Patiently patent.....

I love my new shoes. They are shiny patent from Primark. I have always been drawn to patent shoes because I was never allowed them as a child (sob, sob). I know in the past some schoolgirls were banned from wearing patent leather shoes because their shine reflected their underwear - I'm not sure if that's a myth. The reason I was not allowed patent was for practical reasons- they were easily scratched and hard to clean - my mother scoffed at patent leather shoes. So for £4 my new shoes are cheap and ready to scuff.