Shoe Heaven - but you'll need a taxi number (Kurt Geiger Shoes)

Member Name: cloudwood88

Product:	Kurt Geiger Shoes
Date:	24/02/09 (525 review reads)
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Advantages: Its so important to have Beauty in your life

Disadvantages: Painful - to the ball of the foot and the wallet. How do you choose

Kurt Geiger are a luxurious shoe brand which are fashion and trend focused, but also stand out from the usual high street offerings because of their strong image cultivated by their design team who "scour the globe sourcing inspiration for new trends". Kurt Geiger shoes are edgy and on-trend, but also pretty and feminine, and surprisingly versatile. Kurt Geiger have 4 own brands, Kurt Geiger, KG and Carvela and Solea, and stock loads of other big names. This review is of the main Kurt Geiger line, and their diffusion KG line - Kurt Geiger stock shoes for women and men, but I'm only reviewing for the ladies, because that is where my expertise is!

The main "Kurt Geiger" range has the perfect mix of classic design and style, with a modern, fashion-focused twist. The shoes are really high quality, most of them are leather, and a lot of the designs have a leather sole, so look after them - there is loads of shoe care guidance on the website. There is a broad range of styles, and the timeless quality of a lot of these shoes makes them suitable for most ages. These shoes aren't cheap, and are at the top end of the high street, but the extra you pay is for the quality materials and the extra design, which makes these shoes stand out from the usual high street offerings. High heeled shoes and sandals are about £140 - £220, with a few pairs tipping over the £300 mark. Pumps and flat sandals cost £110 - £150, trainers about £110, and boots are about £300 - £450. Like I say they aren't cheap, but they are beautiful.

It's my own fault, I always buy the highest heels, and so I have to say that I can't vouch for the comfort of these babies. I bought a pair of patent black courts for a wedding just before Christmas with 10cm heels, and by the end of the day my feet were on fire. Saying that these are no worse than other heels of the same height. I do have one pair of Gina shoes with a really high heel that fit like a glove, but even though you are paying more for Kurt Geiger than most of the high street, you don't get the quality you can get from some designer brands. I'm sure the flats are more comfy, but I just can't bring myself to pay over £100 for flat shoes, even though I would probably get more wear out of most of them than from 10cm heels - what can I say, it's illogical but I don't think it's ever going to change!

Kurt Geiger also have a diffusion range called KG - these shoes are younger, and more vibrant than the main range, and personally are my favourites. The shoes are often embellished with flowers, jewels and other decorative features, and there are some really unusual designs and colours available. KG is also cheaper than the main range. High heeled shoes and sandals are about £80 - £130, pumps and flat sandals cost £55 - £100, and boots are about £100 - $150. I'm really pleased with my Skandar boot (a bit like an Ugg) which I got for £85, but which are now only £60 - so check out the sale to see if you can get a bargain.

The spring summer 09 collection is available now. There are some really pretty jewelled pumps, but I really have my eye on the Grantham Leather Wedge Sandals. These are so cute, with a green woven heel and thick platform sole. They are £200, but so wearable. I'll be in them all summer if I get them, but I'll have to keep saving up. (Oh no - I just checked the website for my review and have now spotted another pair of amazing wedges, the Goodwin. I love them! There's no way I can spend £400 on wedges, I'm going to have to choose, but I love them both so much! Help!!!)

A few weeks ago Grazia showed a sneak-peak of the new Fashionista range - which is arriving in March. I literally cannot wait until these are in stock - I've got my eye on some amazing brown leather sandals with bright pink platforms, pink and lime detail and 12cm stiletto heels, and some cone heeled oyster grey courts with loads of toe cleavage - they look excruciatingly painful, but very very beautiful.

-- WHERE TO GET THEM? --

-- On the high street --
In the UK Kurt Geiger have 26 stand-alone stores in the UK. The flagship store is at 198 Regent Street, and there are also stores in most of the London airports - including a lovely one in terminal five. If there isn't a stand-alone store near you then Kurt Geiger have concessions in department stores including House of Fraser, John Lewis, Selfridges and Liberty. There is a store locator on their website - http://www.kurtgeiger.com/store-locator

Kurt Geiger stores and concessions can also be found in France, Ireland, Italy and Dubai.

-- Online --
There is plenty of choice for buying Kurt Geiger shoes online - check out their website at http://www.kurtgeiger.com/ They stock both their own brands Kurt Geiger, KG, Carvela and Solea and luxury shoes from a number of designers including Gucci, Prada, Jimmy Choo, and Christian Louboutin - unfortunately my budget doesn't stretch to these at the moment - but it's nice to be able to longingly gaze at them - or you can easily set the filter so they don't trouble your eyes - or your plastic! I really like the website filters - it makes it very easy to use. I have ordered shoes from the website a number of times and they have always arrived really quickly without any problems. Shoes come by parcelforce and you have to sign for them - delivery is £3.99. I did receive one pair that had a tiny scuff on the heel (you could hardly see it - but they did cost £240) but I had no problem returning them for a new pair with KG paying for all the postage. Join the email list as the news letter quite often promotes discount codes or sales. You can also find Kurt Geiger shoes on asos, but the choice is a lot more limited.

Summary: I love these shoes!