These Boots Are Made For Walking - Emilio Luca X Wide Fit Pollen Ankle Boots from Brantano

This time of year, a pair of all outfit, all weather boots are an essential for getting through those soggy winter days. Thankfully with the January sales in full swing, there are all manner of bargains available on the market at a snip of their original price, like these cute ankle boots picked up from Brantano.

These Boots Are Made For Walking - An Autumn Boot Wishlist

Autumn has finally arrived, and there's only one way to truly celebrate jumping into those inviting piles of crunchy, red leaves - brand new boots! Whether you're a fan of ankle or knee high options, the perfect boot is out there waiting!

Introducing Brantano - Seasonal Footwear Trends To Take You Into Winter

You can never have too much footwear in your Autumn / Winter arsenal. When you're battling against wet leaves, icy pavements and the tottering heels of festive parties, it's always wonderful when you come across somewhere new with everything your feet could need in one handy place.

Brantano is just that - a one stop shop for footwear trends, with 145 stores mostly dotted around retail parks, and an online store offering many brands such as Clarke, Vans and Esprit.

The website presents several AW15 trends as stories, with the stand out ones for me being A Folk Story and In The Black.

A selection from the Folk Story trend at Brantano.

A Folk Story is all about exploration with a bohemian feel at it's centre. Made for the outdoors, this trend is filled with practical, durable and hard working footwear. Lace up fronts, chunky heels, hiker soles and colourful trims make up this collection, finished with an earthy, Autumnal colour palette.

A selection from the In The Black trend at Brantano.

The In The Black trend is all about style and sophistication, offering timeless classics which will have you flitting between work and after work drinks with ease. Always versatile, the black shoe or shoe boot goes with so much, offering a polished touch to an outfit whether the finish is matte, inky or patent. They are the perfect instant fix to make an outfit smart, and definitely make your look mean business!

You can check out the full website here, which is filled with everything from wellies to running shoes as well as cute heels and ankle boots. You'll definitely find something you love to put your best foot forward in!

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UPDATE - 23/03/17
Since this post went live, Brantano have sadly gone into administration and are no longer trading.

Until next time,

Diana xx

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Boots Made For Walking - Lorraine Kelly Ankle Boots Extra Wide EEE Fit from JD Williams

I've been a huge fan of the collections from Lorraine Kelly at JD Williams ever since I saw her first Spring preview last year. Her biker mac has been something I've pretty much lived in ever since I got my hands on it, so when I heard that she had launched a range of footwear, I was really excited to see what it looked like.

I'll be the first person to admit that I'm useless in most heels. However I do love a good chunky design, and when I was kindly offered the choice to review something from the range, I decided to risk my lack of balance in these lovely wide fitting ankle boots.

When I took them out of their box, it was love at first sight. Available in a choice of black or tan, I choose the black ones as I figured there would be more in my wardrobe for them to go with. They feature a quilted design, zip fastening, but most importantly, the comfiest block heels I've ever worn in my life. At 2 3/4 inches my feet would normally give up in defeat after about 30 minutes, but somehow, these £65 beauties have been designed as the footwear holy grail - heels which I can actually walk more than ten paces in!

I teamed the boots with my LK biker mac, and felt like I was ready to tackle all manner of 70s style spy shenanigans. There are so many different footwear designs in the collection, ranging from sky blue court shoes to cherry red wide calf boots so is perfect for injecting some colour into your Autumn / Winter style. You can view the whole range here and get to putting your best foot forward!

Until next time,

Diana xx

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Go-Go Boots - The Perfect Ankle Boots from Daxon

A little while ago, I inherited a brand new pair of Daxon ankle boots from one of my lovely friends. Sadly for her they weren't quite the right fit, but since taking them, they've pretty much been my go to footwear for the whole of Autumn and Winter.

I'd photographed them back in October but never had the chance to blog about them, but having noticed that Daxon currently have a similar pair where the strap is a mock croc skin, I thought now was the time.

First off, they are the comfiest boots I have ever owned. The tiny heel makes them still count as flats, but without giving you that ballet flat ache a few hours into wearing them. They're also easy to slip in and out of, with an inside zip and elasticated panel. Once you adjust the outside buckle to the perfect fit for your foot width, you won't have to touch it again!

The boots have also turned out to be really durable - they've taken the mud of Hampstead Heath and the cobbles of the countryside with the soles still going strong!

Until next time,

Diana xx

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Cherry Lips, Go Baby Go: A Seventeen Stay Pout Lipstick in Infrared which is the perfect dupe of Mac's Ruby Woo.

I find that buying a lipstick tends to be an instant mood lifter, and with the new Seventeen Stay Pout range coming in at below £5, I just had to give it a try.