....choose which shoes to wear with a mini.

There are some shoes that regardless of fashion you should always consider carefully before wearing - particularly with a mini skirt or dress. Here's a rundown of what they are and why they can be dodgy.

· Short Boots: Short or ankle boots can can unfortunately make your legs look shorter and fatter than they really are. If you have really skinny legs you can probably pull them off - but beware that your legs can look like they are swimming in the boots.

· Stilettos. This is all about balance. Wearing a short skirt with stilettos is the same as wearing it with a midriff top. Tacky, outdated and just plain cheap. Ideally, the stilletos will be worn with a skirt no shorter than the narrowist part of your knee. And, they do look incredible sexy with a pencil skirt that hits at this length.

· Pumps: Hmmm, if they're really quirky in colour or style you might get away with these, but they can often look way too clunky for a mini skirt.

Shoes you should avoid completely are performance trainers or anything that requires you wear socks. Shoes you should wear are thongs, wedges, espradrilles, light sneakers like volleys, Converse or Bensimon, flat sandals or tight knee hi boots.