Kurt Geiger Covent Garden

For the majority of Londoners, it's great to be able to walk into somewhere like Selfridges shoe galleries and dream about taking home a pair of Manolos. However, for most people, it's also a beautiful thing to be able to walk into a store like Aldo or Kurt Geiger and pick up a svelte pair of shoes without having to contemplate eating beans on toast for the rest of the month. Kurt Geiger's Covent Garden is a wonderful marriage, as it manages to combine a gorgeous but affordable range of shoes with a plush and beautifully designed shopping experience.

The centrepiece of the upstairs is the wondrously decadent and kooky shoe chandelier glittering in the full-length wall mirror, while down the shoe-lined wide staircase lay more beautiful shoes and a well-chosen men's section. This particular store has expanded to offer Hugo Boss and Paul Smith for men, while the ladies get Marc Jacobs and Prada. Not bad, no?

Opening Hours - Mon to Tues 1000 to 2000, Wed-Fri 1000 to 2100, Sat 1000 to 2000, Sun 1000 to 1900.

Nearest tube - Covent Garden