Keds?  Nah..

Converse?  But everyone and their toddlers and dogs have them..

Vans?  I’m not much of a sk8rgirl.

But I needed some comfortable canvas shoes, so I picked up a pair of Bensimon.  Oh I’m so sure you know all about these sneakers already.  They’re said to be the default shoe for French girls on-the-go.  Apparently Bensimon has a cult following in France and every girl has at least one pair.  Mais bien sûr! Such magnetizing yet simple little guys, aren’t they.  Other than my sorry français which I have actually spent 8 odd years studying and an insatiable appetite for macarons, croissants, mille-feuilles…. (Oh my gosh where is this going!!), these Bensimons are just about as Parisian as I am gonna get.  Beyond their feminine at the same time boyish charm, they are also easily maintained – just toss them in the washing machine and they will come out clean and cute like the day you bought them.

We all need comfortable shoes to survive!  What’s your favourite pair of play shoes?

I am wearing..

Tunic (tucked in):  Halogen
Skirt:  GAP
Belt (My Carrie Bradshaw belt!!!):  Forever 21