Roman Holiday: Flats & Brogues Short List

Suddenly its 30 degrees in Qatar and the air feels like silk on the skin. No more encouragement is needed to start shopping for summer flats and brogues. The real motivation is a long overdue visit to beautiful Rome and Milan over our Eid holiday, which starts late June.

 Not much beats the excitement of seeing a city for the first time and I am really looking forward to exploring both destinations. (If you have any suggestions please send them in). 

Cafes, monuments, art, garden tours – we are planning to do the lot and mostly on foot. Good walking shoes and stylish enough for town and countryside, means some studious research and a shortlist of options to consider.

Luckily there are so many chic contenders to match my blazer, shirt and trouser uniform. So pour yourself an Italian Frascati and take a quick tour…you might find a summer sho-mance here, you never know.  Ciao Nikki X  

 Comfort and style equally? A perfect shoe match in this case, will most likely be a classic stylish oxford, brogue, loafer, mule and possibly a sneaker. I am confining the palette to Metallic, Black, Red and Neutrals/Blue.  

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.
Marilyn Monroe

Marvellous Metallic 

Metallics (Shoe Images Link to Products) 

First image: Stella McCartney

Images 2 & 3: The Office of Angela Scott

Image 4: Tods

Image 5:The Office of Angela Scott

Chic Black & White

Black & White (Shoe Images Link to Products) 

Stylish woman in Rome: Pinterest

First image: Bally

Images 2: Gucci

Images 4 & 5: The Office of Angela Scott (Black Derbys)

Image 6: Bally

Ravishing Red 

Red Flats & Monks (Shoe Images Link to Products) 

Leopard Skin Coat: Pinterest

Images 1 & 2: The Office of Angela Scott (only pink left) 

Images 3: Bally (not available) 

Images 4 & 5: The Office of Angela ScottThe Office of Angela Scott
 Image 6:         Bally (Red with Buckle)

Textured and Interesting 

Textured Flats & Brogues (Shoe Images Link to Products) 

Images 1: The Office of Angela Scott 

Images 2& 3:  The Row

Images 4:   Laurence Decade  

Images 5:  Andre Assous

Images 6:  Laurence Decade  

Images 7: Andre Assous

Images 8: Laurence Decade

Images 9: Laurence Decade

Style Icon~ Jean Batten

Ms. Batten, ‘the Garbo of the skies’, is the perfect embodiment of early  New Zealand pioneering spirit. Born in 1909, she began life like any other woman of the day studying piano and ballet at a posh girls school in Auckland. The lady like sensibilities fortunately ended around age 18 when she was determined to become a pilot much encourgaed by the exploits of the famous Charles Kingsford Smith. Jean took to flying ‘like a penguin to water’ and spent the 1930’s taking several long distance records from the boys, including the first ever direct flight between England and New Zealand in 1936.

Studio Notes: Wistful for Wristlets

At Liberatti Scarf Rings our studio team love to ponder the outlandish to the subtle especially, especially when it comes to  accessories that bring ‘silk’ front and center.

What’s caught our eye this week is the twist for your wrist, the Wristlet.We are enjoying seeing these in summer with a small bright skein of silk, twisted casually next to your watch or cluster of bangles, and there you have it, for a small effort – a big impact.

We have added a few colourful ideas of our own. The new Lacquer Scarf Rings (Twilly is best!) found here online, will adorn an Hermès or Liberatti scarf beautifully. This inexpensive scarf element doubles perfectly as a wrist accessory as seen above. The Pico Scarf Ring accessories likewise can be used as a wrist element bringing an unexpected metallic accent.

Styling with Pico Scarf Rings

Black is Beautiful

I love black in summer. It looks amazing with a tan and brings a little edginess in to daytime whilst feeling appealingly anonymous at the same time.

Styling Session – Denim & Hermès

This weekend, Denim, a Pico Scarf Ring and an Hermes Silk Scarf are an easy style combo for the market or cafe. The light red and deep blue colours accent each other perfectly, for a fabulous blend, and a very chic, modern look.
The Pico Scarf Ring (available now) with sporty nato strap and 18ct gold face plate, is the perfect complement for Hermes 70 or 90 cm scarves. Effortless style in a moment!