A guide to buying bronze shoes

Bronze shoes look chic and elegant for summer. More understated than gold or silver, and more interesting than black, bronze shoes and sandals are a summer wardrobe essential for women. This article takes a look at where to get fabulous bronze shoes to suit your style and your budget.

Bronze heels

Faith- bronze evening shoes Faith is a great place to go for pretty shoes for everyday and evening wear. Faith shoes can be purchased from department stores including Debenhams, or online from stores including ASOS. As Faith shoes have recently gone into liquidation, there are some fantastic bargains that can be done from this High Street shoe label. Hot picks from Faith include the gorgeous bronze Linead shoes. These towering heeled strappy sandals would look great with a maxi dress for a classy evening look and are must have items for summer weddings and parties. Faith's Linead shoes are now reduced to just £19.50 from Debenhams.com, saving you a massive £45.50 on the original retail price of £65.00
(prices as at 07.07.11). Office If heels are your stuffs, then you should head to High Street shoe favourite's Office, or visit Office.co.uk to check out the stunning 'The Look' shoe in bronze suede. These have an understated, tarnished effect and the peep toe style offers a little more support than regular sandals. At £88.00 (as at 07.07.11), Office's The Look shoes are a little bit more pricey than the Faith sandals, but these shoes are sturdy and supportive enough to have you dancing all night.

Flats

Flat sandals For casual weekend chic, flat bronze shoes are great, and guarantee comfortable elegance. Office also has some excellent bronze flats, including the Blowfish Lucy T Bar Flat sandal, which is a bargain of just £20.00, saving you 50% on the original retail price of £40.00 ( as at 07.07.11). Ballet pumps Bronze ballet pumps are an interesting alternative to plain black flat shoes, but are a little more restrained than gold or silver shoes. French Sole's Henrietta Bronze Leather ballet pumps are elegant and would look great with a monochrome outfit and bronze accessories. French Sole have a great range of flat ballerina shoes available in all colours. Log on to Frenchsole.co.uk to find a style that suits you. *Prices correct as of 07.07.11