Jimmy Choo is a strange brand to shop well, because the archive is so famous that it's easy to buy the idea of it rather than a shoe you'll actually wear. The Romy, the Love, the Bing: these are the ones that have stayed in production for years, and there's a reason. They're the shapes that hold up.

Fall is genuinely the season to buy here. Summer stock is all raffia and jelly and 120mm platforms, which is fun and lasts one holiday. Autumn is when the suede, patent, velvet and leather arrive, and those are the ones that justify a four-figure receipt. Everything below is a slingback, mule, pump, flat or boot, shopped across Net-A-Porter, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and FWRD.

If you buy one pair of Jimmy Choos this year, make it a slingback. The Amel, Amita, Elsy, Jenn and Afia are all in the 45mm to 85mm range, which is the height you can actually walk in, and the open back means they work from September through to a party in December without socks or tights getting involved.

The Amel with the logo hardware is the recognisable one. The Amita in patent or lace is the dressier one. The Elsy in metallic leather is the one you'll wear the most and think about the least, which is usually the sign you bought correctly.

The Margot suede ballet flat is the quiet workhorse of the whole brand, and the embellished version is the one to buy if you want a flat that reads as evening. Romy exists as a point-toe flat as well as the pump, which is useful if you love the shape but not the height. And the Kisu boot is the single most seasonally correct thing in this edit, so it will also be the first thing to go.

This is the part people miss. Jimmy Choo makes very good bags and almost nobody thinks of them for it, which means you get a luxury bag that isn't on every arm.

The Bon Bon is the one to know, a small bucket shape that comes in embellished satin, striped raffia, metallic and eel-effect leather, so there's a version for a wedding and a version for a Tuesday. The Cloud clutch is pure evening. The Cinch raffia shoulder bag and the Beach Diamond hobo are the everyday ones, and the Bar holdall is the weekend bag you'd actually be pleased to be seen carrying. Prices sit meaningfully below the obvious comparison brands for the same leather quality.

In order: an Elsy slingback in metallic leather, because it goes with everything and costs the least of the shoes here. Then the Margot suede ballet flat. Then, if you want the one thing nobody else will have, a Bon Bon bucket bag.

Stock moves between retailers, so compare Net-A-Porter, Saks, Neiman Marcus and FWRD before you commit. The same style is frequently sitting at a different site in the colour you actually wanted.