Glitter Bootie Mania – Miu Miu vs ASOS

Attack of the Glitter Booties: Miu Miu (left) and ASOS (right)

I recently declared on Twitter that I think I might be over those Miu Miu glitter booties. But by the look of things, nobody else is. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a great shoe. I’ve just seen it too often already to want it myself. You just know for sure that they’re not going anywhere anytime soon when the High Street jumps on the bandwagon. Although the design is quite different, ASOS is clearly trying to secure their share of the glitter bootie pie here and is not wasting any time either. I like both versions and don’t have much of a problem with ASOS being ‘inspired’ by Miu Miu. In fact, ASOS might even have a bit of an edge here because their version doesn’t have an open toe. Why have there been so many open toe shoes for winter in recent years? Can we stop that please? Miu Miu clearly wins for the better heel shape and the fact that there is no platform which to me feels more modern (again). So all comes down to your priorities. Dry feet or pretty feet?

Miu Miu Glitter Booties, £555 at netaporter.com

ASOS Glitter Booties, £50 at asos.com

(I feel like I’ve said ‘glitter booties’ about twenty times in the last paragraph. It’s like I have glitter bootie tourette. GLITTER BOOTIES!)