4/15/10

From Old Guard To Avant Garde

While on vacation with my family last month,
I stopped into the Stubbs & Wootton boutique.

I own several pairs
of this classic Stubbs & Wootton wedge.
{in varying heel heights + colors}

But, 
the Stubbs & Wootton label
is really known best for this preppy staple.
{These are not really my style.}

And yet,  I couldn't help but
browse the endless selection of embroidered and
needlepoint slippers available.

And, that's when I spied these!

WHAT?!
At which point, I realized that perhaps this
old school staple was looking to shake things up a bit!


So...browsed around a bit more,
with a renewed sense of curiosity, and then saw THIS.
I love this blue needlepoint weekender!
It's like Mary Poppins meets Private Benjamin.
and
{Doesn't it sort of remind you of this?}


~*~

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{it's still going on}

images via; Stubbs&;Wootton;Anthropologie

52 comments:

HAMPTON HOSTESS said...

Love Stubbs--they have a great shop in Southampton. Tried to get my husband to buy the "screw" loafers, but he went for a tamer motif!

Some Style... said...

those wedges are a dream so classic... and so 50s style as well!

Audrey Allure said...

Love those wedges, and that is a cute bag :)

bluehydrangea said...

Ha! Too funny!! Somebody has quite a sense of humor...the bag? Love it!! Traditional with a twist, my favorite!

Debra said...

You need that little love-seat...perhaps in shades of grape and aubergine. I can think of a couple of times I would have loved to have been wearing those whimsical slippers...outside of the house!

Living It At Home said...

I really am digging the embroidered flats! So stylish and makes a statement!

I am also having a giveaway for my 100 followers! Please stop by to enter!

~jamilyn

pve design said...

Laughter really is the best medicine. I love witty tongue-in-cheek sorts of designs, like that.
pve

Tammy@InStitches said...

That gave me a good giggle this morning !

Susie @ Maddie's Nest said...

I will have to go browse some of the new stuff....although I still love the classic wedges.

Hamptontoes said...

Love those wedges! Wedges with jeans, dresses, shorts...it all looks good.

Style Scout said...

You will get your moneys worth with those wedges! Classic and Chic!

Joyce said...

Too funny a little preppy mets Harley Davidson. xo

Cat said...

How lovely to find cool treasures and inspirations in unexpected places :)

Kathy G said...

Lately I have become fixated on needlepoint shoes and also stumbled on the Stubbs & Wooten, I didn't know they also did bags...LOVE IT!

paula said...

never heard of these, thanks for the intro.

Karena said...

I had a pair with anchors, and I love the wedges! That loveseat and purse.....OMG!


Karena
Art by Karena

shari @ little blue deer said...

Ha, I wondered who made those little slippers, I used to see women in Atlanta wearing them all the time! I love to see a new, edgy take on a classic, very clever! Great post, and if you get a second, stop by and check out my Catherine Deneuve giveaway!

SogniSorrisi said...

Those shoes are so funny!

Love the wedges.

CCWai said...

I think the 3rd pair is quite interesting.
We still don't get a lot of asymmetric shoes.

Kathysue said...

Love a good wedge and these are classics. I also love the needlepoint slipper, they look so classy to me. fun shoes!! Kathysue

Rock'n Roll Ballerina said...

Funny;)

And I love the wedges! :)

xoxoKrysten said...

Those wedges are pretty much amazing.

Stephanie said...

Love the wedges AND the bag! Too fun!

Marija said...

I"m laughing at my self because first I thought it was a nail. Wake up Marija! I have to convess never having heard of this brand but I do own that wedge from a different line. PERFECT for summer. I'll have to check out S&W!

StylishBird said...

The screw u loafers are A-mazing!

nicole said...

Screw U! Love it!!! Too funny.....

La Dolfina said...

Seriously too funny. Did you buy them?

Design Esquire said...

Those shoes are hilarious! Someone at the company has a sense of humor.

SPLENDEROSA said...

You are adorable!! I'm sure those shoes are best sellers. I wouldn't wear them, but a whole bunch of my girlfriends would and every time they looked down they would smile. So so cute. xx's Marsha

Jen said...

Those are some great wedges!! As for the screw U shoes? Hmmm... I might have to pass on those. Boy, they just seem to think of everything, don't they? ;-)

Beatriz said...

Cute wedges!! They are my favorite alternative to traditional high heels. So much more comfortable!

Beatriz.
thatgirlinpearls.com

awful beautiful disarray said...

Hey girl!!!!

I gave you something on my blog!!! Go check it out! :)

Hope you're having a great week!
Ashley
awfulbeautifuldisarray.blogspot.com

Averill said...

My dad has had a pair of Stubbs house slippers for YEARS...so they always remind me of him. Love the screw & magnet though...very fun!

M said...

Yes, the slippers are mildly amusing, but YOU, you are hysterical!

DREAMER'S DEN said...

god i love wedges.

Fee-AMore said...

That is such an adorable pair.

Lynda @ Happenstance Home said...

I love the wedges! I have been wanting a pair in yellow! I think they would be fun!

My Interior Life said...

I've found your blog through Blue Hydrangea and love it. Great post - loving the cheekiness of the embroidered slippers. And that bag is too cool. Thanks for sharing!

yayellie said...

When is Father's Day? Need to get him the slippers and see how long it takes him to figure out that we aren't just trying to label him a handyman...

Dancing Branflake said...

haha! Insulting shoes. I would never wear them but they are pretty funny. I do love that bag. I don't have anything embrioded other than a few cardis. Maybe it's a new trend.

jennyjen said...

Wedge shoes are my favourite! I was just trying on a pair yesterday that I was so close to buying. I had to control myself though! :)

sarah, flourish design + style said...

Hilarious! xo

erin@designcrisis said...

That needlepoint bag is the mostest!

Thanks so much for stopping by today :)

Ragland Hill Social by Gwen Driscoll said...

I have to know, are the SC. U slippers women's or men's? Just hilarious. I can always count on you for a good laugh. My husband's 40th is next week. I was thinking they would be a good funny. Thank you for your kind comments on RHS. You are a dear blog friend!

Rhiannon Nicole said...

Super cute :) Love that chair in the last pic!

Splendid Willow said...

You are too funny, girlie! Coming here is always refreshing and such a delight. I always leave smiling! Now did you end up getting anything?

ox, Mon

Housewife Bliss said...

those wedges are a dream -- perfect for summer. Looking forward to buying a few pairs when we land in AZ.

Sarah Esther said...

I have never heard of this! but I am giggling at the shoes... lol

liza said...

Is it possible my grandmother wore those years (like 30 years) ago?? I wish I could have given her the FU ones because she would have cracked up! The wedges are great.

Cashon&Co said...

OH MY GOSH. that's me. Old school to the bone but like to shock the old schoolers a bit!!! that purse and those slip on's are great. and i would kill to have that settee. I have spent the last 2 years trying to finish a needlepoint stocking, which I was WAY over-ambitious when I started.

Dayka (Life +Style) said...

i do love the weekender, and your wedges are quite cute! they look super comfy, too.

Jenn said...

Ha, that needlepoint camo bag is hilarious! I love it!

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