organize his record collection from name to color. (Designer)
I will clean up shoe room, meaning: expand it to living room… (Organizer)
I will rearrange boyfriend’s T-shirt drawer from random to brand. (Stylist)
Also will clean fridge from unhealthy to “useful”. (Nutrition)
And most of all: get rid of paper clutter (“Oor”, “Rolling Stone”, “Q” and “NME”) to make more space for “Vogue”. (Recycler)

When the cat is away, this mouse is obviously very busy.
Today I am painting.
If in need of a plumber, contact me under the usual address co “out of balance”.

xxx

Today’s shoes are Sacha