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This is a blog for people who love stylish footwear without the pain, bunions and back problems. Just because a shoe doesn't have a 4.5 inch heel, doesn't mean it can't be beautiful. From brogues to boots, pumps to penny loafers, sneakers to sandals, I'd like to share with you my favourite comfortable footwear. I am Hannah Rochell, a London based fashion writer, so I come across a lot of non-heeled beauties! I hope you enjoy reading about them.

Why the Campus is king, and the rest of this week’s Shoes News

      

Adidas reissues the Campus and I’m into it adidas Campus, £69.99, offspring.co.uk I’m loving the current trend for re-released retro sneakers (I wrote about it for my day job at the Evening Standard this week, you can read that here) and no-one is doing it better than adidas. They’ve been reissuing classic styles every year […]

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Catwalk sneakers, tie-dye DMs, and the rest of this week’s Shoes News

       

Men’s fashion week was all about the Converse Well hello there! This week I come to you fresh from working my first ever LFWM – that’s London Fashion Week Men’s – and I’m here to tell you that Converse is high on the agenda when it comes to men’s fashion, both on and off the […]

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3 of the best velvet sandals, and the rest of this week’s Shoes News

         

New Balance x Stance from £189, hanon-shop.com Today marks the release of a collaboration between New Balance and one of my favourite socks brands, Stance (they have wonderfully bright designs and incredibly good staying up power – what’s not to love about that?). The two kits – that’s shoes and socks that match – have […]

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Sneakers made from algae, and the rest of this week’s Shoes News

      

It’s tennis season!  InStyle’s editor-in-chief Charlotte Moore and me wearing Lacoste Straightset sneakers #twinningiswinning My favourite time of year (other than Christmas, OBVS!) is now. It starts with the Chelsea Flower Show and ends before the kids have broken up from school, but my absolute favourite period is the last week of June and first week […]

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Shoes that save the seas, and the rest of this week’s Shoes News

     

Into the blue Protecting the environment has always been high on my agenda. When I was ten I wrote to my local Tesco asking them to provide more recycling facilities (which they did!), and my first ever stint at journalism, for the school newspaper, was an essay on sea pollution on my native Isle of […]

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Shoes Headlines: The White Shoe Issue

       

You may have noticed on Instagram that I am currently obsessing over white shoes (ooh, and did you read my review of the amazing new sneakers brand Seven Feet Apart?). So this week, I thought I’d make Shoes News all about them; where to buy the best ones, this season’s trends and how to keep […]

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