Cheryl Cole can be held partly responsible for the renewed interest in sky-high, sexy-as-hell Mary Janes, as she dazzled onlookers in Christian Louboutin's Bikki pumps en route to the X-Factor auditions. A strap makes heels so much easier to wear, so a small cheer went up here at Shoewawa HQ when we started to notice the upsurge in genuinely desirable be-strapped styles.
One we're loving in particular at the moment is this Havva Rene snakeskin style, available at My Sugarland.The slinky, beautifully crafted shoes have a natty sharpness to them that would look great worn with red or black, and a bit of a Louboutin edge to them, too. The cut-out edging around the strap adds sophistication, and being from a relatively small label you won't see many more like these on your travels.
£480 at My Sugarland