Snob or Slob

Could it be? Has the sneaker-wedge trend finally grown out of control? As far as I’m concerned, it’s been running rampant every since Isabel Marant started charging $700 for hers, but I do see the logic in a comfy, soft sneaker that offers a boost of height. It’s just not for me. If I’m wearing [...]

It’s going to take someone very quirky (or drop-dead beautiful, so people only look at your face and not your shoes) to pull these off. Walter Steiger has already mastered the off-kilter heel; theirs is both bent and curved like no other and it possesses enigmatic appeal. Trying their hand at flats, I’m not surprised [...]

I don’t like to admit the power of labels because usually it’s not really about the label. But I have to be candid: if these ankle boots weren’t Balenciaga, I probably would dismiss them right off the bat. Knowing they have come from the creative mind of Nicholas Ghesquiere and his cohorts gives them context. [...]

As far as I’m concerned, Nicholas Kirkwood can get away with pretty much everything. Even putting a kooky, painting-inspired face on a loafer – when if it was done by anyone else (aside from, perhaps, Charlotte Olympia), it would look like a college art-class disaster. But would I wear these shoes, inspired by the creative [...]

The Wild West is turning up as the inspiration for a barnyard’s worth of fall shoes, with cowboy influence turning up on pumps and boots from designers high and low. Some are sure better than others – subtle and muted is the way to go if you’d like to avoid looking like you’re going line-dancing [...]

All right, so there’s nothing remotely “slob” about these seriously ladylike slingbacks. At least not in the traditional sense of the word. And that’s just my issue with these pretty little shoes: they are so traditional, they remind me of an elegant, pearl-clutching grandmother. Which isn’t exactly the look I’m going for. While my recent [...]