Keep on File: The Key Winter Shoe Trends to Shop Now!

Our southern hemisphere placement affords us Aussie shoppers some benefits from being off-season to the fashion capitals of New York, London, Paris and Milan. While we're staring down the barrel of Winter, the US is happily skipping into Spring — which means that their trend forecasters are elbow-deep in 'Fall' trends for 2013. WWD recently surveyed a number of celebrity stylists to see what footwear trends they deem investment-worthy. Luckily for us, this works perfectly for our next shoe-splurge. We distilled the advice given by Phillip Bloch, Laura Solin, Sarah Ellison Lewis and Christie Maruka for your perusal. See our take home points below, then get a-clicking to shop the trends sooner rather than later. As in, today. Go on!  

• Colours: Oceanic blue hues, wine and oxblood reds as well as any and every shade of green. 
• Shapes: Block or stacked heels, 1940s styles, large-scale details, super-minimalism and flats of any description. 
• Still Strong: Combat and desert boots as well as smoking slippers will remain current.
• Over: Say sayonara to neon, wedge sneakers with metallic trim and daintier styles.