Unboxing My New Gioseppo Leather Sandals (ft. Aurélie)

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I first discovered Spanish footwear brand Ria Menorca back in late 2018 while shopping at Takashimaya. The first thing that drew me to their shoes were the bling, and when I tried them on, they were just so comfortable that I had to get myself a pair.

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I had a legit huge scare just the other day: What will my life look like when I’m 70? Would I have enough money to last me? Would I still need to work till I die? My CPF cannot cover my retirement, and I still do not own a property (a necessary asset) today. What will I be living on? Where will I be living in? Will I be on food stamps or rely on charity food donations? I can’t save $50,000 a year by working my ass off now – what makes me think I can even retire? We’re not a socialist country, we don’t have fancy lifetime pension schemes. I’m not just saying this to scare anyone (and I truly did freeze for a long moment there) but if you think about it… What are we doing today so that we can live awesome bat-shit crazy fun lives when we’re Grace and Frankie? Even if we will have enough money to buy a home later on, will we ✨ALSO✨ have money to pay for food, clothes, medication, transport and leisure??? Today we dress well, we have jobs, we have friends, we can eat well, take a Grab or coffee whenever we want. But this stage of our lives doesn’t last. What happens to us when it’s all done and dusted off? What happens then? ?

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You’d have seen the pair I bought in my various selfies or OOTD posts over the following months.

So when I was recently contacted by a rep at Ria Menorca to collaborate with them, it was a definite yes. I dropped by Binibeca Fashion at Tanglin Mall to discover all the Spanish brands in-house and was happy to find Victoria, Gioseppo and La Siesta as well.

I tried on so many pairs of shoes that day just to have a feel, and my gosh. They were all so comfortable! The most surprising were the platform heels from Ria Menorca – they were so much lighter than they looked. What I also liked about all the shoes I tried on was that they fitted my wide Asian feet pretty well.

I was allowed to pick a pair to bring home. It was a tough decision between some red heels from Ria Menorca and blinged-out flat sandals from Gioseppo. In the end I picked the sandals because:

• I had been on the lookout for flat bejeweled sandals for a while.
• These leather ones were so comfortable.

I guess you could say I manifested my sandals.

In any case, I was so excited to do an unboxing that afternoon. Since Aurélie was up, we did the unboxing together. Check it out below!

You have to check out Binibeca Fashion stores the next time you’re in:

• Tanglin Mall #02-26
• Suntec City #01-435
• Parkway Parade #01-07

And if you do go between 27-29 April 2020, quote “RC06” to get 10% off your purchase. Follow Binibeca Fashion on Instagram and Facebook, and show a screenshot of my Instagram post to qualify.

P.S.If you like sparkly things, you may also like this swatching video of my Tarte Winter Wonderglam palette!