Hello lovelies!
Here it is! The much awaited B.A.I.T footwear review!
The History
So I’ve been seeing B.A.I.T footwear around a LOT on Instagram
and tumblr, primarily being worn by amazing pinup girls and it was a brand I
always kind of stared at from afar. While I loved the look, having rather odd
feet (just over half a size difference from one to the other) I was feeling
extremely cautious of actually making a
purchase, especially without being able to physically try them on…so I watched
and waited.
Earlier this year, the weather gods decided to trash every
single pair of everyday shoes I owned…knowing that Kitten D’Amour started
stocking B.A.I.T in their stores, I saved my dollars and took a chance! I
bought my first pair of Ida’s in black and cream for $109.95. That afternoon,
seeing them on the Pin Up Girl Clothing website for $54 and having a 15% off
coupon code, I bought them in the hot pink too! Considering how cheaply you can
buy them in America, even with postage I’ll probably end up purchasing the rest
of mine from there.
The fit
I was surprised to find I was able to find a pair that fit
both feet without slipping around a lot, which is rare. For example, I love my
Pin Up Couture shoes but I have to pack one of them jelly inserts to make sure
my smaller foot doesn’t slip around like crazy. Having half sizes was
definitely a buying point for me and I purchased the 7.5. These are actually
the best fitting shoe I have probably come across. There is no massive
slipping, even when I do wear stockings (which now days is 99% of the time) and
they stay on my feet without any issues. The only problem I do have is being a
bit wide in the toes, some days I find them to be a bit too tight on my little
toe, but this has lessened as I’ve broken them in, which I’ll talk about below.
The look and walk
I really like the look of the Ida’s. The colour is very true
to what it looks like online and has a good vibrancy. I went with black and then pink as both are colours I wear a lot of and find they work with most of my outfits. So far in just over 3
weeks I haven’t managed to mark my Ida’s yet and that’s with almost daily wear.
They are a good basic flatter shoe for everyday where which is ideal for
someone like me who walks a bit on the commute to and from work. As someone who
previously wore ballet flats, it did take me some time to adjust to the baby heel
the Ida has. This did result in a few slightly rolled ankles in the first week
but it was easy enough to adjust to. That was the only issue I found personally
with walking in them and now it’s not a problem.
Things to be aware of
You WILL need to break your B.A.I.T footwear in and it will
hurt your feet. I cannot stress this enough. I’d strongly recommend wearing
stockings on those days to reduce blisters. My black and cream Ida’s took
around a week of continual wear to break in and be comfortable, my pinks are
took almost a week longer. However once they are broken in they are very
comfortable to wear!
I hope this review has helped answer a lot of questions
about whether the B.A.I.T’s are worth purchasing. I cannot stress enough that
if you are able to try them on, do so!
Especially being an oversea’s make of
shoe!
More coming tomorrow!
Much love
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