London - Mind the Gap!

After a 10 hour flight, Mom, L and I arrived in London. Trying not to give in to jet lag and lack of sleep on the plane (thank you, loud couple who talked the entire flight and rattled my seat constantly), we set out to explore our neighbourhood.

Hyde Park:
Mom and L ahead of me. This was the only really sunny day we had.

"Down to Hyde Park - lovely! Statues and monuments everywhere. Hot and sunny.

Buckingham Palace: much ado with police about [this was just after the UK election]. Someone "important" comes out and the crowd goes wild! "
Walk around Buckingham Palace (no to the very expensive Queen's Gallery & Royal Doulton Gift Shop), back to Hyde Park. I am exhausted and cranky. We get a bit lost on all the trails.

The next day, we venture out into the London Underground. I love the Tube; it is signed beautifully (we never ever got lost or took the wrong train), the trains run constantly and it's clean.

Don't forget:

Okay, tell me this doesn't look like the scene in "American Werewolf in London" where the late-night commuter is about to be eaten!
"Much confusion about how to cash in our 3-day passes [Mom ordered them through her travel agent in Canada]. Finally make it to Picadilly Circus - wondrous shopping on Regent Street!"

Guess what I got?

I ventured into the very chi-chi Aquascutum, and immediately headed for the 50% off sale upstairs. And what did I find? Manolo Blahniks for 75 pounds (about $111 Canadian/$107 US). Oh yes, indeedy, I did!

I had to ask...Manolos sell for over $200, easy! Why so cheap? Turns out these were worn by the Aquascutum models in a runway show, so they had to mark them down since they were technically used shoes. Score! I've never been so happy to have big feet!

Anyway, today's outfit is built around the Manolos:

The blouse is also new - I picked it up for $2 in a thrift store yesterday. It's vintage (no label). I liked the flower at my waist.

But I know, you want to see the shoes:

Those are seriously the highest heels I've ever worn. Good thing I didn't have to walk further than to the bathroom or the printer!

The stuff:

It's really bright out today, so all my colours are a bit more washed out than they actually were.

Label:

They scored the bottoms of the shoes so the models wouldn't slip:

And for those of you asking how Inigo is doing after losing his pal, thank you, he's good. He's really happy to have us back after being gone for two weeks, and was very needy and lovey with us for a couple of days. He's lost a bit of weight (I'm sure due to not stealing Othello's food), but is still very purry and happy:

Eyes of love! Happy paws!

Blouse (vintage, thrifted), skirt (Precis Petite), belt (Bianca Nygard), flower (Roberta's Hats), shoes (Manolo Blahnik), bracelet (Mom's, vintage).