Sabrina Suggests

COMPETITION: WIN £450 to spend at Gina

How many Swarovski crystals have been used in the design of these Gina ‘Sion’ heels? Click on the photo to enter.

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Spikey!

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Heel-less trainers by Kobi Levi. If you were worried about comfort in heel-less platforms. Worry less in these heel-less trainers.

Unfortunately not available for purchase, but I can guarantee Kobi Levi has a crazy shoe for every statement shoe lover on his new website www.kobilevidesigns.com.

Now you can have your shoes and eat it, thanks to these Jimmy Cheese shoes designed by Bath Spa University fashion student, Lisa Dillon, and made from cheese and bread. It was commissioned by Pilgrims Choice Cheddar.

Excuse me, while I’m still researching who created these badboys…

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From Davids Footwear Toronto campaign - Canada’s leading luxury footwear retailer.

Here’s one reason why you might have stinky feet. When your heels have a bad habit.

Hope he calls?

I want these heels - not because I want him to call - but because I want the heels.But I can imagine you can write anything in that little cloud. The style is exactly what I love. Block colour tights with statement heels. And why not stand out in blue tights? If you know the designer, please give me a shout on twitter @sabrinajohnson

Looking to revamp your heels? Try Shoe drawing

If you have artistic hands, then why not use your skills on your footwear to design them as you please! A good tip worth noting when customising with pens and paints for the first time: start with light coloured fabric shoes rather than dark. You will be able to use a wider range of colours and it will be easier to predict how permanent markers and paints will turn out.

You can buy amazing sets of fabric pens in varying nib sizes from the haberdashery sections in department stores such as John Lewis, Debenhams or independent ones. They aren’t very expensive (usually £5 or slightly more for a pack) and can be used a lot!

Looking to revamp your heels? Try Upcycling

When clearing out your wardrobe, before you throw out your old shoes, think about upcycling. Show some love and care towards well loved footwear by polishing leather shoes, or re-heeling and re-soling if necessary to make them wearable again.

Go further still and redecorate and redesign old shoes for a change at an upcycling workshop or shoe making class. Try Prescott and Mackay, who offer courses in London or further afield in the USA or Australia (should we have any readers across the seas!). Then you will have a fresh choice of materials and instruments to make a whole new shoe.

See the “Recycle” pump, a great example by Liza Fredrika Åslund who created the shoes from chunks of wood left over from furniture construction

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Looking to revamp your heels? Try Shoe Clips

Customising doesn’t always have to be permanent. Shoe clips mean that a pair of shoes can be re-styled depending on the style you want. Also, if there’s a particular shoe clip accessory that you really love, it can be shared across your heels, wedges and flats. Such a versatile way of updating your once favourite heels and adding some more interest to any outfit!

I’d strongly recommend anything by London shoe designer, Cleo B. They are having a sale on at the moment, with prices starting from £24!!

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Every fashionista will have noticed the new style of platform that has come in from the USA through shoe designer Jeffrey Campbell. Retailing from £105, more affordable versions of the designer boots are now on the market through Boohoo.com from £30

What I like about these platform lace shoe boots is that they look different, make a statement, but are still practical enough to wear on a night out. Skirts, shorts, trousers, jeans and dresses – these shoes work with them all.

Unfortunately, for those of us outside of the US, we don’t always get the full range collections from the designers.  Harvey Nichols only does the black leather in Jeffrey Campbell. But when you visit Boohoo.com, there are some similar and many other design and colour options available. My favourites are the Annie black lace ankle platforms boots.  They won’t get as dirty as the nude ones and it’s a style that Jeffrey Campbell didn’t think of.

Let me know if you have a pair from Boohoo , or what your favourite Boohoo style is!