Barratts

Now I know I said Schuh was my favourite shoe store, well Barratts is the best shoe store. Slightly different in that it is equally as fantastic, but I can see how some people may not feel as at home in Schuh as I do, while I find it hard to imagine a woman who would not love Barratts.
Barratts is the place to go to get a pair of sexy heels that aren’t too OTT. Heels that will go with everything, as opposed to that one outfit you don’t even wear that often (or even the outfit you swear you’ll find eventually but never do…).
Most of the shoes here are simple, classy, but sexy at the same time. They’re versatile and would go with pretty much anything. And they’re all of a higher quality than the shoes you’d get in a high street clothing chain like New Look or Primark, so you know they’ll last a while.
This is probably the best place to look for prom, graduation or similar shoes, purely because they’re comfortable, tasteful, are in colours that are easy to find matching dresses for, and remain fashionable at the same time.
The boots and flats are equally great, as are the children’s shoes. The men’s shoes aren’t really anything special, but again would be ideal to for (semi)formal occasions, and will be shoes that you can wear again and again for years to come.
I’ve also recently discovered that this particular branch now sells women’s shoes from a size 1 (!!) to a size 10. And I’m not talking special shoes that no-​one would actually want, I mean the same shoes that everyone else gets, just in size 1 and size 10 too. I don’t have feet that small or that big, but I think it’s pretty cool that anyone who does can buy shoes that are actually for fashionable women, rather than restricted to buying children’s or men’s shoes.
I can’t talk this shop up enough; it really is just fantastic. It’s also one of those wonderful shoe shops that does most of its styles in hundreds of colours so when you find a style that you really like, you can buy lots and lots of pairs!