Well, after having a good laugh at H’s slipper shoes before Christmas it’s time to have a laugh look at my new shoes.

When I was back at H’s at the weekend I just couldn’t get warm, my feet, decked in trendy Adidas, were especially cold, I felt like my little piggys were going to drop off! In the end I relented and popped out for a walk to buy some ‘local shoes’.

And here’s what I ended up with (I paid about 10 kuai by the way!):

They’re a splendid black colour with a tan loose check pattern and navy beading, rather splendid what? I’ll tell you what, they were double toasty too! Not the most comfortable shoe I’ve ever worn, and I doubt they’re up to much serious off-road work but nevertheless they’re fine and dandy for the gentleman about town (such as myself).

Here’s the entire outfit I chose to go with my new shoes: