We love a glamorous evening shoe at Upper Street, so imagine how excited we were when we saw the recent story in the Daily Mail on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special. We heard that, maybe, Upper Street shoes would be making an appearance and there they were! The gorgeous Tess Daly was wearing her gold, snakeskin with Swarovski cystal gems sandals. Don’t they look gorgeous and compliment her dress perfectly.

Tess Daly on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special set in her Upper Street heels

Tess’s Upper Street sandals were designed in gold snakeskin with an easy back strap and two elegant front straps with sparkly Swarovski diamante gems. To give height with her elegant nude full-length evening dress, Tess choose a 3.75 inch heel, but if you prefer a lower heel, Upper Street sandals are also available with a 2.25 inch heel (select at checkout).

View Tess’s Strictly Come Dancing gold sandals in our 3D Shoe Designer

Design your own shoe

If you’ve been inspired by Tess’s shoe design, why not design your own glamorous evening shoes with Upper Street today.

Start by selecting your shoe base from the eight different styles including sexy cut pointed courts, elegant sandals and round toe platforms, customising the front, back and straps as you get creative. Once you’ve decided on your desired shape; let your imagination run wild and stamp your individuality into the design with the vast choice of colours and materials available including snakeskin, silky satin and metallic leathers.

Invest in a classic style and colour that will last a lifetime or be brave and mix and match different colours and leathers to create that ‘Wow’ shoe you never thought existed. Finally add finishing touches by applying  stunning Swarovski gems for glamour  or studs for the rock chic in you; the choices are endless!

Start designing your shoe

Upper Street shoes come in a huge range of sizes from the petite 33 (UK 1.5) to the generous 43 (UK 10) with 4 width fittings. We also offer free alterations to fit and we’re so confident that you’ll love your final design that we’ll refund you if you don’t!

To book an appointment in our London Studio, email iloveshoes@upperstreet.com or call us on 0845 680 9365.

If you can’t make it the studio but still want to see our full range of luxurious materials, visit our Upper Street Swatch Store.Whether you’d like to experience the richness of our suedes, feel the silken quality of our sumptuous Italian satins or visualise our glossy patents as a shoe, you can order as many swatches as you want!

Upper Street - the made-to-order luxury shoe label where you can design your own individual shoes and have them delivered right to your door.

With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge now well into their North American tour, image after image floods the Internet documenting every step they take. The one thing everyone wants to know is what is she wearing. With her favoured high street retailers mixed in alongside designer labels, what Kate wears is becoming a hot topic amongst the masses.

Here at Upper Street we’ve been literally following Kate’s every step with a close eye on her chosen footwear. It’s evident that she opts for classics and is clearly not afraid to recycle her growing collection of shoes.

So far Kate has favoured two pairs of heels – neutral LK Bennett platform pumps and a navy Prada stiletto. A pair of red Hobbs pumps have also made one appearance and are sure to make another before the tour ends – maybe she read our blog post, Three Shoes You Must Have before she jetted off!

We love Kate’s classic choices but thought it would be fun to come up with a few designs to bring that bespoke Upper Street touch to her looks…

Triple strap leather d’Orsay, Embellished strappy satin sandal

To compliment Kate’s Roland Mouret dress, Smythe one button blazer and Mulberry Polly Push Lock bag we would have added these elegant triple strap navy leather d’Orsay heels. We love the addition of the maple leaf brooch that Kate added to her purple Issa dress – a pair of navy satin stappy sandals with a touch of sparkle would have completed the look beautifully.

Camel snake court, Nude patent peep toe

To pick out the contrasting waist panel on Kate’s By Malene Birger Bullet dress, we’ve chosen a pair of camel snake platforms with tonal asymmetric panels. The stunning navy Erdem lace dress is perfect for pairing with neutral heels – we love these glossy nude patent peep toes.

Leather d’Orsay platform, Suede bow sandal

The famous Reiss engagement portrait dress came along for the tour, topped off by a maple leaf fascinator and an Anya Hindmarch Clutch. We adore red hued heels but we’d have loved to have seen this paired with some d’Orsay platforms with an ankle strap. To wear with the second Erdem dress, Kate opted for her favourite nude pumps but we’d have gone for a little colour blocking here. She could have swapped the clutch for a tonal blue one and stepped into these stunning scarlet suede bow sandals.

Do you think of Kate as a style icon and which of her looks from the tour so far have been your favourite?

Upper Street shoes come in a huge range of sizes from the petite 33 (UK 1.5) to the generous 43 (UK 10) with 4 width fittings. We also offer free alterations to fit and we’re so confident that you’ll love your final design that we’ll refund you if you don’t!

To book an appointment in our London Studio, email iloveshoes@upperstreet.com or call us on 0845 680 9365.

If you can’t make it the studio but still want to see our full range of luxurious materials, visit our Upper Street Swatch Store.Whether you’d like to experience the richness of our suedes, feel the silken quality of our sumptuous Italian satins or visualise our glossy patents as a shoe, you can order as many swatches as you want!

Upper Street - the made-to-order luxury shoe label where you can design your own individual shoes and have them delivered right to your door.

