Python boots are having something of a moment. But with the fash-pack scrabbling over knee high sturdy-heeled numbers from Valentino and Prada, Roberto Cavalli steers the trend towards a decidedly more sexy route.

Pin heels guarantee a seductive hip swinging walk and the blue toned python skin channels some rebellious outlaw taking on a Texan saloon in the midday sun. Sounds like a tentative link we know, but these boots make you feel like kicking up the dust and doing something wild.

Plus the neutral tones work with just about anything you fancy throwing on with them making them a very sound investment for the season.

These heels from Alexander McQueen at first glance look rather regal in royal blue suede, that is until you spot the detail sitting on the toe - the weighty, glitter grinning skull. In a moment of Union Jack ripping rebellion these shoes are given the signature punk stamp of a McQueen creation. Wear with skinny trousers and let the shoes get all the attention.

Finding a pair of black winter boots would seem to be the ultimate shoe challenge. The options seem endless right now with the black boot being the shoe of choice with just about every outfit (spend a moment watching passers by if you don't believe us).

But Kat Maconie has made hunting out the pick of the bunch really rather easy. Her simple black boot in suede, leather and with simple gold details strikes a great balance between an everyday pair and a shoe that you'd save for nights out. The heel too is sturdy enough to keep in mind that no one wants to be picking their way tentatively across icy winter pavements however chic a towering stiletto is.

Kat Maconie launched her label in 2009 after taking night classes at London College of Fashion. She's recently been awarded the British Footwear Design Association Award and designed shoes that have stomped the runway for FELDER FELDER and Irwin & Jordan.