Walk the talk

You might remember me wearing my Faguo shoes in previous posts such as this one or even worn by Candice here (whom you have got to know throughout the summer). I thought I would wait until after meeting the creators behind this 'responsible' shoe before talking about it and what it represents. First thing you need to know it is not just a shoe, and in todays world were we all seem infatuated by multifunctional object, it seems quite normal that our shoe snow have multiple purposes. Let me explain myself.

Nicolas and Frédéric, the two French creators and designers behing the Faguos, created about a year ago this little pump and added the extra value to it by making sure this shoe was 'responsible'. Since the start they have tracked and calculated the amount of emissions the production of each shoe creates as they are conscious that "Faguo's activity has a direct impact on the global warming". Thus, their goal is to decrease these carbon emissions as much as possible, thus creating a smaller carbon footprint. More so, with every pair of shoes brought somewhere in France a tree is planted in turn "they will constitute a stock of carbon taking part in the fight against global warming". So for every shoe sold = a tree is planted = doing something good for our planet. It's not much, but sure is a start and at least ou can say you did something and you did it fashionably. Indeed, even though they have clearly spent a lot of time researching the impact on the environment of producing these shoes, they have also spent as much time thinking about the clean and simple yet well thought out design of the shoe.

Thanks to Nicolas and Frédéric for taking the time to share their passion, creations and knowledge with me!

The small coconut button on the side represents their promise of being a responsible yet fashionable shoe.

This is the limited edition shoe created for the event at the Bozar shop in Brussels. Then only made 120 of them so if you want a pair you better be quick, they are also available online which is never a bad thing :)

Frédéric and Nicolas talking to Geoffroy from Elle.be

Frédéric and Nicolas, the two creators/designers of Faguo.

"The green walk"

Snapped, Stored & Shared (#2)

Here is the second edition of "Snapped, Stored & Shared" with some few ideas of where to go in Brussels. Enjoy!

1. Simply heaven, even more so due to the fact that to find a shop in Brussels that sells reese's is like finding the golden goose (Nail polish is from Sephora).

2. The eco- friendly and trendy Faguo sneakers will be exposed at the Belgium BOZAR SHOP for one month only, starting as of this Wednesday 1st September. A limited edition shoe, created for this exposition will also be available.

FR: Les éco-trendy FAGUO s'expose au BOZAR SHOP pendant un mois, dés ce mercredi 1er Septembre. De plus, à cette occasion un modèle en édition limitée a spécialement été créé pour cette occasion. BOZAR SHOP Rue Ravensteinstraat 15 1000 Brussels

3. Ebisu is a new 'fast food' style japaness restaurant around Flagey (brussels) and I am not talking Sushi. (read more here) FR: Ebisu, Un nouveau 'fast food' japonais près de la place Flagey, un vrai délice à essayer. Rue de Vergnies 37, 1050 Brussels

4. What could be the perfect bag ( from COS) for uni this year, I need one that will fit all my junk but also my books,but also I need one that I can potentially carry around whilst on a bike . Any suggestions?

5. the drop of temperature we have been faced with lately sadly indicates the end of summer but it also means the leather trousers can be dug up again. These are from h&M (last year)

6. You might remember my post on Delvaux (the Belgian maroquinerie), well here is the lundi bag from their new collection 'Toujours' in royal blue. Love the colour and the leather is divine, my only problem is that my wallet is way too big sadly for this bag. (both gifted) FR:  Vous vous souvenez peut être du post que j'avais fais précédemment sur delvaux, et bien voici le sacLundi de leur nouvelle collection 'Toujours', j'adore la couleur bleu royal et le cuir est tout simplement magnifique, mon seul problème ets que mon portefeuille y rentre à peine.

7. With September comes the beginning and the launch of so many new and fascinating things, and one of them is the Hermès 'J'aime mon carré' party. Can't wait for it and I will be sure to document the evening to its full extent. FR: Le mois de Septembre s'annonce bien et commence en beauty et style avec la soirée Hermès 'J'aime mon carré'. J'ai hâte d'y être et bien entendu les photos suivront

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Faguo sneakers

Thank you all for sticking with me and the blog, I was glad to see some of you go back and read some of my older posts whilst I was away. I have to say, I am not yet use to blogging and being on holiday at the same time as I am one of those people that likes to be cut off from the real world at least two weeks a year. Those who follow me on twitter will know by now that I spent the last week in Cannes and St tropez. Just a quick post with a few snapshots from this past week.

my cutoffs

my new Zara sandals and Nouvelle vague nailpolish

love the Topshop print and my new turquoise bangles courtesy of Philippe Audibert.

my Faguo shoes

A warm thank you to the gorgeous Shomara for this lovely article she did on me. Do check out the other articles she wrote.

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