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Vancouver’s accessory fiends are flocking  to the city’s first Stuart Weitzman store (Pacific Centre, 609 Granville St., stuartweitzman.com). The 1,300-square-foot store, which features the designer’s signature grey-and-vanilla-toned interior design concept, houses handbags and more than 200 styles of footwear.

If you could walk a mile in my shoes (and I’m talking four-inch heels here), your feet would jump for joy.

On trend but not over the top, these minimalist denim kicks by TOMS ($65, at Holt Renfrew, 510 Eighth Ave. SW, Calgary, 403-269-7341, holtrenfrew.com) give your blue-jean basics a modern twist without blowing your budget. Even better: The company donates one pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair sold.

Find your fashion footing with this season’s mostly wearable (gasp!) shoes.
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Given my recent obsession with peonies, roses and hydrangeas (clearly I’ve got weddings, specifically my own, on the mind), I couldn’t let these darling Liberty-inspired print flats ($10, George at Walmart, fashionbygeorge.ca) escape my Bridezilla grip. They’re perfect to wear now with a favourite skirt and woolly tights and later, come spring, with Derek Lam’s sleek white trench.

Quebec-born shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau (jeromecrousseau.com), whose celeb fans include Charlize Theron, Cameron Diaz, Kristen Stewart and French indie actress Roxane Mesquida (star of the designer’s new campaign), was tapped by Disney to create a shoe to celebrate the launch of Tron Legacy, which opens December 17. It was a fortuitous opportunity–Rosseau loved the […]

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We have a major crush on velvet this week, so of course we fell in love with these peep-toe beauties from Aldo ($80, aldoshoes.com). They come in black as well, but it’s hard to resist a tall glass of burgundy.

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Fashion’s wunderkind Alexander Wang has released images of his Spring 2011 accessories collection and much like his recent ready-to-wear collection, which the designer called “optimistic” and “pure,” the accessories line is a light and airy departure from his usually dark colour palette.

Past Wang best-sellers like the Rocco tote, the Diego bucket bag and the Freja open-toe booties received an update, courtesy rose gold hardware and pastel pebbled leather.

Standout pieces include an edgy satchel with multiple straps, ladylike frame bags and slouchy totes with studded bottoms. And for those who fear pastels, there are plenty of black pieces to round out your urban uniform.

View a gallery of pieces from the Alexander Wang Spring 2011 accessories collection»

I love a plain pump in a great colour and these suede shoes from Urban Outfitters (urbanoutfitters.com) are available in six shades (including black and red–but not blue). And at only $50 a pair means I can grab them in yellow. And grape. And grey. And…

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Like the short-sleeve coat, one would never expect a creation like the high-heel utilility boot to work. Yet somehow, through the alchemy of fashion, it does–as evidenced by these fleece-lined beauties from Aldo ($140, aldoshoes.com).

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I’m pining after these suede wedges from Mango ($120, mango.com). Problem: They’ve already made two appearances at our office–one editor has them in black, another picked them up in grey. Solution: They also come in a delicious chocolate brown.

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As the rainy days start to become more frequent, the move to closed-toe shoes becomes more of a practical necessity—enter the clog. There is a plethora of brands doing clogs, but the T-strap detail on this pair ($36, canada.forever21.com) gives a nod to more lady-like forties styles and makes them a little bit different.

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