When it’s gloomy and cold outside, I crave color. One of the best ways to spice up any winter outfit—from a dress with tights to your important business woman’s suit—is a pair of bright, colorful, punchy pumps. No longer should you relegate your footwear to black and brown! Jewel tones are especially in this season—after the jump, 10 pairs of pumps in a dizzying array of pinks, reds, purples, and blues. Oh, and one yellow, just cause.

Fast forward to 1:44 to view a horrible model fall, which hopefully didn’t result in a sprained ankle. Designer Miuccia Prada says the heels won’t be as high when they get to stores next spring. Keep reading to see the offending shoes…

We’ve written about how grotesque and just WRONG baby high heels are. But then we saw this video and realized that they’re pretty funny too.

The previous resident of my place must have been a shopaholic (takes one to know one), because that chick still crowds up my mailbox with all the catalogues she had sent here. Although I must admit, I thumb through them lustfully—even the crappy home furnishings one with mini stone waterfalls. As I was perusing the J.Crew fall mag, I spotted these beauties!  Polka-dot-a-plenty, without being too retro. And that hot pink bow is, like, BAM! These Trixie Heels are sophisticated, yet they’ve still got spunk—just like my best gal pals. Now even my credit card wants to befriend them. [$248.00, J.Crew]

The talk show host (she’ll always be Hayley Vaughn to us!) participated in the High Heel Run benefiting the March of Dimes. Okay, question: was there very specific rules about how high and thin the heels had to be? ‘Cause girls with the cream-colored, inch-and-a-half grandma pumps totally has an edge over Ripe’s spiked, platforms. Just sayin’. [New York City, 7/9/08]

Add this to a list of things that make me want to puke, alongside tween thongs, padded tween bras, and Miss Bimbo—soft and snuggly hooker heels for your baby! Oh, but they’re supposed to be FUNNY. Yeah. No. I swear nipple tassles for toddlers aren’t far off. Better get on that idea quick! [Heelarious.com via DListed]

I love fashion and shopping and dressing up, believe me, and my feet only feel the whole ground when I’m barefoot in my apartment, but even I draw the line at these ridiculous things. [Yes But No But Yes]

Even though wearing heels can cause problems—SJP has said that wearing them for years while taping Sex and the City did a number on her knees (and sometimes my back hurts if I wear a pair for long stints or multiple days)—there are some benefits, according to a new study by the University of Verona. Wearing medium-height heels can tone and condition muscles and may improve your sex life. But don’t even think about teetering around in 5-inchers—the researcher says that 4-1/2 inches should be the limit. Plus, shoes that tall tend to look a little stripper-esque. [Times Online]