golden sundays.

well, it's the end of a fabulously lace-filled week, and i thought i'd really push the boat out for the final entry. it's late on a sunday evening, and i had my last shift at part-time job today before starting new full-time job tomorrow (no rest for the wicked), so i'm going to have to keep this on the pleasant side of brief, but i thought i'd send us all into a new week feeling shiny and positive, so i've jazzed up my gold supergas with mr lacy's gold smallies.

i'm hoping that they'll induce some sunshine into the beginning of the week (as we slide inevitably, and terrifyingly, into the dark days of turning the clocks back - perhaps if we pretend it's not happening, it just won't happen).

with love and laces,


[jessica aureli]

my own monochrome.

unfortunately, technical difficulties prevented me from posting my lace adventures last night. but fear not! out of the dark cloud of computer inefficiencies comes the silver lining of a double up laces exxxtravaganza [trademark pending]!

so. today. the trusty cons get a make over. i like to think that i'm very open-minded and adventurous when it comes to colour, but in fact, this is a total lie, and i really only like black, white, and the occasional shade of grey. so mr lacy's black flatties are my holy grail of shoelaces.

in order to make up for the regrettable shoelace silence incident of last night, i've done the extra mile today, and have spent some minutes trawling through mr lacy's guide to lacing, to provide you with a fresh take on how to infiltrate your eyelets. this is the lattice. i'm still not sure i did it right, but there's a limit to the amount of time i can spend on it, with a shift at work and an errant gym visit looming. regardless, you get the idea.

again, the genius is in the details with this particular pair: specifically, the gold metal tips. they are the perfect compromise for colourphobes such as myself, serving as an ideal way to break up the monochrome without startling the inevitably skittish wearer.

stay tuned for today's second post; i'm revamping my beloved adicolours, with hilarious results! (well not really, i'd say mildly diverting at first, but sometimes i like talking like a movie trailer voice-over guy).

in the meantime, have a look at the lacing guide and send me some pics- there's a prize for best effort (a real one, i'm holding it in my hand now)!


[jessica aureli]

thursday laces: it was late, and i was tired.

yes, this is a cop out. i apologise. but you know, 70s revival is going to be huge next summer, so it's not totally invalid. must go to bed, day has been filled with internin' and retail-workin'. exhaustin'.

flatties purple fade laces by mr lacy.


[a very tired, truculent, somewhat emotional but ultimately compliant jessica aureli]

poxymash: a week in laces

for one person, i have a fairly ridiculous number of plimsolls, trainers - basically, i have a surplus of laced-fastened foot apparel. and yet, i get sick of them with shocking regularity, and feel compelled to buy yet more pairs.

imagine my relief when the lovely lauren at coffin on cake pr told me about mr lacy shoelaces. all of a sudden, there were myriad options for gussying up my shoe collection. so, to celebrate, i'm going to be trying out a different pair everyday this week.

today, i've kept it simple: my new white supergas (bought on my recent trip to italy), and a royal blue pair of royal blue smallies. i wore them with a little white shift dress, straw hat and denim shirt, to add a little nautical twist to an otherwise grey monday.


[jessica aureli]