Nicola Docksey with her chocolate shoes

Unusual pairs of high heels are causing a stir in a Shropshire town where sweet-toothed women are facing a dilemma – should they wear them or eat them.

But these shoes are no Jimmy Choos, rather they are “Jimmy Chews” made entirely from chocolate.

Tuesday’s chocolate shop in Cheshire Street, Market Drayton, is stocking the tasty treats which look so good ladies could wear them on their feet – but most customers seem more interested in scoffing the shoes than wearing them.

The shoes were dreamt up by chocolatier and owner Nicola Docksey, who said she creates an extravagant special chocolate in the run up to Christmas.

She said she used two halves of a shoe-shaped mould she picked up a few years ago to create the basic shape before hand-finishing them with details made from yet more chocolate and sweet things.

“I could do about six pairs a day, but because of all the fine details that go on them I can manage about three,” she said.

“Girls’ Christmas presents are supposed to be completely indulgent so these shoes fit the bill perfectly and they come in a perspex presentation box, so it’s a similar experience to buying a real pair of fancy shoes.

“The response has been fabulous and people take great interest in the detail on the shoes.”

There is a limited supply of the shoes available and all are made at the shop in Market Drayton, she added.

Priced £25 a pair, they are available by calling the shop on (01630) 652332.