REVIEW – Jakes Shoes Back to School Range

I can hardly believe that in just a few short months, Erin, my first born and still teeny four year old will be starting school.  As emotional as buying her uniform has been, there is something ever so exciting about buying school shoes! Erin has had a fascination with school children for months now, and is so excited about wearing a uniform.

Having watched Milkshake TV since she was little, we have seen our fair few Lelli Kelly adverts, so much so that I can’t even say the words without singing the extremely catchy song!

Because of this, Erin knew exactly what school shoes she wanted to try!

We were asked if we wanted to review some of the school shoes range from Jake Shoes – and when we saw they stocked Lelli Kelly’s – these were the obvious choice!

About Jakes Shoes

Jake Shoes is an independently owned and family run company set up in 1975 to offer a choice of shoes different from the rest of the high street.

Jakes stock a huge range of ladies’ shoes, men’s shoes and children’s shoes. Their products are sourced from around the world and include all the top brands such as Ugg, Vans, Converse, Hunter, Lelli Kelly and many more as well as lesser known brands from from smaller factories to offer styles you won’t see anywhere else!

For children, Jakes offer a full measuring and fitting service in both of their stores which are situated on the upper floor of Manchester Arndale and in Stockport town centre. For people like me however who are buying online, they are also happy to advise over the phone if you have any sizing questions.

Jakes offer free next day delivery if you spend over £40 – and free exchange returns if you accidently order the wrong size – this is great for peace of mind, and even better if you suddenly find your children have had a growth spurt over the summer!

Our Experience

We were sent some shoes from Jakes Lelli Kelly back to school range. Whilst some of the Lelli Kelly shoes can be a bit bright and, date I say it – CRAZY, their school range is perfect for girls like Erin. They are smart enough and sensible enough to be worn as part of a specific school uniform, yet include special feastures which make them so much more exciting then a boring old black patent shoe.

We ordered the Colourissima Dolly Shoes in Black Patent – Erin has really narrow feet, so  it was great to see that Jakes stock the F fitting, which is sometimes hard to come by.

The Colourissima Dolly Shoes are pretty special, they come with interchangeable straps so you can pick the feature of the strap depending on your mood.

Everything from a plain strap, to a bow, to this fantastic heart, which children can design and colour themselves using the special fabric pens included in the box.

The shoes were a massive hit with Erin, and she can’t wait to wear the Colourissima Pair on her first day at school. We tried them out for size with her school uniform in the garden and my heart melted a little!

You can check out the full range of shoes at Jakes on their website here – I now have my eye on a gorgeous pair of Converse for me too! (Be warned, if you look, you will be counting down the days till payday!)

A big thankyou to Jakes for making Erin’s starting school experience that little more exciting!

*Disclosure – I was gifted these shoes from Jakes in return for my honest review, however all thoughts and opinions are my own*