Fashionable footwear with a conscience

There is no need to suffer for the sake of style this winter, as current footwear collections offer the opportunity to pamper your feet while remaining bang on-trend. A number of shoe brands are looking to comfort your tootsies in the coming months, promoting warmth and snugness with a healthy dash of fashionable credibility. What’s more, they’re also celebrating worthy causes such as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, bringing fashion and charity – as well as foot well-being – to the forefront of festive shopping.


UGG, for example, is currently offering a great range of sheepskin boots. While these iconic designs were originally intended to adorn the feet of surfers after they emerged from the cold coastal waters, they now warm up the soles of some of the trendiest people on earth.

After 10 years of retail in the UK, UGGs’ boots have gained huge popularity, coveted by celebrities and fashion-lovers alike. Importantly, though, this month the brand is also supporting the fight against breast cancer. The UGG autumn 2012 ladies’ range includes pink boots with a ribbon logo printed on the ankle; £10 from each purchase is then donated to the specialist therapy charity The Haven. If you’re conscious of worthy causes, then, and would like to promote some yourself through your fashion choices, this is the ideal place to go.

For those who care more about the finer points of style, you’re still in safe hands. Sheepskin boots are versatile footwear, allowing wearers to project both an informal or smarter look. A pair of leggings and an oversized T-shirt make a casual outfit that will happily show off your boots. Fearne Cotton has designed a long T-shirt printed with a stylish pair of hands (modelled on her own, complete with nail polish and tattoos), the sales proceeds of which go to the breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel!. You could pair the T-shirt with Adidas Pink Ribbon three-quarter running tights to complete the look.

The Christmas party season is known for throwing up a host of dilemmas when it comes to our choices of attire – none more so than our footwear. Luckily, you can treat yourself to a trendy new pair of shoes this year, support a worthy cause and skip through the winter blues in style with some sheepskin boots.