First Designer Footwear : Tory Burch Two-Tone Jelly Bow Ballet Flat
Back in April of last year (2016) me and husband (H) went on overseas vacation. It was a 4 days trip consisting of a super packed schedule with lots of walking. My feet hurts by day 3 from the so many walks we did. I think in total we walked for about 37 kilometres within 2 days - by foot!I was wearing a flat fabric shoes from American Eagles which I considered one of the comfiest shoes I owned at that moment (because it’s made of breathable fabric). But apparently we just walked too much until my feet eventually gave up. The AE shoes were comfortable enough but I guess they were probably not made for too much walking either, so they grew uncomfortable on my feet by day 3.
Then on the last day of our trip I couldn't walk too far anymore so we took taxi and arrived at the airport earlier. I took the opportunity of arriving early by checking out the duty free area. The airport was huge and the duty free area was quite massive too, so I had my attack plan of only visiting 2 - 3 stores because I don't think my feet could handle more than that considering the massive area. The stores I planned to visit were Burberry, Tory Burch, and Michael Kors. I didn't find what I like in Burberry but found a jelly shoes in Tory Burch! After hurting my feet for 3 days it felt like it was the appropriate thing to do to buy some shoes. When I put on the jelly shoes to try it on it felt like clouds on my feet 😛
The jelly material was cooling and flexible it was sooo much comfortable than my broken American Eagle ones. My feet demanded me to buy it, LOL. So finally I bought the Tory Burch jelly flat shoes to replace my hurting AE ones (yes, I changed up the shoes right there at the airport because my feet just couldn't take it anymore, LOL).
This was my first Tory Burch shoes.
Wait, I think this was actually my first Tory Burch item! And my first designer footwear too!
After owning a couple of designer bags and accessories I've been thinking to expand my collection with designer shoes, because surely they too would last longer than regular brand shoes right? Well, hopefully ...
At least they would elevate the whole look when you're wearing your designer bag (that's what I think when I checked myself in front of the mirror with the shoes, LOL).
At least they would elevate the whole look when you're wearing your designer bag (that's what I think when I checked myself in front of the mirror with the shoes, LOL).
So anyway, this is the Tory Burch Two Tone Jelly Bow Ballet Flat in the color Classic Khaki/Black. It is made of jelly / rubber-like material which was kinda on-trend around that time (think "melissa shoes" - and a couple years later the "Ferragamo jelly shoes").
When the hype of fragranced Melissa jelly shoes were all around I never wanted one, because I was at first skeptical about the material. I mean really, why would you spend $$ on jelly shoes? I thought it's gonna look cheap and not worth the money. But when I tried this TB jelly shoes on the duty free store.. hell, I was hooked immediately! Especially because my feet were already hurting so bad so the jelly feels like cold cushion to my hot sweltering feet 😝 Well, I guess I was underestimating these jelly shoes. No wonder they have lots of followings, because they are THAT COMFY to wear!
I think there were other color combination for this particular shoes but I chose the two tone with black toe cap because I think it's cute and resemble a ballerina shoes. The side of the shoes has a pattern texture and the black toe cap has a dainty ribbon details with TB logo charm. All part of the shoes were made from rubber jelly even the insoles, except for the bottom of the shoes.
When the hype of fragranced Melissa jelly shoes were all around I never wanted one, because I was at first skeptical about the material. I mean really, why would you spend $$ on jelly shoes? I thought it's gonna look cheap and not worth the money. But when I tried this TB jelly shoes on the duty free store.. hell, I was hooked immediately! Especially because my feet were already hurting so bad so the jelly feels like cold cushion to my hot sweltering feet 😝 Well, I guess I was underestimating these jelly shoes. No wonder they have lots of followings, because they are THAT COMFY to wear!
I think there were other color combination for this particular shoes but I chose the two tone with black toe cap because I think it's cute and resemble a ballerina shoes. The side of the shoes has a pattern texture and the black toe cap has a dainty ribbon details with TB logo charm. All part of the shoes were made from rubber jelly even the insoles, except for the bottom of the shoes.
I really like it as it was also my first ever jelly shoes. The jelly material is not like the other jelly shoes from cheaper brands. This one was very well made from high quality material. I thought jelly shoes would look cheap and ugly on my feet, but when I tried this on I was actually surprised on how well it actually looks and how good it actually felt on my skin. The jelly rubber doesn't hurt my skin or irritate them, it also conforms to the shape of your feet because of their more flexible material, so it would be more comfortable to wear (the jelly felt “cool” upon touching the skin too).
I also love the design on this one. I think Tory Burch shoes has elegant designs.This shoes also changed my mind about jelly shoes. I love how cool it feels on your skin when you put them on, I love how they move with your feet, and I also love how easy they are to clean. Jelly shoes are so easy to clean! Whenever I got dirt on it I just wipe it away with a wet wipes :)
wearing the TB Two-Tone Jelly Bow Ballet with
my Ted baker top (H's fave!) & my vintage Fendi shoulder bag.
I had these flats for a while now and has been using it many times. I really like it especially because of the elegant design and the comfort it offers. Although I think this was a half size smaller for me but I could still wear it comfortably :)
Here’s hoping to more designer footwears in the future to complete my wardrobe! :)
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