Hippo-Ray are part of the Hippo collection released by Irregular Choice on the 16th April 2021. They feature the new Hilda character heel, along with Happy Hippo and So Hippo. The heel is 11.5cm high with 1.5cm platform which is the same height as Mickey and Minnie, half a centimetre less than bunnies and deers and 1.5cm taller than dice. I don’t own these shoes so I don’t have a video review sorry but the very lovely ladies at Irregular Choice Manchester let me take lots of photos.
Whilst Hippo-Ray can look like a boot when they’re on your feet they actually are a show with a flower wall facade on one side much like Meile. I was worried that this would dig into my leg but it was actually quite comfortable. I saw and tried on the black and pink colourway but it also comes in another version which is blue and silver. Size wise, these were a little big on me. I did need to size down from my usual 40 and found that a 39 fit really well. I certainly wouldn’t size up.
Giving a very much hippie vibe with its multi coloured flowers, the black have bursts of hot pink whilst the blue look so so shiny. They’re my least favourite of the collection as they feel a little 60s/70s to me (not my decades) but I do love how the flowers look individual and overlap. They do have the most detail which explains the highest price tag of the collection. They have a rrp of £199 so they are a little more expensive that So Hippo and Happy Hippo. They were available from most stockists.
Thank you once again to Irregular Choice Manachester for allowing time with the shoes to review them. I did do a stockist guide for the launch if you want to know where to find them.
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