Spring's controversial shoes : YSL Tribute shoes

What : YSL Tribute shoes

It comes in a few variations, in patent leather, with various heel heights, platforms and uppers.

Trend: Platform peep-toe heels

Who and how : Beyonce rocked them to a "B'Day" photoshoot. Christina wore them to a "Back to Basics" after party in New York City. Victoria was photograped in a pair (red ones, my favorites) at an award ceremony. Gwen wore hers with trim black slacks to a taping of The Jimmy Kimmel show. JLO paired hers with black tights and a deconstructed minidress during a photocall for her new film Bordertown in Madrid. Kimberley Stewart was seen with the red ones as well.

Where : Because it is such an 'it' shoe it's proving quite elusive in terms of online shopping (Yves Saint Laurent is not particularly easy to find online anyway). YSL boutiques, instore at Browns or at a department store that stocks the brand. Expect a wait and a hefty price tag though : € 485.00, $655, £330 , celeb style never comes cheap!

Cons : used to be strippers, hookers and pornstars signature shoes (this is the magical power of fashion lol : sporting those shoes last year would've been a joke), high risk of fall at every step and a nighmare for one's back and feet, hefty price, probably a fad, walking in heels this high obviously requires skills, forget it if you're tall.

Pros : this season's hottest pumps, lots of inches for petite women, halfway between fashion boutique and sexshop, daring, good choice for the pin-up look.

My advice : Avoid the patent leather version too reminiscent of the sex shop shoes. Two heels heights are available : pick up the smaller one (just like JLO). Christina's minidress is too short and the beige tights are hideous, JLO got it perfect choosing a sassy minidress and black tights (I guess she's definitely this sesaon's fashion guru ! ) but my favorite look is Victoria's : total black outfit paired with red shoes.

Naomi's going YSL Downtown

Naomi Watts was spotted rockin' the hot YSL Downtown tote in dark purple. Though it's not THE Bag we see dangling from every celebs arm, The Downtown Collection has been a hit thus far for YSL and the new colors of the hits keep rolling in. I thought that the basic black and brown versions were pretty random and even dull (this shape needs more studied colors and patterns to be highlighted properly) but I like the metallic silver leather version, which was lately introduced by our friend from www.purseblog.com (a must-read! I'm from the "bag addicts" tribe, not from the "shoe addicts"one ;o) ). Silvery bags and accessories are a must-have this season, and this baby has the perfect design to dare silver.

Through Neiman Marcus for $1595