Marais

I always believed myself to be more of a clothing gyal than a shoe-fetisher, but recent postings would suggest otherwise. A recent blog-gazing session lead me to this cute little website that I'm now obsessed with: Marais USA. The brainchild of two impeccably-tasted American natives who, having spent a summer living in the Marais district of Paris whilst students at Parsons School of Design in New York, were inspired to create their own label of selling perfectly delectable as well as practical shoes for the stylish girl.

The Marais USA blog is a lovely little read and I adore that the label, as evidenced by the website, has embraced the muse ideology in their Marais Girls concept, which features the girls behind the label, who clearly represent the buyer demographic and are the perfect brand ambassadors. Discovering these girls' personalities via this feature and seeing how they put their own style stamp on the items, makes them all the more covetable.

Check out the website's great displays.

I've spent an unhealthy portion of my Saturday lusting after both the Mary-Jane Bow and the Cross-Strap Flat pumps in beige (a chic, goes-with-everything, alternative to black that I've hereby decided I must invest in).

They're so pretty and practical to boot. I love how they remind me of shoes you might have worn to school when you were like 5 years old. The cute little details like ankle straps tied with a buckle at the side- timeless.

And it would seem they ship to the UK... dangerous.