I’ve never been good at getting high-end/fashionable/nice clothing, much to the chagrin of my sister and brother… but thanks to my brother and his friend Nate, I have my first ever ultra-high end shoes – a pair of Lodger Italian-style black Oxfords – they are a very generous pre-wedding gift from @ArvD. You can read more about them over at the main Lodger site or read more about high end design and style at their blog here.

They’re going to take some getting used to, not least the fact that I will need to look after them extremely well… But they are possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever worn. V. exciting. Going to the shop was a great experience, too – have visited before but the experience is totally altered by actually being a customer rather than just visiting Nate…

Now I just need Raja Fashions to deliver the wedding suit… (and to lose the remaining kilos)…