Jazz shoes and brogues. You either love 'em or hate 'em. I, after a wee bit of convincing, now love them. My love affair began out of necessity because I needed a flat shoe which wasn't a ballet pump, because I can't stand the damn things.
I'm now wanting to push the boat forward and advance my brogue wearing. I want to up the anti as it were. Enter the high heeled brogue!
Ah, I can already hear Queen Marie's horrified gasps at the mere thought of such a terrible hybrid. But my love of a slightly weird shoe is well documented, so for me high heel + brogue = very interesting!
It doesn't actually have to be scary. The heel can be kitten like these variants from Office:
Or it can have a higher heel and look quite Victorian-esque, such as these ones as shown at Sportmax SS07:
For something altogether more masculine, then Dries Van Noten and Topshop have extended the traditional heel by several inches, staying truer to the brogue shape:
Personally, I'm loving the Sportmax and the Office versions. Both are super feminine but can easily slot in with any masculine silhouettes you have in your wardrobe.
Mmmm yes, I suspect I will be inspecting the high heel brogue very soon indeed...
Queen Michelle
