Celebrity stylist/celebreality star/fashion icon Rachel Zoe has been teaming up with Piperlime to pick her favorite accessories of the season for a while now, and her new spring choices are in.

Today this showed up on my twitterfeed: rzrachelzoeI DIE for these Giuseppe Zanotti platforms http://tinyurl.com/ctjd3y, but there’s a ton of amazing shoes at affordable price points too

That’s right, you can follow Rachel Zoe on Twitter @rzrachelzoe. Follow me while you’re at it! @ShinyAndrea

But back to the shoes. Zoe’s favorites were the Giuseppe Zanotti black patent and nude platforms above. It’s no surprise they’re her top choice considering their stratospheric height and price – $775. They’re truly beautiful, but as Zoe said, there is more affordable fab footwear on offer as well.

Some of my favorites of Zoe’s picks include the dollhouse Caitlyn platforms, on sale for $59.99, for a rocker-chic vibe. They’re synthetic for my animal-loving conscious and I love anything with studs. Sure, they’re not the most original design out there, but I love everything they’re channeling!

More practical (by fashion standards) with a wedge heel are the Max Studio Caneshoes, also on sale for $119.99. I love the tooled leather straps. They’re definitely “strappy sandals” but the thick, ornate straps are really something different. Kinda wish the wedge was cork though, as that’s my favorite.

Guess we’re moving from least to most practical because my final favorite is a flat! Yes, it’s the highly controversial Pour La Victoire Ella ruffled sandal, $215. They’re “inspired by” the Christian Louboutin Adona sandals seen on Phillip Lim’s runway and also copied by ASOS. So, depending on your designer knockoff ethics, these could be a really exciting piece of affordable fashion or a really disappointing exercise in futility.

If you have watched even a few minutes of any Gok Wan programme will be familiar with the term ‘silhouette’ and just how important it is to making yourself look and feel fantastic. Below are my top tips to creating the perfect silhouette with a bit of craftiness rather than slogging it out at the gym. Call me lazy, but when the sun is shining like it has been this week I’d much rather be in the beer garden than on the treadmill!

Tip 1: Measure Up. The media frequently publish all sorts of crazy statistics about how many women are wearing the wrong bra size but I would say it goes for all forms of underwear. How many of us try to squeeze into a size 12 pair of French knickers when we know that 14 is much closer to the mark. Get measured and make sure all of your underwear fits you properly. Whatever size you are, you should make the best of yourself and not hide behind the hope of being smaller or in some cases bustier.

Tip 2: Control. Contour control lingerie can make an amazing difference to every size and shape. Granted it’s not the most sexy thing in the world but it will be when you put a killer dress over the top of it! Marks and Spencers, Primark and Debenhams are just a few of the stockists that carry contour control underwear so go on a girly shopping spree and see just how smooth you can get those curves.

Tip 3: Water it Down. Drink at least two litres of water a day and you will improve the quality and spring of your skin all over your body. It sounds simple but hydrating your system makes a big difference to how your body looks and how you feel.

Tip 4: Heel Yourself. Heels are fantastic for elongating the leg which can completely alter the look of your pins. They don’t have to be sky high to make a difference, a nice pair of chunk-heeled court shoes can have exactly the same effect and you won’t cripple yourself trying to walk on them.

Tip 5: Belt Up. No matter how wide your waist is you will have a thinnest point and this is where the belt should go on every outfit you wear. Corset belts are ideal for pulling in a bit of a tummy and adding emphasis just where you want it so have some fun experimenting with different sizes, thicknesses and designs.