SPOTTED: Your next pair of shoes

I saw these roarsome beauties over the weekend and would have pounced there and then if the shop had had my size. They didn't, of course, but these New Look leather loafers shot to the top of my mental shoe wish list (a real thing I actually do) faster than a leopard going full tilt after its noms.

Here are five reasons they should be on yours, too.

ONE // As evidenced by the London and New York AW13 shows, animal prints are OMGSOHOTRIGHTNOW. That goes double for anything snake or leopard print.

TWO // The loafer shape means they're as comfortable and chic and go-with-everything as ballet flats, just heaps cooler.

THREE // The leopard print upper is actually hairy. Looks all expensive and that.

FOUR // Priced at just £24.99/€29.99, they won't break the bank.

FIVE // We can be shoe twins. I am totally ordering a pair!