Tall Girl Treat: Amber & Jade AW2012

Ingrid Antique, £160

 "I'm just going to leave this here," I wrote on my colleague's wife's Facebook page, posting a link to Amber & Jade's Autumn Orchard collection. We've only met in the flesh twice, but the fact that we both have size 9 feet has meant swapping a lot of tips on where to buy shoes.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh soooo pretty!" was the reply. And indeed, mine as well. I've been living in both pairs of my Aretha heels since buying them last year, and there are a lot of inspiring shoes to choose from in this season's set. They're all available in sizes 9-13, which is marvellous - I met a size 9 girl at Fashion Week on Monday who was squeezed into a size 8 which made me so sad I wanted to scream - and I've picked out my highlights.

I love lace-up boots, and the Ingrid Antiques picture above are also available in black, and in three widths.

Abigail Monochrome, £79

I'm afraid to say that I did a sort of cross between a grizzle, a wail and a squeal when I saw these houndstooth mid-heels.

I love them. But do I love them more than these SUPERHERO heels?

Anne Tangerine, £84

LOOK AT THEM! Those criss-crosses are utterly X-Men worthy. Orange is a surprisingly brilliant colour for a redhead, and that 2.5" heel is high enough to feel swanky without setting your average six-footer enormously off-balance.

Anne Onyx, £84

They are also available in a more sober, but still fabulous, black. I can vouch for the comfort of these shoes as this is pretty much the exact cone heel that was on last year's Aretha. In fact, the whole shoe looks pretty much identical, bar the wooden effect on the orange variant, and that lovely criss-cross.

There's more brogues, flats and pretty things to peer at, so off you go and enjoy. The good news for London girls is that their pop-up shop is open for the whole of October directly opposite Richmond station, so you can go and be fitted personally by A&J mastermind Catherine. And if you go during late opening on Thursdays, you can have a glass of fizz and something to snack on while you shop. Happy days, ladies!

PS - need to tart up your shoe wardrobe? You need our encyclopaedic directory of where to buy size 9-13 shoes.

1-31 October, 9am-5pm Mon to Saturday except Thursday 9am-9pm. 'Start-Up Britain' Shop, 2 Kew Road, Richmond, TW9 2NQ

Shop in the Spotlight: Amber and Jade

I have to confess, if I get a tweet that start “Attack of the large foot ladies!” I tend to get a bit cross. Happily, should I then see “You fashionistas won't know what hit you!” and a link to a shop for women with large trotters my mood instantly improves a trillion-fold.

Amber and Jade have shops in Spitalfields and Greenwich and a very nice website for those who live close to neither or can’t be bothered to get on the Tube (me).

Absolutely amazingly though, they sell shoes that go up to a 12 as standard and can order in size 13s! NOBODY does that. At least, nobody does that with nice shoes, or shoes that don’t have stonking great heels to boot (Long Tall Sally, I’m looking owlishly at you)

Here are some that I would like in my life. They’re all quite pricey because they’re made with proper leather and materials that won’t instantly rot the minute you set foot outside.

Greta Coco, £74

Hayley Violet, £49 (also available in black patent)

The Evelyn, £69 (also available in black croc)

I love the material choices! The black croc ones are absolutely stunning (but down to the very last few pairs) and having spent years trolling around in ballet pumps wincing every time my heel struck the pavement, I'm really old-womanly pleased that the flats have a good solid heel to protect your feet.

Definitely a shop worth keeping an eye on, especially for you girls with size 10 and up which are really difficult to buy for on the high street.

(Quick add: A reader on Facebook has just mourned her large (and wide) feet. Amber and Jade come in two width fittings, average and narrow, but if you do have wide feet you can always head to DUO who also do wide. Happy shopping!)