The wedge is a staple shoe that every discerning fashionista should have in their wardrobe.

By day the wedge is a more sophisticated shoe for summery outfits. In the evening the wedge has the leg lengthening effects without the back breaking side-effects of a stiletto.

Wear with jeans, floaty dresses or shorts and prepare (pray!) for that Indian summer they're predicting.

Here are some of our favourite high street picks (anti-clockwise from top):

Raffia wedge with navy strip fabric, £30 at Faith
Wedge sandal, £12 at Primark
T-bar Wooden wedge, £50 at Faith
Corke Wedge, £55 at Faith
Wooden Wedges, £40 at Faith