Concrete Catwalk // Brogues

June 6, 2011

i have been in the mood to wear these vintage bally brogues for a long time,

but i wanted to pair them with just the right outfit.

they are quite possibly one of my favorite pairs that i own,

but because of their strong menswear influence,

i like wearing them with more ladylike pieces.

(ok, so the miniskirt probably doesn’t count as ladylike, but you know what i mean.)

also, i’m thinking about switching out the laces to a fun bright color for summer.

any ideas on what color would look best? maybe neon?

top – vintage, thrifted

belt – j. crew

necklace – vintage, garage sale
watches – nana’s and my own

skirt – target

handbag – j. crew

brogues – vintage, thrifted

15 Comments

Reply Faith J. June 6, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Love your outfit and the brogues! You look great in bright colors!

Reply Sara B June 6, 2011 at 2:34 pm

That skirt is adorable!! Love this outfit!!

Reply Elissa June 6, 2011 at 2:44 pm

Neon laces would look great with those brogues. Such a great idea! And just so you know, whenever I go thrifting my new obsession is finding watches I can double or triple up on. I love how you pull them off.

Reply modest typewriter vintage June 6, 2011 at 2:48 pm

Yes to the laces! I think they would look great with a sheer neon pink or orange ribbon… or you could go with a light pink for something more demure. Anything would work with that gray/taupe color!

Reply Jaclyn June 6, 2011 at 2:50 pm

you are rockin’ it out today ;) I am a Brogue maniac… so I love seeing these in your outfit.

Lovely!

Reply Four Flights June 6, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Gorgeous! I love the colors in that pretty top :)

Reply thedirtyknitter June 6, 2011 at 4:13 pm

Yellow laces of course!!

Reply the classy turtle ♥ June 6, 2011 at 4:17 pm

gah! I love love love this outfit lady. Broques are my favorite..I think a hot pink or green would be super cute.

Reply Morgan and Lua June 6, 2011 at 4:17 pm

I’m going to go with a neon/hot pink. I think it would look good with the muted brogues (not to mention it would look fancy with this outfit).
Now I’m thinking maybe magenta.

I have faith in you! :)

Reply Katie June 6, 2011 at 5:09 pm

oooo yeah. I love the idea of neon pink!

Reply Lacee Swan June 6, 2011 at 7:13 pm

beautiful printed blouse!! and love the lace skirt!

Reply CC June 7, 2011 at 2:45 am

Perfect!
That is my fave way to wear brogues/oxfords – with the girliest look possible. I changed my laces out for chiffon ribbon in a neutral but a neon would look great too!

Reply Divina Joy June 7, 2011 at 4:49 am

Lovely floral top!

Reply Leah June 7, 2011 at 2:20 pm

I love this combination! It’s genius.

xo L.

Reply jessie @ the concrete catwalk June 8, 2011 at 1:36 pm

to be honest, i wasn’t sure how i felt about the top when i had it on, but sounds like the general consensus is a positive one! :) thanks for the love, gals!