ooooh at first i though, oh god those beads look like tumours. i know terrible right? but the more i look at it the more i like them, they now look more like little gourds or nuts. nice take on what is fast becoming a trend im begining to get sick of. what will we do with all our gladiator sandals when they go out of fashion?
i recently read an article by suzy menkes (who i met at the royal acadamy once and was literally terrified to stand next to her rofl) about designers creating ultra embellished shoes and crazy shoes and i really think its becoming almost a trend to have your jewellery on your feet. better hope its not raining
! stunning anyway.
Hilary these are truly amazing gladiators. You're right they are the best high heeled gladiators i have ever seen, and you know me I've seen a lot. Givenchy have been a bit off and on with their shoe collections (for that matter their entire collections) but Mr Tisci has done Rome proud.
Its great to see a return of a slightly more experimental Louboutin, of course I loved all his peep toed shoes that every single red carpet regular wears but his AW collection looks nice and different and a little less commercial.
What a work of art a lot of the time these kinds of sculptural wedges turn out to be too costumey but this really looks amazing. not as good but still sculptural are these virtual wedge heels http://yourtoes.blogspot.com/2008/04/venus-divine.html .
PS: leaving on Monday morning and getting super excited!
The dusty quality of these shoes just eschews an air of central asian nomad culture. these are just so evocative of exotic cultures without being too literal. BRAVO!
wow even though i loved all the shoes of the collection (yes even the doctors glove ones) every single one looked sooo painful. i can't put my finger on it but something just screams pain at me. Florence you are the wearer of shoes of all types do these look painful or is it just me?
Oh no! Im arriving 2 days after this ends. what terrible timing! :( I guess i shall have to visit the shop and let that be it. I miss Louboutin of old with all those details and everything, sure his shoes continue to be good but almost always when you see them they are some hidden platform peep-toe variety, rarely do we see the quirkiness of these earlier designs.
Oh no! Im arriving 2 days after this ends. what terrible timing! :( I guess i shall have to visit the shop and let that be it. I miss Louboutin of old with all those details and everything, sure his shoes continue to be good but almost always when you see them they are some hidden platform peep-toe variety, rarely do we see the quirkiness of these earlier designs.
Oh no! Im arriving 2 days after this ends. what terrible timing! :( I guess i shall have to visit the shop and let that be it. I miss Louboutin of old with all those details and everything, sure his shoes continue to be good but almost always when you see them they are some hidden platform peep-toe variety, rarely do we see the quirkiness of these earlier designs.
I've got to say its nice to see a pair of high heels that aren't so high. These look elegant, timeless and even ageless. In fact I could see these on an upper east side princess or a bohemian girl.
well i love to comment and just wish i was able to do so more often. the bad news is i have to do the most utterly borring office jobs with very little access to any shoe goddess goodness (if any at all), the good news is im going to New York because of this bad job's good pay. hey what rya gonna do?
wow, i'd love to see a collection totally inspired by the morrocan colours and patterns, (hell if i could draw those patterns i'd design a load). stunning, a side of the middle east we rarely see. come to think of it, i wonder if there are any middle eastern shoe designers?
Zanotti is an utter genius, simple yet so statement. Its an understated statement! Thank you Goddesses for doing such a fantastic job, and i apologise on my lack of commenting recently its just been quite difficult but i am still reading and love the little jewels you post about every day.
hi hilary they just showed the boot form of these in the times magazine and the pricetag is immense. over £3000 which would mean around the $6000 mark! Balenciaga may be one of the most fashion forward houses around, but the pricetags are begining to grate.
OOOh I dunno the platform on these makes them seem clumpy to me and also im worried that the heel is too thin and looks like it could snap quite easily. I think these would be for people who already have a large shoe collection and wouldn't wear these out so much as I really don't think they could stand the wear and tear. Mind you I'm sure YSL's build quality is high but even the faithful louboutin heel can snap, Florence whats your experience with snapped heels?
hi hilary they just showed the boot form of these in the times magazine and the pricetag is immense. over £3000 which would mean around the $6000 mark! Balenciaga may be one of the most fashion forward houses around, but the pricetags are begining to grate.
hi hilary they just showed the boot form of these in the times magazine and the pricetag is immense. over £3000 which would mean around the $6000 mark! Balenciaga may be one of the most fashion forward houses around, but the pricetags are begining to grate.
