If red bows are not your thing, fear not, because Erica Weiner has more than one option available. BTW you might recognize the name from another post of mine (who was paying attention?) She's actually a New York based jewellery designer with very cool bug-themed products. Who knows why she's branching into shoes? Who cares - she's free to do whatever she wants, especially when it benefits people like us.

Back to the options. As well as red bows, there are rosettes, in blue or white. View the blue versions on the right, and note the shoes transformed on the left.

These transformative accoutrements are newly available from a web-shop I really like called The Shop Floor Project (I pointed you in that direction at the beginning of the summer - they frequently have interesting exhibitions). They're only £16.50 each, which I think is eminently reasonable.

It is fitting that I write about TSFP actually, because it has been open for two years to this very day. So what, the churlish amongst you might say, we've all been on the planet for just as long. Well, a) it's nice to celebrate a birthday especially if it's a small one and b) it's much nicer when you celebrate with £10 off purchases of £50 and over. Ah ha. They're offering this until Monday. So I've just tipped you off (AGAIN) with the chance to pick up a bargain. If I were you, I'd gather up many of these shoe-customizers, get £10 off, and have presents sorted out from here to eternity. Just a thought. Ciao.