Movie beauty Cate Blanchett put her best foot forward at the Helpmann Awards in Australia this week in a glittering pair of limited edition Roger Vivier Limelight America platform heels.

The stunning shoes, with sequinned star detail and Swarovski crystal buckles, carried an equally sensational £5,500 price tag, reports People magazine.

While the luxury French brand is known for its pricey footwear, even four-figure boots seem a snip compared to the actress purse-draining choice.

Its no wonder then that Cate chooses to recycle the heels from time to time – a habit that didnt get past eagle-eyed celebrity writers on Australias Daily Telegraph.

Fashion editor Jen Melocco bemoans Cate "seems to have tripped up her shoe-shopping efforts" by wearing the same pair she sported at a red carpet event last year, albeit matched with "the latest dress".

One celebrity whos enjoying better shoe success is hotel heiress Paris Hilton. The Los Angeles Times reports she was out and about in Macys at the citys Fashion Show Mall to flog her new line of footwear this week.