When i first saw the show I saw those skyscraper wedges and thought, WOW. they are deffinitely not for the faint hearted but needless to say, you'll make an entrance in those. of course being LV they will be ludicrously over-prices but at least for once Marc has made some LV shoes which look good.
well I think you remember how much i loved those McQueen shoes and these are so cool. the shape of the shoe reminds me of a shark for some reason, i think its the nose?
these are really great shoes until you get to that tacky D I hate it when designers cover there products in labels and Dior is one who particularly likes to do it on non-runway items. whoever was the designer of these (i doubt it was Galliano) gets lots of points for the colour and style, but loses all of them with that D, you didn't invent the alphabet!
well its great to be back i am trying to find the time to comment as much as normal (im still trying to get back into posting once a week (im now 3 days late :()).
isnt that heel in the red middle pair amazing it looks like something out of one of Dalis paintings or even one of Gaudi's masterpieces from Barcelona.
you know what you are right, what is the point of spending your hard earned cash on a shoe for one outfit these are rather good and i've just noticed quite funky too. GO subtle GALLIANO!!!!
OK guys im back! sorry for my long vacation from posting, i have been reading though but i've just been literally too tired when i've had time to post. I loved the Dior collection for Winter (Galliano really put his politics on his sleave now didn't he!?!) and the shoes were deffinitely good but i miss the old Galliano with his spectacular show stoppers which i'm sorry to say these aren't and they will undoubtedly be highly priced. In the current economic climate we're heading into luxe lovers really are looking for clothing that gives us plenty of bang for our $$$, and i'm not sure that these do.
Tell me about it Hilary, I'm on a GAP year at the moment and trying to save up to travel to New York and everyweek i have to try and tie my hands behind my back to stop me buying something, the problem is (and I have a feeling you are too) I am a total clothes horse, every single bloody day i have to wear a new outfit (not necessarily totally new but the look has to be different daily) and I tell you it's killing me. I have my eye's on a pair of matte silver (wait for me on this) trainers which admitidly aren't expensive in terms of designer prices but for a poor student who loves his clothes it adds up and these are for me. now i keep on arguing that i'll find better stuff in new york or that i should just buy them to wear off the plane so i can really hit the ground running sort of speaking when i arrive. now again i'm in a similar predicament as these aren't timeless either but just as those marni heels are these are pretty damn cool. maybe we should form a pact not to buy or something. I mean the problem with anything like this is that how many outfits are we going to be able to wear our respective shoe's with before we get bored or see another pair?
these are very sleek and elegent and that oversized bud really helps to break up the line and just give it a kick, but im still a bit iffy on them, again a shoe i'd have to see in person.
these are very sleek and elegent and that oversized bud really helps to break up the line and just give it a kick, but im still a bit iffy on them, again a shoe i'd have to see in person.
i believe that LV is officially the rappers choice in Paris so these must be for Queen Latifa ;). im just imagining a massive fur coat, lots of bling, a fedora and these shoes. hey at least theyr'e expensive to stop more people from buying such hideous shoes.
oh yes his designs are totally dystopian, I wouldn't call it juvenile though nor would i call it gothic, in fact he describes them of being more s&m then anything else. High Fashion is all about fantasy and whats fantasy without its dark side, which Gareth provides in abundance?
Gareth Pugh's designs are never for the faint hearted (obviously ;)). So far he has managed to stay afloat by selling a very limited amount of clothing from each collection for high sums of money. In London our club scene has kind of, I guess the best word would be, mutated. It's the east end where you will see these pieces on people who you have to admire for there guts to wear them. Whilst his designs are totally uncomercial and incredibly difficult to wear, you have to admire the guy for sticking to his guns. And often during LFW it's his show that is the most packed where even editors sit on the floor. those shoes to you and me are horrifying on the average person, but down the streets of Hoxton they have a dystopian futuristic vibe about them and there is quite a large amount of women (surprisingly large) who love out of this world foot wear. the main difference between LFW and all the others is that everything is totally different in each show, whereas in NY there is a deffinite similarity between many shows. I could go on, but I have to wake up early and I remember that I don't post good comments when im tired so i'll stop.
