If you’ve ever caught an episode or two of Sex and the City, you probably remember a reference or two to Manolo Blahnik or Jimmy Choo. Were one of those Mr. Big’s real name? Not quite, although Carrie Bradshaw was probably just as enamored of them as she was of her tall, dark and handsome boyfriend.

In reality, Manolo Blahnik is a Spanish shoe designer (his father was Czech, hence the very unSpanish name), and Jimmy Choo is a shoe firm headed by a British woman (although historically actually owned by a couture shoemaker whose original name was Jimmy Chow). Both have been the darlings of shoe lovers in recent years.

However, Sex and the City has come to a close, Carrie’s with Mr. Big, and women still want shoes. Really nice ones. So the question is, which of these designers is hotter? Which is making the trendier shoe? Which is cobbling the strappy sandals, slingbacks, stilettos and pumps that have women everywhere swooning?

Let’s take a look at the relative volume of searches for Mr Choo, Mr Blahnik and Mr Christian Louboutin, a French up-and-comer in the world of fine women’s shoes:

Let’s check the trends