Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Saddle shoe



Celebrate the last day of classes in old school style by sporting these smart Oxford flats by Pinup Couture! Created by founder Laura Byrnes, Pinup Couture proudly puts vintage-loving ladies in flavorful, flattering, and affordable pieces to flaunt their taste the old-fashioned way. 

Take these timeless black and white flats, which feature a perfectly perforated trim, bright white laces to match their rounded toe, and a slim sole that culminates in a low heel. They are a refreshing reminder of your earlier years, except now you’re skipping the plaid and standing out in raspberry skinny jeans, a light lemon top, and a grey blazer with a silk scarf in its pocket. Just a few patient hours until you're free, then you’ll be the fresh fashion prodigy of the summer!

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Saddle shoe

The saddle shoe is a low-heeled casual Oxford shoe, characterized by a plain toe and distinctive, saddle-shaped decorative panel placed mid foot. Saddle shoes are typically constructed of leather and are most frequently white with a black saddle, although any color combination is possible.

Saddle shoes are worn by both men and women in a variety of styles ranging from ultra high platforms to golf cleats.

Thursday, 18 August 2011

Aconitum


These herbaceous perennial plants are chiefly natives of the mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere, growing in moisture retentive but well draining soils on mountain meadows. Their dark green leaves lack stipules. They are palmate or deeply palmately lobed with 5–7 segments. Each segment again is 3-lobed with coarse sharp teeth. The leaves have a spiral or alternate arrangement. The lower leaves have long petioles.
The tall, erect stem is crowned by racemes of large blue, purple, white, yellow or pink zygomorphic flowers with numerous stamens. They are distinguishable by having one of the five petaloid sepals (the posterior one), called the galea, in the form of a cylindrical helmet; hence the English name monkshood. There are 2–10 petals, in the form of nectaries. The two upper petals are large. They are placed under the hood of the calyx and are supported on long stalks. They have a hollow spur at their apex, containing the nectar. The other petals are small and scale like or non forming. The 3–5 carpels are partially fused at the base.

The fruit is a follicle, a follicle being a dry, unilocular, many-seeded fruit formed from one carpel, and dehiscing by the ventral suture in order to release seeds.