Thats a very good point but I didn't mean just shoes, recently there has been a whole slew of paten jackets, skirts anything you can think of. And with shoes Specifically the fashion shoes many designers have specifically chosen patent this season to follow the zeitgeist. Maybe I've become a bit sick of it too early on. But actually there is one very good arguement for the material, its practicality, it's not always practical to wear a suede shoe (especially in London) and the amount of times i've almost fallen in leather soled loafers on wet London days, I've lost count (suffice to say it becomes a bit of an ice rink, minus the ice).
Yep actually I've seen them several times as they have been advertised in the press a lot. But tbh I'm begining to become sick of patent leather, I've never liked trends where you get an entire kind of material becoming on trend and then you get nothing but patent leather pretty much from everyone. I like it as a material but I wish it was used more sparingly. I say this whilst writing up the Gucci show which was full of patent leather that I am actually praising. Oh well I guess writing on fashion means you have to be slightly hypocritical right?
Yep I totally agree Paul, although I kind of figure that many shoe buyers don't actually know the names of the shoes they are buying. You can certainly recognise the oh dears from the CL's by the deeper red of the CL. oh dear know exactly what they are doing and I'm just waiting to hear whether CL will do anything about it, after all it really is his trademark.
I love these daring shoe's! there is something very italian about these shoes, i can't quite put my finger on it. Again quite difficult to wear but still those jewel colours are amazing. As usual though I would still be against them thanks to the materials used, aside from the whole ethics after feeling lizard and snakesin products I always find the texture to be a bit disturbing.
Yeah I was just thinking that these remind me of the Bauhaus or even Mondrian (and not to literally like those not so hot CL Mondrian wedges). These are the first Fendi platforms that I have actually liked, thanks for showing them Hilary (see I'm learning to look at the posters name now :P).
Hilary these are so cute and what a great fresh take on a trend that, lets face it, has been around for several seasons and most gladiator sandals tend to look alike. oh and that leather just looks so buttery and soft.
You guys are totally right. When you buy CL you are buying something, special. These look like something you could get in primark for £5. Then if you ever did buy these and saw a girl in her primark £5 version, I doubt you'd be terribly happy.
I totally agree with you they have moved a long way from those horrible lucite heels, but even with that recessed under platform, Im afraid i still see it. maybe its the height, I don't know. Maybe i just need to see them in person or on a person, who knows. as I have learned with fashion show pictures, a picture may say a thousand words, but actually being there in person can totally change the way an object is viewed.
oh im so sorry i should check to see who is posting which article, I keep forgetting to do that. Hopefully I'll get it right next time. Thanks for your appreciation, well as a fellow blogger i know how much readers comments can really spurr you on, plus this blog is fantastic! and it would be impossible for me to keep my mouth shut for too long.
wow these are amazing flats. they really open up your eyes to what a flat can become these are elegant, funky, fun and probably quite comfortable. well done on finding these.
these look very similar to those dior high heels that we all loved so much. Obviously these have much less detail but the essence is still there. the designer probably had the original high heeled shoe as an inspiration and its that shoe which has the ethnicity. So in the translation to flat sandal i'm guessing we lost some of that multi-culturalism. great find though.
sounds like a busy and productive period. Florence you might get a free pair of shoes out this ;). the only question i can think of is probably a bit selfish but theres no harm in asking. do designers do apprenticeship kind of things? oh actually it would be quite interesting to find out more about the commerical side of the whole business, what shoe's seem to sell well consistantly? the whole manufacturing processes that go into making the shoes, and where designers stand on issues like global warming (do they do anything to counteract these things?). i guess these questions are more just interesting things rather then practical questions.
Im half and half with these. At first i thought immeadeatly stripper shoe due to that platform. But I actually really like the upper (see im learning the lingo gradually)and the sparkly brown. Also I wasn't sure about the Zucca engraving to the platform but i think that helps break it up a bit. The problem is I just keep seeing stripper for every good bit that i see.
Paul I have to agree with you. however unfortunetly many people are still blinded by brand names to see the quality designs from the bad ones. At the same time for those in the know, buying products from little known designers or companies certainly makes one feel special. Kind of like finding a diamond amongst a load of crystals, and marked as a crystal. plus not many people will be wearing the same thing which means less chance of what i call, H&M syndrome (ie bumping into people who are wearing the same thing as you).
they kind of remind me of those old 1970's mushroom trip cartoons where the colours and shapes all melt together. Surely not a good look for high fashion. the clothes of the collection look to be difficult enough to pull off let alone trying the entire look (mind you I can never recommend wearing head to toe of one designer).
