Back in February, we lauched the play the shoe stylist feature, and the big hit in the wardrobe stakes were these gorgeous (and wearable) flats from Marc by Marc Jacobs. The feature may have been slightly short-lived (if only we had more time) but the shoes remained a classic, and thus come in at number 48 on our Christmas countdown. The heeled version was just as gorgeous too.
When this talking point of a wedge from Patrick Cox hit the site in January, the reaction was an overwhelming 'wow!', which is why it makes number 49 in our end of year top 50. It may not be the most wearable look, but it's most definitely a work of art! Stay tuned for more of our top 50 shoes, including the top ten of 2006 at the end of the month.
It seems only right that the first of our top 50 rundown of the best shoes of 2006 should come from way back in January. In fact, these Christian Louboutin shoes were one of the first yay or nays of the year, with a massive 55 of you giving your opinions (why doesn't that happen any more?). Dita Von Teese has been wearing these babies all year, and we still think they look fabulous almost twelve months on. Love them!

Throughout December, we'll be bringing you the Shoewawa top 50 shoes of 2006. For numbers 50 - 11 we'll be scouring the archives for the best and most talked-about shoes we've shown off since January, finishing up with our top ten shoes of the year just after Christmas. We're choosing the shoes based on various things, so no doubt our choices will spark controversy as they won't all be stunners (we'll throw in some ugly shoes and celeb favourites of course). If there's a shoe you think should make the list, drop me a line now. Just don't say the Christian Louboutin 'bruges'...