hilkat

Apart from art, books, bright colours, crafts and gorgeous vintage clothes, one of my favourite hobbies in life, like many women, is shoes. A former slave to heels, my shoe wardrobe took a rather drastic about-turn when my son was born, and I now find myself dedicated solely (get it? Sole-ly? Oh dear…) to flats. Pumps, brogues, boots and ballet slippers all contribute to my (somewhat lengthy) winter shoe lust list, found everywhere from French catalogue La Redoute to rather more trend-based Topshop.

Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins, I have to admit, isn’t on my list of top shops to visit, and I tend to find them a little, dare I say, overpriced? However, I was pleasantly surprised when I wandered in there on the off-chance one day, and managed to indulge my brogue obsession for a mere £28 (red, patent, heaven!). The shoe-lover in me continues to head there first for cheap-but-not-too-cheap footwear, which may not break the bank, but won’t fall apart in five minutes either.

Topshop

Kate Kanzier
I only discovered Kate Kanzier when someone at work mentioned the website, and as soon as I visited I fell in love with the collection of brogues. They might not be leather, but at the bargain price of £35, you can’t really complain.

La Redoute
Jewel coloured pumps, stack heeled boots and fringed ankle boots - what a wonderful selection! I’ve never really investigated the La Redoute catalogue before, but after seeing these I might be having a further look!

Office
Office has to be the King of the Shoe Shops… it caters to every taste, holds numerous concession lines and above all, stocks shoes under a massive price range. As you can probably tell, I’m a huge fan of flats (in truth, I can hardly walk in heels!) and they had the best selection I could find - how I’m supposed to choose between them is beyond me!