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Katie Holmes has come a long way since the days of playing fresh faced Joey Potter on Dawson’s Creek. Mother to possibly one of the most talked about Hollywood children Suri, and married to high profile actor Tom Cruise, Katie is certainly earning her style stripes of late.

Since her friendships with Victoria Beckham and Giorgio Armani have blossomed, the fashion world has sat up and taken notice of the woman who looks as at home gracing the pages of a glossy draped in couture, as she does going about her life as a busy working mum. If she gets a new haircut we need to know about it, if she’s spotted out and about, we want to know what she’s wearing.

With her recent portrayal of one the most well known and revered style icons, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the launch of her own label, Holmes & Yang in conjunction with stylist and friend Jeanne Yang, Katie’s fashion star is definitely in the ascendant.

Her own effortless glamour never fails to please here at Upper Street and aiming to create an element of “luxury quality” in her new label, two words very dear to us, Katie makes our fashion hearts pitter-patter that little bit more.

Red suede counter back

Working city chic in navy with accents of red, Katie’s look here is beautifully effortless. Set your own style tone by opting for red suede platform peep toes with a navy counter back and heel for a simple but stand out design… and wear with everything.

Pink satin bow d’Orsay

Capturing the timeless elegance of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the recent mini series, Katie is a vision in that iconic pink and black suit. Pay tribute to this first lady of style with a retro-chic inspired pair of pink satin d’Orsay courts finished with a contrasting black patent heel and bow. Ladylike glamour at it’s very best.

Snake platform sandal

Not only is Katie our kind of girl, she’s a jeans and heels girl. Wear this season’s uber 70′s trend must-have, the flared jean, with a pair of sexy snake strappy sandals. Add sunnies and a simple shirt and you’re chic personified.

If like Katie you can end up towering over your man when you add high heels into the mix, don’t forget that when you design your perfect Upper Street shoe, you can select the lower heel and platform option at the checkout.

Upper Street shoes come in a huge range of sizes from the petite 33 (UK 1.5) to the generous 43 (UK 10) with 4 width fittings. We also offer free alterations to fit and we’re so confident that you’ll love your final design that we’ll refund you if you don’t!

To book an appointment in our London Studio, email iloveshoes@upperstreet.com or call us on 0845 680 9365.

If you can’t make it the studio but still want to see our full range of luxurious materials, visit our Upper Street Swatch Store.Whether you’d like to experience the richness of our suedes, feel the silken quality of our sumptuous Italian satins or visualise our glossy patents as a shoe, you can order as many swatches as you want!

Upper Street - the made-to-order luxury shoe label where you can design your own individual shoes and have them delivered right to your door.

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As one of our favourite songstress’s Kylie Minogue, finishes the UK leg of her Aphrodite Tour tour this Tuesday, we thought we would pay tribute to this pocket sized, style powerhouse. At 42, she looks utterly amazing and we hear that her live shows are nothing short of spectacular.

First popping up on our radar as Charlene from Neighbours, she then went onto to bring us the happy, bouncy songs of Stock Aitken and Waterman. It was only later, after the release of her single Confide In Me and an image overhaul to rival one undertaken by Madonna, that she rocketed to iconic pop star status with a sense of style to match.

We didn’t get a sense of how truly tiny she is until we saw some of the amazing stage costumes that were on display at the V&A museum for Kylie – The Exhibition back in 2007.

Whether draped head to toe in on-stage glamour or working effortless, off duty chic, Kylie never disappoints in the style stakes. Not only does she know how to best dress her small frame, she clearly shares our passion for shoes after  she recently took to twitter, posting pics of her shoes for the day – a woman after our own heart!

If you’re dainty like Ms Minogue, finding the perfect shoe on the High Street can sometimes be a bit of a minefield, Upper Street shoes come in a huge range of sizes from the petite 33 (UK 1.5) to the generous 43 (UK 10) with 4 width fittings. We also offer free alterations to fit and we’re so confident that you’ll love your final design that we’ll refund you if you don’t!

If Kylie were to design her perfect Upper Street shoe that’s as unique and individual as she is, what would she choose?

Suede Metallic Platform Sandal

These gorgeous platform sandals in soft camel suede and shimmering metallic white gold leather are perfect for adding glamour and those essential inches in height when dressed up to the nines.

Leopard Bow Platform Courts

Clearly a lover of animal print (and who isn’t?), we think she would love these killer leopard heels with their cute as a kitten chocolate suede bow.

Satin Flower Triple Strap d’Orsay

Kylie is favouring the SS11 trend of florals here in a beautiful Dolce & Gabbana print coat. This inspired our dainty design of blush satin triple strap d’Orsay courts, topped off with an emerald satin flower.

To book an appointment in our London Studio, email iloveshoes@upperstreet.com or call us on 0845 680 9365.

If you can’t make it the studio but still want to see our full range of luxurious materials, visit our Upper Street Swatch Store.Whether you’d like to experience the richness of our suedes, feel the silken quality of our sumptuous Italian satins or visualise our glossy patents as a shoe, you can order as many swatches as you want!

Upper Street - the made-to-order luxury shoe label where you can design your own individual shoes and have them delivered right to your door.

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