Ugly Shoe of The Week
Okay, so they may have been suitable as part of Christian's Dior's show at Haute Couture Paris S/S Week, but besides that and the film 'Memoirs of a Geisha' these high, wooden and undoubtedly painful platforms aren't very practical. Parading (or rather shuffling) around on the catwalk, models in the Dior show definitely earned their keep this week when they attempted stilt walking while avoiding falling down from the sheer weight of their dramatic costumes and extravagant headpieces. The traditional Japanese-style sandals appeared in a variety of colours and materials with rope straps, buckles and studs. As part of the overall show the shoes were an amazing work of art, anywhere else and they would probably make you a laughing stock. [Kim Foster]
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I know a lot of people (myself included) are still not sold on the idea of vintage (read: second hand) footwear, but I couldn't resist these retro shboots. Like a combination of this season's ankle boot / and 
Cute n' kitsch or just too kitsch to be cool? I can't quite decide, although I have a feeling that my irrational hatred of toe-post shoes would probably end up making the decision for me with these. They're by J. Renee and although you can't see it too well in this picture, the ladybird is actually made out of rhinestones and is set on a clear plastic strip, which would presumably make it look like it was painted directly onto your foot when you wore them. Nope, the jury's still out for me, I'm afraid: if you decide you like them, 
I know, it’s a white high heel, but look, it’s a pretty one, I promise! Actually, this is more of a mid-height heel, and technically, the colour is "stone" (or so say Schuh, anyway), so you can get rid of any "white stiletto" stereotypes you maybe harbouring and look instead at the lovely frill detail on the side of these slightly chunk courts. 
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I'm off to a Burns Night party on the weekend so have been ogling tartan footwear and accessories for the last couple of weeks. Well, given the date and the host's Antipodean boyfriend, it's actually a combined Burns Night and Australia Day party - meaning, aside from plaid, guests have the option of showing off their pasty white winter legs in shorts and flip-flops (thongs to our Australian readers). Being Australian myself, I feel a bit unpatriotic, but am choosing the much more seasonally-appropriate tartan, and think these 
