These £8 Primark shoes are sweeping shoppers off their feet.

Could it be because they bear an uncanny resemblance to a considerably more expensive pair designed by Prada?

You can buy these ‘Velvet and Bow Point Toe Mule Slides’ made by the Milanese fashion house for £492.

Prada slip-on velvet mules £492
Prada slip-on velvet mules £492

Or you can buy these suspiciously similar mules from Primark for £8, reports the Liverpool Echo .

Primark slip-on mules £8
Primark slip-on mules £8

The Primark pairs come in black, cream and denim.

Those in the know will be able to spot the difference but hey – they’re £8.

In fact, you could buy 61 and a half Primark pairs for the cost of one Prada pair although obviously, there’s kudos for owning the ‘real thing’.

The mules are the latest must-have Primark item after shoppers went crazy to get themselves this gingham dress and this Disney Beauty and the Beast Chip purse .