Asos shoes S/S 2009

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• On the 19th January, online retailer (and all-round beneficiary of my hard-earned cash) ASOS announced record trading; in fact sales increased by a massive 118%. So it's no surprise that during the recession we are turning to cheaper alternatives to clothing and accessories that are just as inventive and could possible rival the likes of Balenciaga, Givenchy etc. (okay maybe not that much, but you get the picture). Who, these days, can actually rock a pair of trend-driven studded 'Babouska' Gucci boots for a £1000 plus price-tag while their neighbours are being laid-off? It's definitely more acceptable and wise to buy a pair of simple yet très chic Louboutins as they will obviously carry from season to season.

So I say cheers to a new type of fashion where we have to be inventive. Let's make our own clothes, let's rock our Mom's '70s gear, let's look to the cheaper alternative and let's invest in timeless pieces- those that we can easily wear at a tender 16 or a delightful 60. It's not cool to be clad in designer gear, with Chanel and LV logo's prodding out- not cool I said! Let's go mad...

• Over the Xmas period I managed to buy around 5 or 6 pairs of really fabulous ASOS shoes, yeah that's right ASOS! Ranging from the fashion-forward (a black leather gladiator stye platform shoe that is aggressive and not too dissimilar to Mr. Wang's newish four shoe collection) to a downright futuristic wedged peep-toe heel ankle boot.

My favourite from my collage above has to be the pair on the right top-hand corner. I actually prefer these massive platform sandals in the pink and black colour- very sriking. And you can really enjoy the view in these skyscrappers- the heel is 6.2 inches/15.5cm. Like I said, enjoy the view!