2008 has been a big year for the entire world. It’s been well documented that economies around the world are flailing and as such consumers are taking more precautions with their finances. When retail suffers do does the economy.

But art and design can exist in any economy. As two of the main pillars of society, art and design, can encourage all fashion designers design cleverly meaning that fashion can prevail!

So let’s celebrate some of the finer points of this year - the best shoes of the year.

Trends
In terms of trends, the hottest and most interesting are certainly;

Lace Up Booties


Jazz Shoes



and of course the resurgence of 90's style - which personally strikes a chord with me.



Collaborations

Melissa and Vivienne Westwood



Emerging Talent

Chrissie Morris



Nicholas Kirkwood



Rodarte



Well Known Designers

From Armand Basi



From Gucci





From Prada



From Chloe



From Versace




Of course there are many other amazing shoes out there, but these are just a few of my favourites.

P.S. The header and last images are taken from Onpedder's SS08 catalogue. Onpedder is an amazing shoe, accessory and jewellery store in Hong Kong.