I know unfortunetly the trade in exotics has rocketed thanks to celebrity endorsements etc. however as consumers we can say no after all buying luxury goods is supposed to make you feel a bit happier not guilty. plus even if fashion says something there are plenty of examples where consumers have not bought it (grey autumn/winter collections has been tipped as a trend for ages and only finally came out as one that everybody used after several seasons, apparently grey is too dull a colour (certainly in london anyway when you not only match what your wearing but you match the weather more often then not (not to mention concrete)).
lol after i wrote this i felt really bad i had slated these so much. the truth is they aren't bad shoes, its just that they're uninspired. sorry for making such an angry rant, i was tired after a long day doing borring admin (and the worst, taking minutes in a fast paced meeting) but now its 10am and im at my desk with no work to do (yay £8 an hour to comment on shoes, brilliant) and im sipping tea. i think im going to have to think before i comment for future comments.
These are so NOT Louboutin. First and foremost where is the lacquered heel? secondly this is a blatant chloe knock-off. Im not happy with CL on this occasion. Do you know what i want to see from him, the most amazing pair of sandals I have ever seen, or will ever see in my life, from that final episode of Sex and the City where Miranda has a baby and Carrie has those amazing pink Louboutins. Those are the shoes that made me fall in love with shoes. And now CL has come up with these? they're ok but they aren't great. I think im going to end my rant now and have a look at Mr Rousseau's shoes again.
Yep that is the perfect word to describe his style, Refined. As I said before you can just feel that lightness to the shoe just from the photographs, This is the reason I have never been a huge fan of the platform or concealed platform shoe, you lose out on this kind of lightness. You know when I was reviewing the shoes for the 4th time tonight I kep thinking of the Finnish architect Aalvar Aalto (probably spelt him wrong) who played with natural light in his buildings and they have this incredible airy feeling to them.
yeah but they still have to use a very inhumane method to kill them and get there skins and lets face it if you did buy these could you honestly wear them and not feel guilty everytime? I mean obviously snakes aren't lets just say the most cuddly of creatures but they are still creatures and I personally couldn't condone these shoe's. Im not even into animal rights groups and everything but endangered creatures (ie exotic goods) farmed or not are off my shopping list.
WOW these shoes are amazing, i love the lightness which you can really see in the photos alone. that first pair of pumps is stunning. I am looking forward to seeing more from this up and coming designer I hope that he becomes a new Blahnik of Louboutin as these three shoes are deffinitely worth the honour. is there anyway you could ask him how he got into cordwainers?
Yeah the prada shoes always push the boundaries, but these went too far. i think is often important when viewing a big designer like prada is to realise if it was not prada would you buy it? and with these its a big N O. they are just too funky in a very wrong way.
well actually with snakeskins its the process by which they get that skin which is so terrible and there are many snakes that are endangered. I won't go into how they get snakeskins once they capture the snake as it will make you sick, but i have a feeling that it would put you off these. i don't have a problem with the use of skins, as long as it is humanely farmed personally i could never wear anything more then leather as i feel if i can eat cow then all of the body should be used, including the skin.
Well aparently poor Karen Elson almost fell flat on her face if it werent for P Diddy catching her. They may be stunning but they also appear to be a bit of a death trap if a pro like Ms Elson can't walk in them.
The first thing that came to mind when i saw these was, DIOR. that platform is so Galliano at dior (no wonder you like them so much Florence). I have to agree it really makes the mary jane so much edgier (for a style designed for school girls uniforms). very cool and i have a feeling the vogueites will love these as well.
wow these are so amazing, so fresh and young like you said. perfect with one of Donna Karen's shirt-waisters (certainly better then her own shoes this season).
yuck and yuck, this girl hasn't reformed at all. She prommised to do aid work in africa but since that promise all shes done is party party party (and launch a load of poorly made shoes).
Thats another point I was thinking, these are Louboutin's after all, they're supposed to be made extremely well. I also have a feeling that if you did buy these from one of their boutique's and they did fall apart after a night or two that they should replace them, or at least fix them. and if these shoe's sequins do fall off after only a little bit of wear and tear then that not only reflects badly on the quality of these very expensive shoes, but also is such ashame to have such beautiful craftsmanship to fall apart. We're looking forward to hearing back from you investigations Florence.
