Cheryl Cole wears them. Kate Middleton wears them. Heck, even Caroline Flack wears them. There’s no denying nude courts have been having a moment in the last year, and I can see why. I’ve only recently jumped onto the nude court shoe bandwagon, and it’s crazy that it took me so long. They go with everything – everything – in my wardrobe, from dresses to jeans to trousers. Seriously, I’ve hardly worn any other shoe in the past month. I’ve worn them to business meetings, lunch with friends, the pub, work. I even wore them to the Vogue Festival to see Victoria Beckham speak (all the real trendies were in sports trainers but I rocked in my classic courts.)
This pair (above) are from Daniel Footwear. As well as having near-magical leg-lengthening powers, they add instant polish to a normally casual or dull outfit. I’ve taken to keeping them under my desk and slipping them on if I have an important meeting to go to. This is me in my office, looking quite typical for me on a random May day. Striped top, skinny jeans, leopard scarf and necklace. The brilliant thing is: this is the kind of outfit I’d wear at the weekend with some hi-top trainers. But the nude heels instantly make it an office-worthy look. MAGIC. So I’m naming these shoes as the Ultimate Mum Shoe. Mums can throw them on and look instantly ‘together’ – isn’t that what we all strive for, after all?
Psst! Daniel Footwear sent me these amazing shoes to feature, but obv all opinions are my own.
Loving the fashion blogger style! Cute shoes. x
I’d always though nude courts had too much of a touch of the Middletons about them, but these look great. Lovely shoes!
I always thought nude courts were a little dated, but they look pretty funky in your pic, and the celebs seem to rock them too. I may check out this look further…x
Great shot! I love the idea of nude courts, but my legs are so pale I just look like I’m dead from the knee down if I wear them. So, I’m rocking the sports trainer look – also a symptom of living in Hackney no doubt!!
Ah, very nice! They look glossy, but also wearable height wise. And they really do transform the look of an outfit, I agree.
If anyone is looking for a sub £50 version, Oasis are doing the Paddy court (mid heel) in both patent nude (http://www.oasis-stores.com/paddy-pointed-court-shoe/all-shoes/oasis/fcp-product/6700007946) and also in suede (http://www.oasis-stores.com/paddy-pointed-court-shoe/all-shoes/oasis/fcp-product/6700007907). I haven’t seen them in RL, but they look good on the website.
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Nice finds! They’re both fab. I see they come in red too, which I am seriously tempted by…
Very nice, I have just purchased some peeptoe nudes, I have noticed that there are a lot of different nude shades though. I managed to pick up a Julian Macdonald bag from Debenhams which has two shades of nude on so Im good to go!
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You’re right, there seem to be about 46 different shades of nude. There are some lovely peep-toes around too.
Love nude shoes in general-really elongate the pins and nude courts are so versatile. You look fabulous x
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Thank you Vicki! I can’t believe it took me so long to discover them.
Gorgeous shoes! I wear nude shoes all the time and with everything. A classic that will never date. Definitely the ultimate shoe whether you’re a mum or not. Got my eye on a Daniel pair…roll on pay day!
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Definitely a shoe that won’t date. You don’t mind spending a little more on a classic shoe, do you?