Does the picture look familiar? You don't need to have an Imelda Marcos-style collection to be in need of some good organisation for your shoes. Clear shoe storage boxes are a relatively recent invention - which is surprising, considering that the technology to create them and the need for a better system of organisation for your designer shoes has been around for many decades! Today we get the lowdown on clear shoe storage boxes and why they are one of the best ideas for high heel storage this century.  

Shoe storage possibilities 

You have several options for shoe storage, usually: 

• Keep your shoes paired and standing up on a shelf or the floor of your closet. Often simple space is an issue. 
• Keep some pairs in their original boxes, and keep the ones that you wear frequently out. You may find that some don't get worn for months, though. 
• Over-the-door or hanging storage units exist, with either pockets for your shoes, or wire loops. These are a good solution for some people, but can feel a little cluttered 
• Shoe racks. These are usually a good solution, but may not fit all of your shoes, and still leave them exposed to moths/dust/mould etc. 

Clear shoe boxes for storage 

We love clear shoe storage boxes because they overcome all of the challenges above. There are two types of clear high heel storage boxes: 

• Those that you open like a regular shoe box and store the shoes on their sides 
• Larger ones with an inbuilt 'drawer' where you can keep the shoes standing up and easily slide them out. 

They have a huge range of benefits, too: 

• Once you've polished your shoes, they STAY polished! 
• Protection from dust, the occasional insect, mould and mildew 
• A very neat and easy way to keep your shoes organised 

Top brands 

Here are some of the top brands of clear shoe storage boxes: 

Diva Emporium sells 10 packs of clear shoe storage boxes for $70. The boxes have a system to hold them together, so you don't have to worry about causing an avalanche while stacking them as high as you like. 

Benjibox are one of the brands that make shoe boxes for your shoes to stand up in, with inner drawers that slide out. Be mindful that you can't fit as many of these larger boxes in a small space. They are around $50 for a 5 pack 

Shoebby make stackable boxes in a variety of sizes, also with inner drawers.

Keep your eye out on the bargain websites like OO and DealsDirect - we've seen packs of 24 clear shoe boxes for around $40 at times.  These are the lay-down style of clear shoe boxes, as your high heels would have come from the manufacturer. 

Don't let your poor high heels waste away in the back of a dark closet, getting dustier and dirtier every week, developing mould in high humidity and (shudder) having insects run over them! Clear shoe storage boxes are one of the nicest gifts you can give your shoe collection.