L’escargot, cul-de-sac, Touche Éclat, lingerie: everything sounds so irresistible en Français.

Add Méchante of London — the latest shoe brand making waves in the capital — to that list.

The sexy new footwear line is the brainchild of 26-year-old North Londoner Deborah Lyons, who uses her creative studies background to fuse fine art and fashion. The result: an eclectic first collection made up of vibrant tones and interesting textures that includes turquoise python peep-toes, colour-block ribbon wedges and gold flats embellished with evil eye beads.

What can we say?

They offer that certain je ne sais quoi.

Available at Larizia, 74 St. John’s Wood High Street, NW8 7SH (020 7722 5999). To see styles, go to mechanteoflondon.com.