There’s no single ‘best shoe’ – everyone has different needs. All sorts of things - your biomechanics, your weight, the surfaces you walk or run on, and obviously, the shape of your feet - mean that one person's ideal shoe can be terrible for another person.

Always try on the shoes before purchasing.This may seem like an obvious statement, but it is important enough to be repeated. Because every style and every designer's shoes are cut differently, it is important that you make sure your potential purchase fits properly and comfortably.

Buy shoes at the end of the day. Our feet go through a lot each day, and by the end of a long day, they can expand up to a half a size from physically stress, pressure and temperature. To make sure your new designer shoes are going to be comfortable the next time you, and your feet, have a really long day, try purchasing your shoes at the end of the day. You'll get a more true fit if you stick to this method of sizing.

Wear the correct type of sock or stocking. When trying on designer shoes, wear the type of sock or stocking that you would normally wear with that style of shoe. It's too hard to make a guess if the shoes will fit properly when you get home, if you don't wear the right type of sock when you test the shoes.

Shopping for shoes should be fun but don't get carried away by fashion. You will have to wear these shoes after your stroll down the shoe store runway is done. Even though you may be designer shoe shopping, doesn't mean you can't expect comfort with your designer shoe label. Shoe shop smart!