Soles

"We are the destination for women seeking the latest in fashion footwear," avers Ayaz Mahmood, founder-managing director, Soles Group, which operates a chain of over 7 retail stores across India. And indeed, with a sophisticated inhouse manufacturing facility and a deft design team, Soles continues to deliver suave specialty ladies fashion footwear to its customers.

Started in the summer of 2002, the ladies-only footwear store has come a long way from being a single store based in Bangalore's Commercial Street and catering to a limited but elite couture-conscious clientele. The Hyderabad version is a small but nifty outlet exclusively for the soulful, chic and classy feminine kind.

Elegant sandals, be it the sensuous slingbacks or the easygoing slides, a medley of hues and colors of them, can be found here. Whether they're skimpy and graceful or powerfully trendy, it's hard to find sling-back sandals that aren't sexy. So if you want to be dressed to kill or dressed for success, consummate it with the sandals at Soles. The prices start at Rs. 750 and go up to Rs. 5,000, which means they suit both the upper echelons and the quintessential bourgeois.

There's not much else in Soles aside of sandals and slides - no sneakers, no boots, no flip-flops, no crocs, no mules. If you're looking for some haute sandals or slides to strut in, then this baby's a good bet; if you're not, then, well, Soles is located near Nagarjuna Circle, right beside the popular Chutney's and in the same plaza as Subway. Can you think of a giant footwear store almost across the road?