Consuelo Castiglioni was one step ahead of the pack when she adorned these platform sandals with embellishments. It was a strong trend that emerged for SS12 as designers raided their craft boxes, layering garments with beads, gem and sparkles. These shoes have an elegant feel that you'd expect from the house with a dash of '60s thrown in. And if you can't bear to expose you're toes in the cold, wear these with tights and keep your skirts mini to complete the look.

The time has come to find The One. Though this involves matters of the heart it's not quite what you'd assume. This is the season to find the boot.

In the sea of endless choice getting noticed takes some work. The peacock of the boot world, this Versace pair, all suede and bright blues, could well be the one we've been looking for. These heavily laced shoes have a look of boxing hall boots about them, that is if Donatella herself was running a rather glamourous gym.

Taking things to their sexy extremes, they've been given killer heels and are pulled tight to seductively hug the calf. Are they entirely practical? No. Totally fabulous? You bet! We'll be doing ten rounds for these for Christmas.

These slinky little Prada sandals really are all we want for Christmas. Under the tree, in the stocking, they don't even need to be wrapped just get these on our feet in time for party season.

The pair work with just about anything though bare toes won't be making an appearance in this cold so they'll be strictly reserved for late night shindigs of course.

We love the delicate strap of lilac gems and crystals that ticks the necessary amounts of sparkle that is required around this time of year. So come on Santa...