Autumn is here and with it the panicked search for a new season’s wardrobe. Every season it’s the same: “What the hell did I used to wear?”

After a few trips to the car boot, the charity shop, a spontaneous mission to H&M in High St Ken and a planned trip to COS as soon as the sales start I think I’ve got the clothes sorted. The shoes… Well that’s a whole other matter. Having accepted that I don’t really wear heels (wore some today) and that ballet pumps are a bit dull (wearing some now) the shoe-choices are a little more limited. Especially as being a real grown up I have to look smart but without the universal domination properties of heels you have to choose your footwear carefully.

Luckily for us non heel wearers lace-ups are cool again and I even found some non lace up nice shoes

From top:
White shoes are great and white lace ups handily avoid the Peaches Geldof in her indie-going-out-with-Faris-Badwan-of-the-Horrors phase. If I’m really good this autumn (aka work hard) I might treat myself to Church’s brogues, they cost a packet but will last a good 30 years. Trufax. Net a Porter
I’m after some Chelsea boots and this is the closest I’ve come, they’re a bit indie pixie, but I’d forgive them. Pierre Hardy
Camilla Staerk’s mustard and grey pumps remind me of what Endora from Bewitched (aka the mum) would wear if she was on antidepressants. Think about it. Plus they are SO reduced. Poste Mistress
Also SO reduced (so necessary!) are these JIL SANDER shoes. They are also white which is a good thing and pretty ortho, which I also love. Fashion shoot inspired by the evil nurse from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest? Poste Mistress
Yeah so these Opening Ceremony red shoes aren’t very wintry, but c’mon, pair of socks and it’s almost like you’re wearing boots. Right? ASOS
Grey, sweet, sweet grey. Will I ever tire of you? These brogues are some of the best on the high street, LOVE! River Island
YMC, white, cutout and lace up. Also not really practical for the winter but really, so special! ASOS
Last of all we get to the Surface to Air buckle bootees. Yes the buckle ballet pump design is nothing new and they’re more expensive than the 30 year Church’s and there’s a slight whiff of New York twee, but srsly these are flat shoe heaven. SRSLY. No but really, SRSLY. How SRSLY? This SRSLY, 3.59 in to 4.10. ASOS