So I keep coming back to Charlotte Olympia.

Today it’s her Paloma heels from the Vaudeville line (although it could have just easily been included in Orient Express, even though it is a showgirl kind of shoe).

I didn’t mention it previously, but Charlotte Olympia heels are branded with a gorgeous embellishment on the arch of the soles and if you hadn’t guessed what it was, it’s a spider’s web.

(You’ll find in some of Charlotte Dellal’s interviews that she makes reference to Charlotte (the spider) in case you were wondering about the connection.)

These also came in an emerald/green colour.

Oh my.

Cuban-American designer Alejandro Ingelmo certainly nailed his inspiration behind his Spring/Summer 2009 collection.

These edgy boots/sandals are made of a woven metallic fabric. Ingelmo refers to the Preying Mantis as “a man eater shoe”.

Coming from four generations of shoe cobblers, I’d take his word for it.

These heels are such statement. They’re a little bit power and little bit gladiator!

The Preying Mantis also comes in a smaller version, as well different colour variations: black & gold, black & silver and silver.

If you’ve ever thought Winter was the drab part of the year, these gorgeous scuplted leather platform boots from Giuseppe Zanotti would probably make you think twice. (Although there’s nothing stopping you from wearing these on a cool evening of any season.)

These boots are such a statement, and for some reason it doesn’t surprise me that Giuseppe Zanotti was once in fact a DJ.

If there’s one place that women wear love to their shoes out, it’s to a nightclub.

There’s an abundance of inspiration, right there. Although these days, I’m guessing it’s not the nightclub that’s inspiring these designs.

I love the attention to detail from the curve of the sole to the centre seam, and, the rear zip, and, especially the moulded red platform and heel.

Bathe you feet in a fiery inferno!

These Jimmy Choo’s are surely a bit devilish.

I have a feeling these suede ankle boots are just in time for Halloween!