Move over diamonds - flat shoes are a girl's real best friend

Forget about heels, flat shoes are having a moment, so Michelle Murphy is finding it easier to cope with heels not being for her

When it comes to fancy footwear, what images spring to mind? Carrie Bradshaw looking effortlessly chic, hot-footing it around New York in her Manolo Blahniks or Jimmy Choos? Or for those of another generation maybe it’s Imelda Marcos?

Now, picture (just for a minute, mind, because God knows it isn’t a pretty image) bunions, corns, blisters, dodgy-looking toe nails. Who does it remind you of? Older people? People who can’t afford to buy proper footwear? People who can’t be bothered to paint their toenails let alone look after their tootsies?