This is getting to be a big problem with expensive footwear nowadays, they end up being so detailed and intricate that the idea of wearing them without losing those details can give you a heart attack. Even if you had all the money in the world, if you're a real shoe lover I don't think you could bear to wear these on account of the possibility that they will be wrecked after one wear.
these are lovely and not overtly gladiatorial which gives them that extra lease of life when the whole gladiator sandals trend leaves us. and for that price they better be more timeless.
Perhaps the most alluring kind of shoe is the peep-toe slingback, deffinitely something to impress with on a first date, or just flirt at the bar. However the fact that there is both a concealed platform and an unconcealed platform breaks up the line imho and doesn't have qutie the same affect as it would without that unconcealed platform.
As I said in my reply on the blog, you've become not only an institution for fashion bloggers but an inspiration and thats worth celebrating in my book. also I still don't have a contact email to send over my sketches, I would literally love to hear a real shoe-lovers opinions as the only people who have seen them were my sister who sees shoe's as nothing more then practicalities (despite my best efforts) and a Manolo Blahnik saleswoman in Hong Kong and then she was only able to see a few (as I had only just started sketching). Thanks so much.
Woops I didn't see the adverts. I guess when they first came out in the wider world thanks to the cult of celebrity they could be classed as cute. However they have become so overworn now its saturated any idea of cuteness they may have first had. but at least we agree whole-heartedly on the croc situation.
That sucks, well I have a good feeling the migraines will go away soon and in the mean time you can always flick through your extensive shoe collection, I bet you have a load that you completely forgot you have, like finding treasure or something, taking your mind right off the headache. Actually I really would like to email you my designs but I don't have your email address, you have mine so if you could send an email to me then I can send you back a few.
Oh dear Im sorry to hear about that surgery :(. I hope it wasn't caused by your love of the high high heel? Even more I hope it doesn't mean you have to stop wearing them. This is a big problem with these shoe's we all may love them but it can lead to all kinds of problems if worn excessively. You'd think that there would be more research into high heels that aren't going to cause medical problems in a million dollar industry.
Well Florence I just sent you a pair of virtual soft pink shoe's via my blog, a little late but as you can tell by my lack of posting, that's kinda my style (I wish to god it wasn't).
No more crocs please thankfully its too cold to see them out and about here in London (actually they have those god awful sheepskin ones now blegh!) and the main fashion horrors are the ubiquitous FuGG boots. Please Shoe Goddess never post the foul crocs and uggs again for this is the temple of beautiful shoes (yes occassionaly there aren't so nice ones) and a croc or an ugg don't fall into this category.
The thing I find annoying about her is that she gets away with so much and that has become the way young girls think is acceptable to behave. Im sure she is a sweet person but as a public figure you have to show some sort of maturity which i don't believe she shows at all. I don't have a thing against party girls like Paris but I do when 13 year old girls start thinking its ok to act like her. I also have a little theory that secretly her dad is buying up all her stock to keep her happy.
Welcome to the shoegoddess Galit. What a great post to begin with, we all love having a dig at Ms Hilton and co. And yes I can smell the cheap materials and glued satin across the Atlantic. I'm not even sure girls want to by Paris Hiltons stuff anyway?
Oh congratulations. What a year it has been isn't it amazing how this blog has literally snowballed and is as big as it is now. When is the day you started, for it shall now become a fashion public holiday, to be celebrated by all with good taste.
Well the queen is supposed to be a fan of Roger Vivier, can you imagine her in these? Me neither, frankly they look like the designer swallowed a load of dies and the monogram pattern and then threw it all up onto these. What a waste!
I dunno, I remember when see-thru plastic shoes were all the rage (I think it was SS07? with Lanvin, Chanel and a few others making them) and I have to say they remind me of stripper shoes.
I am so glad you found these. I saw these on the net-a-porter UK site and fell in love and absolutely knew you'd like 'em too. They're so coool. Also can you see a bit of a black and white Japanese sunrise?
yeah I know I was thinking that as well, they are so LA. And yep Marcy Marc seems to have gone terribly downhill, I shall be waiting to see how his next show turns out. Oh and yes I do like them. Actually with these 'semi-peep-toes' initially i didn't like them when i saw them in other colours, but i do quite like them now.
What is up with LV they are eternally expensive and haven't made any good shoes for ages. When they create a good collection it is almost always quite safe and when they do push the boat out it turns into a shipwreck. Does anyone remember a nice pair of LV shoes?
