Your daily dose of pretty: dot dot dot

I'm not normally immediately drawn to polka dots, but I'm loving these shoes.  Especially when they're on sale for only NZ$40.00:

I love that the polka dots are all different sizes, and the natural/black colourway makes a lovely change from the bright colour combinations you'll normally see a polka dot print in (not that bright combinations are a bad thing either!).  Now if I can just convince The Eccentric English Boyfriend that at this price I'd be a fool not to buy them ... or ... here's an idea: you guys could totally distract him while I buy them, ok?  On my mark, you all shout "look, over there, isn't that R2D2!" and I'll sneakily whip out the credit card. 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... guys?

The Valerie shoe by I Love Billy is NZ$40.00 on RoyalT.co.nz.

Your daily dose of pretty: I Love Billy Qualify mary janes

I've been featuring a lot of shoes in the daily pretty recently, I sure hope you guys don't mind. Obviously I lurve shoes, and judging by your comments quite a few of you do too. So following on from my post about the lack of flat shoes in my wardrobe I pulled all my shoes out yesterday in an attempt to decide which ones to take to Melbourne (seriously, how many shoes does one need for what is essentially only two full days?), and in the process realised that I have 18 pairs of high heels (some of them vertiginously high), several pairs of boots (most with high heels) some trainers and flip flops and only two pairs of flats. One of which isn't technically a flat because it has a two inch wedge.

These aren't technically flats either, but in my book a heel that short and chunky is flat:




This is a good example of a shoe made special by its detailing. The basic shape of the shoe is nice but not particularly inspiring - but add an interesting double strap detail and a bow and I want it. NZ$119.99 from royalt.co.nz.