Fair play to Amy Winehouse, she's managed to clean up her act this year and is said to be 100% free of illegal drugs after some time away from London and a certain on/off husband. She's even splashed out on a new pair of boobs to give her back some of her curvier figure.
Which is great. However there's one area of her life she hasn't cleaned up on, and it's starting to bother me.
Those old (and stained) ballet shoes need to go.
She's either walking about town in those or, even worse, wandering around barefoot. I think it's about time she invested in some new shoes.
The words 'sportswear' and 'chic' seldom inhabit the same universe, but Lacoste is one of the rare exceptions to that rule. Despite its many impersonators, the croc motif spell quality and I've always admired the label's eye for good fabrics and colours.
Both are evident in the new Lacoste range that will launch exclusively at Office in December. The lightweight 'Gambetta' collection of colourful trainers is a reworked classic style that picks up on the trend for geometric styling and acid brights. Even more exciting is the 'Bundle' boot, pictured below, which is a sort of hybrid wellington and Ugg that's far more attractive and wearable than either! The bundle boot will go on sale at Office for £60.
Having been brought up on the Wizard of Oz I'm a real sucker for red shoes. I recently gave into the temptation to buy these beauties, and naturally gravitated towards the screen when I spotted these cute red heels at ASOS.
The diamanté bow at the front makes these shoes slightly more 'bling' than I'd personally want to wear, but if I was more of a sparkles sort of girl I could these being the sort of shoes it would be impossible not to have fun in.
Even better - they've reduced the price from £45 to just £36. Party time!
I recently wrote about Redfoot's range of women's fold up shoes, and their brand new range of men's leather fold up shoes.Well, they've now moved into the boots market, although this time it's a little different.
The Zippyboot is an ugg-style boot with four variable heights. You can wear the boot as it is, at full height as you can see on the right. The top section rolls down, so you can wear it with the sheepskin inner on the top, or unzip the top section completely. This then leaves you with the shorter boot, or an ankle boot if you turn down the top of this section.
One of the best things about kids clothing is the adorable range of minature shoes, based on the popular versions owned by their parents.
Writing for other parenting sites means I come across a lot of these on a daily basis. Take the mini uggs on the right. I've seen these pop up a lot recently, but they really are too cute to ignore. They're available in pink, tan, and leapord. They're only £44.99 too, much more affordable than their bigger brothers.
Here's another taster of things to come, this time in the form of this rather rare looking shoe-boot from Proenza Schouler.
It's a spring 2010 style (so you can stop wincing at that open toe), with all the trappings I'm already coming to expect from the season: folksy, baskety references in the plaited zig-zag heel, big, visible weaves, a painful-looking angle and a slightly wonky heel. Fortunately, the mule-style shoes from the same collection look infinitely more wearable...
I've never heard of Chiara Fashion before now, but after seeing these shoes in More! magazine's bargain buy page for only £6, I'll definitely be making a habit of browsing there more!
The Strappy Ankle Buckle Silver Platforms are the kind of killer heels I can see myself wearing to assorted Christmas parties, and their basic silver colour lends them to most outfits
At £6, you can't really go wrong, particularly as delivery is free and next day is only £4.50. These platforms aren't the only bargain on the site though.
Fair play to Amy Winehouse, she's managed to clean up her act this year and is said to be 100% free of illegal drugs after some time away from London and a certain on/off husband. She's even splashed out on a new pair of boobs to give her back some of her curvier figure. 
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