It's often said that the one fashion accessory people notice is your footwear. After all, shoes experience more wear and tear and they have to be practical as well as gorgeous if you're planning to get around in them all day. And that's the problem: many people feel that if they get a pair of shoes online for $25 they've got a bargain. The truth is that designer brand shoes cost more because they are better made: shape, support, strength of materials and finish all need to be of a high class so that you make an impression. Wearing a pair of plastic pumps that make your feet sweat and twist your ankle when you put a foot wrong is not a 'saving' at all.