We believe that a pair of simple black leather peep-toe pumps like these from Enzo Angiolini should be a wardrobe staple akin to a black pencil skirt or a pair of jeans. Why? Because it's a classic style that goes with everything (although it's definitely not appropriate in some offices, but there is life outside of work - remember?) and allows you to show off your pedicure; so one day you're accessorizing them with demurely "nude" toenails and the other you're vamping it up in red.

When choosing a "go-to" pair of peep toes look for a heel height that you're comfortable walking in, and be sure that the toe opening fits your foot comfortably. Walking a few blocks in a pair of ill-fitting peep-toes is ugly as well as excruciatingly painful; no one wants to see your purplish toes sticking out of your shoes. Beauty doesn't always have to mean pain, you know.

Maylie by Enzo Angiolini. $88 at ShoeBuy