I'm very fussy about shoes, or should I say my feet are! I walk everywhere and my feet tend to cause me problems if my shoes aren't supportive enough. This has always been more of a problem in summer when its too warm to encase my feet in well structured trainers but unsupportive shoes such as flip flops and wedges are de rigeur.

I discovered Earth Spirit shoes randomly as I was walking through a branch of TJ Hughes in order to get somewhere else, they caught my eye because they were a wide range of summery sandals but with seemingly moulded and supportive looking soles. I had just been in Clarks trying to find something but the prices were a bit high so I was delighted to find that these shoes were all between £10 and £20.

The styles aren't the trendiest around, if your main concern is following fashion then these aren't for you I'm afraid, but if comfort with a little bit of a nod to attractiveness is what you want then these are great. I'd found that lots of comfier sandals seemed far too old for me in my late twenties and while these aren't super-cool they are a bit less old fashioned than many.

As for comfort, well, where to start! All their shoes have moulded, cushioned soles so the impact of walking is less harsh on your feet and legs and the arch of your foot is supported as in a trainer or good work shoe. The sandals tend to have a decent amount of straps around the front of the foot and the toes so that your foot doesn't slip out of the side as in some wedges. Nearly all of the styles have a slingback type strap around the heel so that your foot is properly 'contained' and you don't have to grip with your toes to stop them falling off. The strappy bits are flexible and don't dig in but feel secure enough that you could run or play sport in many of these shoes. Basically you can walk around all day wearing these and happily forget that they're even there, which is exactly what I want from a practical shoe!

My Earth Spirit shoes have all lasted very well, I have several pairs now and the oldest are probably 4 years old and just as comfortable and supportive as the day I bought them. They've been in the sea, up mountains, through forests and in big dirty cities and I expect them to last for many more years to come.

I highly recommend these to anybody who suffers from sore feet or fallen arches and struggles to find summer shoes that are comfortable without being too frumpy and ugly. I get mine from TJ Hughes where they are normally reduced and a great bargain so if you have one near you that's where I'd head to now that summer is on its way!