Designer Shoes

Archive for April, 2010

I’m happy to admit I’m normally something of an internet addict, but the last few weeks of checking the net have left me exhausted! In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, I wonder whether I should let you in on in…

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A study into the shoe-buying habits of 2000 British women has discovered that 10% own more than 30 pairs of shoes and the ‘average’ woman owns 17 pairs! Although these figures seem quite high, they are actually lower than the results of a similar study into 1000 women released in December, which concluded that the average women has 19 pairs of shoes and that 17% owned more than 30 pairs. Perhaps it’s the recession that is to blame, but it seems we’re all wounded and bleeding shoes!

Fascinatingly, the average amount of money to spend on a pair of shoes was around £34. I must admit I was expecting more, but there must be enough sales of cheap footwear to bring down the sky-high prices that many people pay for their designer shoes.

70% of people questioned said they’d bought shoes that they have never worn, which is more understandable when compared to the 50% who said they had bought shoes on impulse. A surprisingly high 30% of women said they’d bought shoes just because they liked the colour, whilst a mere 16% said they had bought some shoes specially for a date seems a little low to me…I think some people we being coy…

Shoe lovers of the world…this is it. The greatest treasure-hunt ever know to mankind has begun! The legend that is Jimmy Choo is offering a FREE pair of his designer shoes to anybody who can hunt them down, using pictures and clues posted on social networkins sites! It’s like a late Easter Egg hunt, but with awesome trainers to find instead of lame chocolate!

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In an age of animals rights, it’s no surprise that designer shoes made of leather and wool have taken a rap in recent times. However, instead of the eco-friendly-shoe movement we predicted to arrive with the turn of the decade, we’re shocked to realise that plastic – yes, plastic – is very much coming back into style!

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