Last year I changed career and I am fortunate enough to live just a short walk from work now. I dress up for work in very smart work wear and because of that I normally wear high heels. I've also been using trainers to wear to walk to and from work or boots when it is bad weather. I have noticed that I have been spending £60+ on Nike trainers to walk to work and they become worn and tatty within a matter of a few weeks because I walk along some muddy ground to take a short cut to my work place. I realised that I would be better to keep my lovely new trainers for 'best' occasions and days off and then pick up some other trainers for walking to work. I have a ...  Read the complete review

When Hollie started school last September I realised I was going to be doing more walking than usual, especially as my two oldest girls' had been taking themselves to school for a few years giving me a break from the school run. The problem I had was that during this period of respite I'd done barely any walking at all so had to invest in some comfortable flats, mainly as I'm a lazy bugger and tackling the mile round trip in my usual shoes would have made my feet ache - and I really don't need much of an excuse to jump in the car and get into the bad habit of driving to school again. I bought these plimsoll style shoes from H&M not long after Christmas, ...  Read the complete review

I had a promo code for 10% off the H&M website recently, and so ended up buying quite a haul of stuff even though I couldn't really justify the expense. These fabric sneakers were one of the results of my spending spree. I rationalised my purchase by telling myself they were absolutely essential for going to Monaco at the end of May. Ahem. LOOK AND MATERIALS While H&M have not given these shoes a proper name/title, basically they are a copy of Keds shoes, albeit at a cheaper price. I'd never really liked Keds, but when I saw these on the H&M website I actually really liked the look of them as they seemed cute and summery. These ...  Read the complete review

I dont particularly believe in always buying well known brand names, especially when it comes to shoes. Although I do like the look of shoes such as Converse or Vans, but I find them to be horribly over priced for what they are. When it comes to trainers and plimsols I tend to go for the cheaper options from shoes such as Primark, Newlook and H&M. These partcular ones from H&M cost £9.99 and come in a range of colours. I own the black ones as pictured above, but have also owned a pair of white ones in the past. They are made from black cotton an and also have a matching black rubber sole and black laces. The soles on them are medium thickness, not as ...  Read the complete review