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There is something about a peep toe shoe that is irresistibly vampy and sophisticated. The open-toe shoe has enjoyed a strong revival over the past few years, and fashion forecasts for 2008 indicate that the trend is expected to keep up its momentum over the next few seasons. This year, women can look forward to wearing the peep toe in retro-inspired looks as well as styles that have never been seen before.

Classic Peep Toe Style

Ultra-high heeled peep toe shoes, open-toe wedges, and stacked-heel peep toe mules are all reminiscent of 1950s pin-up girl fashions. This season, designers are throwing patent leather, suede, straps, chunky heels, metallic finishes and platforms into the mix to update the classic style.

Peep Toe Ankle Boots and Shoe/Booties

From onscreen in Sex and the City to stomping down runways and city streets, ankle boots are a sizzling alternative to typical shoes and boots. Peep toe shoes/booties were high on Lucky magazine's list of the next big things for 2008 in their January 2008 issue. Lucky's editors credit the peep toe shoe/bootie fusion with adding an extra punch of sex appeal to the season's silhouettes thanks to toe-revealing construction, lacing, plush materials and high, high heels. The style also comes in zipped and button closures, as well as slip-in varieties, and looks fabulous with dresses, skirts, jeans and trousers.

Peep Toe Cover-Up

The unspoken law of open-toe shoes has been that you should never wear opaque (or otherwise obvious) stockings with peep toe shoes. Well, 2008 is putting a big red line through that rule.

"Tights and peep toes are the year's new It couple," declares the ShopBop website. Going totally against the grain, one of the biggest footwear fashion crazes is pairing opaque tights or textured stockings with open-toe shoes. That which was once a serious fashion faux pas is now all the rage!