The birthday dilemma

I go through this every year. Weeks before my birthday I go through endless lists of e-shops trying to find what I want the most for my birthday. This year I have shortlisted two pairs of shoes or rather, two pairs of sneakers as my preferred choices for birthday present. The first, the studded "Louis" Christian Louboutin high tops and the second, Balenciaga's multi-colour high-tops. I know that it seems like a classic vs. trendy piece but not to me. I have a tendency of getting seemingly seasonal pieces and turning them into personal classics, which is why this is a big dilemma. I can see myself wearing both on a daily basis and, to me, they're both extremely versatile. What's your advice?

[Pictures: Luisaviaroma.com, MatchesFashion.com]

Feeling the Bass

This is what I wore yesterday. In summer I either feel like wearing all muted colours or going all Chuck Bass and combining very bold colours. The latter makes more of a statement for menswear in the summer. I'm wearing a bright orange (it is brighter than it looks on the pic) from Uniqlo, lime green shorts from H&M (that I should've bought in every colour last year) and my filthy pair of white chucks. My mum has already complained about the dirty state of the shoes but I always say Converse are the one shoes one should wear dirty because it shows you've lived, no?

[Picture: Iñaki C.]