My wife is young at heart. She is the type that likes boy bands, glitter and partying into the early hours. Hence the reason I went into an online shoe shop with her to replace a pair of old shoes she’s had for years. She needed a pair of shoes that not only keep up with her busy lifestyle, but also make her look positively ‘darling’. We found something. Something pink.



We looked on this website, www.fashionshop.co.uk, and found what are called Sugar Boots. Now Sugar Boots are slightly different from your average everyday woman’s shoe, my wife tells me. They feel “prancy", which I first assumed meant that wearing them made it easier for my wife to leap fences. I am however relieved to discover that she simply means that she feels light on her feet when wearing them. Sigh of relief.

Sugar Boots also seem to be decidedly strong. My wife is not the smallest of women by any means (nor is she the largest), and yet they seem to be able to take a great deal of walking, running and general exercise punishment without duress. It must be like they’re made of titanium, because she goes everywhere in them, does everything in them, and they have still kept their shape, stitching and colour. Amazing.

Now comes the good bit. The particular shoe my wife twisted my arm into buying for her is decidedly pink. Not the pink that sits comfortably on the face as a lipstick, or the understated handbag. This is pink at its most feminine. This is the type of pink that you’d see around the shoulders of drag acts, this is Sheila’s Wheels Pink. Ladies, if you want shoes that scream “Look at Me", then go for Sugar Boots. My wife’s feet now seem to get more attention from her friends than her latest handbag (which is also pink). I think she’s stumbled upon the latest craze.