How the weather has played havoc with figuring out what to wear lately. I kid you not in the last fortnight I've been trussed up like a turkey in my warmest arctic style coat, then on the other end of the scale out in a little summer dress getting sunburn. Madness.
Thankfully, footwear is much more straightforward. Quality over quantity is my new mantra. You don't see me in trainers much usually as I have a habit of treating them badly which renders most of them for dog walking, running or allotmenting only.
However, this pair of trainers from Strive are quite special for a number of reasons. Rethinking the trainer with orthotic technology to create a stylish pair of shoes which are beneficial to foot health. It was immediately apparent how different this pair really are when I put them on; arch support was unmissable.
Of course, each pair of feet have different requirements but if you find that arch support is something that really helps, then Strive are a must have. With Biomechanical Footbed Technology specifically developed to maximise comfort alongside practicality these trainers are an obvious choice for me.
As going straight from regular shoes to a completely different footbed design can be something of a shock to the system it is recommended to wear new shoes for a little to start with then build up the time each day. I'm sure that I'll learn one day - countless times I've worn new shoes for a whole day only to regret it! 

Strive have a whole range of shoes, trainers and sandals in stock at the moment in plenty of stylish designs and colours, absolutely something for every woman. Although it's heading toward sandal weather I'm still clinging on to trainers for the time being.
My pair of Indiana trainers are in black/orange but they're available in white or navy as well. The soft Nubuck leather upper is intersected with breathable mesh to ensure that foot health is optimised.


Have you ever suffered with achy feet? Would you be tempted to try orthotic footwear?
Sophie
A big thank you to Strive for sending me this pair of trainers to keep my feet happy.

An outfit  post at last!  I’ve been wearing shorts a lot over the past few weeks as it has been such lovely warm weather. One of those ‘get the look’ style pages popped up on Asos or somewhere a few weeks ago with an American style jacket and I thought, oooh I’ve got a jacket like that which barely ever makes it off the hanger. I'd not considered wearing it with shorts yet it seemed to feel right. This oversized tee is one which I picked up recently; to start with I wasn’t sure about the flowers but I’ve actually grown to rather like them.

I have to admit that my choice in footwear has undergone something of a revelation in the last couple of months. These wedges are lovely comfortable leather boots with the soles being built for total foot comfort and support. The paranoia of getting sore soles or even worse - a twisted ankle has been nibbling away at me since starting running and I would be really upset if I did myself an injury through wearing inappropriate shoes.

Have a good week everyone!