There’s no better time than the present to kick off your out-of-date shoes and slip into something a little more stylish. To simplify your search for the perfect new pair, we scouted out the best San Diego boutiques with fashionable footwear to soothe and satisfy your soles.

From the local lady indulging her fetish to the fella in need of a fashion update, discover the top ten shoe boutiques in San Diego.

Forward Footwear – Pacific Beach
Bringing the feel of Melrose to Pacific Beach, Forward Footwear provides female beach-goers with all the rage kicks. From “Sex and The City” inspired extremes to Steve Madden’s best,  find must-have shoes; most for $40 or less. Learn more.

Milo Shoe Gallery – North Park
Finally a boutique with something truly different, Milo merges fashion and art and brings to bring you a unique selection of custom kicks. They have teamed up with talented local, national and international artists and shoe customizers to create unique sneaker styles San Diego has never seen. Learn more. (pictured main)

Cedros Soles – Solana Beach
High-end fabulosity lurks behind Cedros De Sol’s glass doors. This Solana Beach jewel has the largest selection of fashion forward foot adornments. Thigh high boots, Manolos, incredible details and animal patterns are a just a taste of their footwear collection.

Mint Shoes – Hillcrest
Truly a fashion fixture in Hillcrest, Mint provides the stylish men and women of San Diego with all cool the kicks from boots to stilettos and sandals. (pictured left)

Stephanie’s Shoes – Bird Rock
Women enjoy the friendly service and to-die-for fashion. Carrying brands such as BCBGMAXAZRIA, and Naughty Monkey, Stephanie entices party-goers, but also carries Havaianas for stylish beach-bums. (pictured below)

Attic II San Diego – Gaslamp
Local guys and gals in search of cutting-edge urban style need to visit the Attic II boutique for fresh sneakers imported from across the globe.

Face Value – Little Italy
This Little Italy boutique aims to meet the growing demand for new and established street wear. Face Value specializes in mostly men’s footwear with an emphasis on limited edition sneakers. Their inventory ranges from neon colored high tops to Clarks.

Kate Ross Shoes – North Park
The unique selection of shoes for men and women at Kate Ross Shoes caters to the trendsetters of San Diego. The men’s choices are a great mix of casual and dressier shoes that embody high style with a masculine vibe. For women, they have fabric flats, comic book inspired detailing, vintage inspired picks and kicks bejeweled with everything from metals and stones to sequins. Sharing space with this shoe boutique is Kalos Designs.

Blends– East Village
Are you into neon-colored Nike high tops - highlighter pink and yellow Reeboks - the aroma of a fresh, new sneaker box? Then Blends is the ultimate urban shoe boutique for you. Blends features a very simple and trendy all white interior, two illuminated rows of limited edition sneakers, with a black bench that sits in the center of the room to try your new kicks on.

Atomic Shoes – Pacific Beach
The original shoe boutique on Garnet, Atomic knows San Diegans like no other shoe store. A fella can stop here to pick up some high style Ben Sherman dress shoes for his downtown date as well as a pair of his favorite flip flops for his beach stroll the next afternoon. Women too get an enormous selection of sandals along with fashion forward heels, wedges and flats for bar-hopping.

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