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Kate and Laura Mulleavy took a dramatic turn with their fall collection and the shoes, created in collaboration with Nicholas Kirkwood, reflected that new aesthetic. The tough, tribal-looking footwear with Native American beadwork, though spectacular in design, was less appealing when not paired with the complementary Rodarte garments. I much more preferred the black leather [...]
While her fall collection was saturated in rich colors like magenta, saffron, vermillion and sand, the boots she created in collaboration with Christian Louboutin was punchy too. Cast in a few matching hues, they are cut high and column-like in elegant suede and leather berry tones. No stiletto heel, just one version of a boot [...]
As is to be expected with anything Alexander Wang does, the shoes are unexpected and quirky tough. For fall there were two distinct shoe groups: one contained sexy stilettos affixed with generous fur trim a la boudoir heels, the other a drop dead covetable tasseled stacked heel loafer. The latter, done in metallic silver and [...]
Sex thy name is Nicholas Kirkwood. It’s incredible to see the mastery this young Brit has–and the shoes he designed in collaboration with Prabal Gurung for the latter’s fall show were remarkable in their toughness and refined spirit. I love the buckle detail of the leather straps that wrap around the heel itself to come [...]
An extension of his ready-to-wear collection inspiration that was the painstaking renovation of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, Jason Wu’s shoes reflected that gilded, fanciful world–but via the most subtle of manners: the heel. The spiked heels of his fall shoes were each encased in golden sunburst-like patterns–no doubt homage to Louis XIV. The [...]
Art, architecture and iconic influences. These were the elements Alejandro Ingelmo sought to infuse for his fall collection of shoes that were, to say the least, powerful. An Ingelmo woman has never been a shy wallflower; certainly in these shoes she stands tall and proud, more comparable to a strong oak but with all the [...]
