Big surprise, I wasn’t voted best dressed in high school. I guess sweat pants and Ugg boots didn’t count as couture back then – or ever. But I firmly held the belief if I just had unlimited funds, I could be the best-dressed girl in the quad. Boy, was I wrong. Just take a gander at Sea of Shoes and you’ll quickly see fashion isn’t all about money. While this young girl is fortunate enough to have unlimited credit cards, she also has an unlimited sense of style you just can’t buy, beg or borrow or steal. I’m not going to say everything on the site is amazing – okay, yes I am, it’s all unbelievably gorgeous, and I’m jealous.

Jane Aldridge (I think she’s 18) documents her collection of avant-garde footwear, accessories, designer vintage clothing and outlandishly dreamy stuff with photography worthy of a Grace Coddington editorial spread. Except, the only models Jane uses are herself, her mother and the occasional plastic dinosaur.

There’s so much eye candy on this site I may go into a diabetic coma. I’m grateful for Sea of Shoes because Jane blissfully illustrates how style is a hodge-podge, and can be found in an obscenely expensive couture item or with a stuffed cat. I have no idea how she does it, but no one does it better. It takes a great deal of character for a person to admit it when they’re wrong, and today, I have an abundance of character.

That’s why I’m grateful for Sea of Shoes.