Vivienne Westwood + Melissa Flats

Let’s face it — just because you’re schlepping around after kids all day doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to look fabulous. And I can tell you my new, ruby-red Vivienne Westwood for Melissa flats make me feel very special indeed.

All Melissa shoes are made from MELFLEX plastic, a patented, hypo-allergenic, recyclable, and extremely flexible PVC. The shoes are totally cruelty free and devoid of animal products. The Brazilian-based company recycles 99.9% of factory water and waste, and they also go the distance by recycling overstock styles into next season’s collection. Even better? Melissa Shoes employees are paid above average wages and benefits.

Basically, there’s 101 ways you can justify the purchase to yourself, but the fact is, they’re just pretty. And you deserve them.

The customised Ultragirl is $145. We bought ours from Macleay on Manning in Sydney, you can find more stockists here.