Nike Iridescent Premium QS Blazers

I'm not particularly a trainer person, I would usually much rather buy some huge platform boots with a cleated sole or a classic pair of loafers. However when I first saw someone post a promo shot of the Nike Iridescent Premium QS Blazers I could not stop thinking and swooning over them! I am a magpie when it comes to holographic or iridescent items, I literally was about to chew my own arm off to get myself a pair of the Topshop holographic Argo boots last winter and thankfully my boyfriend bought me them for Christmas. So obviously when I saw these Nike trainers I simply had to have them! Only problem being that they were limited edition and everyone and their mum's cousin's friend's girlfriend wanted them too! So you get what I'm saying, that is a lot of people. Too many for my liking! They sold out pretty quick in America and having looked through eBay I could see plenty of people selling them on at ridiculous prices. I know this angers and annoys many but to be fair I would definitely do the same if I knew I could make almost triple what they actually cost.

Anyway, so realease day in the UK was set and then reset to a different date and I was getting all antsy wondering if I would be lucky to get myself a pair. So finally on the morning of release day I tweeted Nike to which they kindly responded back with the link directly to them on their website. I sat in a queue waiting patiently for my size 4s, thinking I'll get lucky and after 25 minutes my basket refreshed and told me that my size was out of stock. Aghhhh! So I naturally went to check size 4.5, 5 and at a push 5.5 but everything had gone! I was upset because I wanted them so bad but I kind of expected this mass shoe hysteria.

For me my next step was of course eBay. I did do a post on it before and I rely on the auction site for pretty much everything that I want! I did manage to grab myself a pair from a seller who clearly got lucky and had around four pairs in different sizes for sale. I did pay slightly more than double the RRP what with shipping too but do you know what, I don't care! I am so in love with these trainers and I am not lying when I tell you that the night before I went to go and collect them from the post office (having missed the delivery), I genuinely had a dream about them! 

They're perfect and eye catching and most people who've seen me in them have loved them like I do! I know they're not for everyone but I always think it's good that people have different tastes and styles. I am the sort of person that generally doesn't really care if someone doesn't like what I'm wearing anyway! I plan to wear these with as many outfits as possible and so I can justify the cost of them! Maybe I'll do a post soon on how to style them with different looks.

So what are your thoughts? Love or loathe?

Ahh look at the pretty colours!