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This will probably be the most laughable post to Americans who are VERY familiar with Forever 21 [4], the supposed American equivalent of our Topshop.  They say the US $ has reached an all time low [5] and as a result, I’d say the prices are more Primark, less Topshop and in terms of material usage, I ‘d say they’re right up there with ASOS with their man-made material shoe output.  I have to admit, whilst I’m hardly snobby about where I shop, I do have a thing against faux leather shoes.  It’s just a matter of worrying about the number of wears I’d get out of them.  However, when I saw these Amore Oxford Heels [6], their odd take on the Miu Miu AW08-9 brogue (I say odd because instead of a straight-forward copy, they incorporated a weirder mix of colours and a two tone heel...) and the $25 price tag (now reduced to $20 by the way.... a whole £2.50 off.... woohoo!) meant I couldn’t resist foraying into the world of Forever 21. 

I have MyUS.com [7] set up so no need for the extortionate/nonsensical international shipping costs and yesterday, they arrived in a rather tasteful looking beige shoebox with ‘twenty one’ marked on it in a discreet font.  Hey, I’m a child of consumerism and surface and these things are very persuasive on my easy-to-sway brain.  I tried them on, walked about in them in the dreadful weather we’re having and so far nothing obviously shaming about them has come forth.  With a pair of cheap shoes like that, I see no point in wearing them discreetly and  but I’d rather go all out with the outfit and highlight the design which for a pair of $25 shoes has a lot  going on.  Peach, pink, white and navy patent perforated patent (faux!), lace-ups and a two tone heel....  it all gives me a lot to play with and so I can distract people from asking where I got the shoes from (I did spend a while explaining what Forever 21 was and why it had such a ridiculous name to my colleagues) and just prance about in the cheapie shoes and a whole lot of matching hosiery.... 

This won’t spell a Forever 21 obsession but hey, thank you £££ for being so strong.... 

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