If there’s one thing Denmark is famous for (no, I’m not talking about hot dogs and smørrebrød), it’s design. Be it furniture, architecture, or fashion, there is no shortage of amazing Danish brands that make design aficionados squeal with excitement over the perfect blend of simplicity, functionality, and beauty.
From time to time, I like to write about Danish brands that I like, and when I was recently offered to try a sample of Ecco’s new SS16 sneaker line, Ecco Intrinsic, as part of their #partofmyworld campaign, I was happy to oblige – obviously!
The package arrived while I was on vacation in Crete, and two days after I came back, I slipped on wet cobblestone and massively sprained my ankle, which immediately swelled to the size of a small watermelon (approximately) and proceeded to take on all the colors of the rainbow. Now, more than two weeks later, it’s still a (not so) beautiful purple. The first couple of days after it happened, I could not fit any shoes on my foot, whatsoever. I was wearing flip flops, but they were hanging on for dear life on my bandaged, elephant-sized foot. Then I wore ballerina flats for a week and a half, which was somewhat okay because they’re really low-cut around the ankle. I injure my right ankle constantly – most recently three months ago in Munich – so that kind of is part of my world, I guess. But all in all, that meant I had to wait about three weeks until I could finally try out my new Ecco sneakers – bummer!
But this past weekend, I could finally take off the bandage - so we decided to head out for a little walk around the “sluse” (water gate) we live close to.