Who wouldn’t want to walk in Amy’s shoes?

Amy Huberman has joined a string of other celebs such as Madonna and Sarah Jessica Parker by launching her own line of shoes.

WITH a glittering movie career, sports star husband and adorable baby daughter, who wouldn’t want to walk in Amy Huberman’s shoes? The nation’s sweetheart has just launched her latest collection of shoes for Irish footwear brand Bourbon.

And fans of the actress are hot on her heels.

“Amy’s shoes are walking out of the store,” says Karen Finnerty, spokesperson for Arnotts.

“A lot of customers notice the shoes before they notice her name because they’re so on trend.

“Others are coming in to our Shoe Garden especially to take a look at the collection.”

Like lots of women here, fancy shoes are my Achilles heel, so I hot-footed it down to the Henry Street store to see for myself.

Each style is named after one of Huberman's favourite chick flicks, so I checked out the bestsellers, Five Year Engagement (€99.99), an office-friendly court; Bridget Jones (€99.99), a vertiginous strappy sandal; and The Notebook (€139.99), studded ankle booties.

Each fitted my wide size 5 feet perfectly, but while the Bridgets had me wobbling like Bambi and the Notebook brought me back down to earth with a thump, I fell for the fashionable but foot-friendly Five Years.

At €100 each, they’re certainly not the cheapest pair in store, but for designer shoes, not too bad either.

Amy herself stepped out in a pair of the designs at last week’s British premiere of The Stag.

But the 34-year-old insists she’s no Imelda Marcos: “I am hugely interested in fashion and shoes, but I’m not a girl who has a million pairs.”

“Working on the collection has been really fun,” she adds.

“The guys really know their stuff ... I’m not literally in the cobbler’s studio hammering shoes!”

Brian O’Driscoll’s missus nonetheless follows in the footsteps of some of the world’s biggest stars by launching her own shoe line.

Most recently, actress Sarah Jessica Parker launched her SJP Collection — including 25 Italian-made styles ranging from $195 to $485 — exclusively at Nordstrom stores Stateside, and online at www.nordstrom.com.

She explained: “I wanted to show that you can have a shoe that’s not sky-high that is still significant and still feels sexy and powerful and feminine [without being] impossible to navigate the streets [in].”

One person who’s unlikely to snap up a pair, however, is her Sex and the City co-star Kristin Davis. Ten years after the show ended, the actress — who played prissy Charlotte — has apologised to women everywhere for encouraging them to totter about in stilettos.

“I do feel guilt about the heels,” she said earlier this month. “It did seem we were trying to say to women, ‘You should be wearing heels like these’. But we definitely weren’t.

“I wear heels so rarely now, it hurts when I do.”

Podiatrist Kate Monagle still sees the Sex and the City effect at her Wexford practice.

“Bunions, hammer toe and fungal nail infections are some of the most common problems I see among women who wear high heels,” says Monagle. (facebook.com/KateMonagleChiropodistPodiatrist.)

“Eight out of ten women I see also squeeze their feet into shoes that are too small for them, causing things like corns and ingrown toenails.”

“If you are going to wear high heels, wedges are the best option because they distribute body weight evenly,” she adds.

“Straps across the foot are also good as they offer support, but only if they’re not too tight.”

In Her Shoes star Cameron Diaz revealed how she’s taken a more sensible approach to her debut shoe collection for Pour La Victoire, with the $200-$500 designs including ankle straps and lower heels.

“For both Charlie’s Angels movies, we wore heels, ran in heels, did kung fu in heels,” the 41 year-old said.

“We weren’t pretending. Heel function is a very important thing for me.”

Madonna, Cheryl Cole and Halle Berry are just some of the other celebs who’ve signed up for shoe endorsements.

“Shoes are a statement,” mum-of-two Halle reckons. “They can say what your mood is. I’m a girl, if I find a shoe that I really like, I like to get [it] in all colours.”

If you’re planning to splash out on just one pair of celebrity heels however, podiatrist Monagle has some advice.

“Always shop for shoes in the afternoon,” she says. “Your feet swell during the day so that way you’ll get your true size.

“Try on about three different sizes, and if the shoe is too tight, go for half a size bigger and wear an insole.

And while she has no problem with women wearing high heels, they should really only be worn from car to bar — not all day.

“If you can’t walk in them in the store, don’t buy them.”

PUMP IT UP: HOW TO SHOP LIKE A PRO

Some tips before you step out:

¦ Don’t even think about opening your hall door before you decide what type of shoes you want — black stilettos, nude pumps, etc — and how much you’re willing to spend.

¦ Determine your arch type by placing your wet sole on white paper. If you have a flat arch, you’ll see most of your footprint; if you have a high arch, the middle bit will be missing; and if you have a normal arch, you’ll see about half.

¦ Hit the high street in the afternoon, when your foot has swollen to its true size, and don’t forget to wear something trendy. Not even the most amazing heels look good with baggy tracksuit bottoms.

¦ Don’t get hung up on being the perfect size five. Just like clothes, shoe sizes vary from brand to brand, so it’s best to try on a few different ones, and go up or down a half size, if necessary.

¦ Go for footwear that suits you. Ankle boots may be on-trend, for instance, but if you’ve got short legs, they’re not going to do you any favours.