Here's some welcome inches without the toe crippling-must-teeter-along stilettos that we're used to seeing from the catwalk. A collective cheer rises too from those that have spent too long trying to navigate the streets in thin little ballet pumps. Hooray for a decent sole and for sensible shoes - with a twist.

These McQueen shoes are a hybrid of smart buckled brogues and creepers with that stacked sole. We love that the pair were kept interesting with the soft insert of animal print. Currently reigning as the shoe trend of the moment the creeper just got classy.

These Alberta Ferretti shoes for Philiospohy are a sneak peak at the beautiful collection that was presented for AW11.

The cream satin with it's round structured toe reminds us of ballet classes but the chunky heel and three delicate buckles hark back to the '60s. And it's no mistake that this pair remind us of that decade as it was the very era that Philosophy honed in on with their pastel coloured shifts and baby doll dresses with sweet, neat A-line coats.

Girls wore theirs with prim candy coloured tights and firmly ushered in the Mod trend emerging for autumn/winter.