PS: remember those awful gold circle heeled sandals? i think i just threw up a bit in my mouth.
Bottega Venetta are one of those brands that will always remain timelessly elegant. I have a feeling you could wear anything bought today from Bottega in 50 years time.
lol sounds like you bought a really special pair then if they remind you of such fun memories. Perhaps you should start nicknaming the shoes you buy; Hot Pink Reminiscent Slingbacks? I dunno i gave it my best and its 1:25 AM and I have to be up at 6 :(. maybe i should go to bed now.
lol don't worry i've seen many of the horros of LA and yep your totally right London involves a lot of walking especially as cabs cost so much and then theres the congestion charge no wonder women love flats here. Personally my favourite city of all time, in terms of style, is New York. I still remember walking down 5th Ave. and this woman in a black feather gown in manolo's on the opposite side of the street. You just don't get that kind of dressing here in London. Don't get me wrong London women have a tremendous amount of style but its very samey and its really quite rare to have to stop in the street here just to see someone who has worn something amazing go by, unlike say NY or HK.
oh its not one pair of boots but i've just seen quite a lot in this colour (by a lot i mean maybe a few times a week on different women). So whilst over here the colour maybe a bit saturated in LA Im sure it probably isn't. The problem with women in London is that the majority don't wear high-heels for one reason or another. Those that do will almost always go for black and safe designs or boots (either in black or brown). Maybe you should give the London style a go around LA (shaving off a lot of fabric into these sandals will probably help if its a bit hot over there).
very distinctive sandals and a nice step away from the gladiator pairs (not that we don't like them). Also That ethereal wood faerie nymph look is another Spring Summer trends; be warned its not for the faint hearted.
deffinitely reminiscing of Blahnik right now. Shoe couture is a big thing now days (well as big as couture can get) and Roger Vivier do a Haute Couture shoe line as well with even higher price tags. However from the pictures above, the heal needs to have just a sliver of weight taken off to slim then down a bit.
deffinitely reminiscing of Blahnik right now. Shoe couture is a big thing now days (well as big as couture can get) and Roger Vivier do a Haute Couture shoe line as well with even higher price tags. However from the pictures above, the heal needs to have just a sliver of weight taken off to slim then down a bit.
these look very grecian in deed and as you all know its one of those mini-trends for Spring 08 (Vera Wang, Alberta Ferreti and of course the biggest sillhoutte of the season: the goddess off-the-shoulder dress).
At first i thought oh dear, these look like shoes for the wag patrol. But that perspex heel gives it just a little edge. It reminds me of scandinavian architecture although i wish that heal wasn't so chunky.
Oh wow that is such an honour, I can't believe it. Thank you so much, now I really have to finish my Marni post :P. And yes, what a break from patent leather.
I totally agree with you on these. I think I've come to the conclusion that a shoe is either part of the outfit or it is the outfit, and unless you dress up like a you've lived in a Bolivian Alpaca farm for the last 8 years, these are shoe's that will make an outfit. Hard to wear, but just imagine your normal commute to work and amongst all those black leather pumps you see a girl with these on. WOW!
yep these are deffinitely difficult shoes to pull off, and floral prints rarely do suit shoes but i reckon this is more of an abstract expressionist print then a floral print. Plus how many people will be looking up close to the shoes?
I can just imagine the art crowd going mad for the shoes (well really anything) from this collection. I can see these with the Shoe Goddesses favourite skinny jeans and plain white T (after all I'm a great subscriber to the belief that the shoe can often make the outfit), or even one of Donna Karren's Shirtwaisters (depending on the colour of course).
Im so glad that you posted these shoes. When I first saw them on the Neiman Marcus website I thought that they were simply amazing. They might be a bit plain but in my opinion the modified heel sends these shoes over the edge. Utterly chic.
these are kind of robotic in either a good or bad way. At first they reminded me of those amazing dior open-toed shoes for Galliano's Spring collection, and then on further inspection i noticed they have an almost but not quite slingback as well as a normal back but the colour and the heel makes them quite lovely actually. Very fresh for Spring and i've now decided i love them.
I think I know exactly where he got his inspiration for these from. Hong Kong trinket markets, you see little fish keyrings exactly like this, what a wonderful way to make something into a sandal. very cute in deed.
WOW those are the most elegant flat sandals i've seen in a long time. Im just imagining an Audrey Hepburn lookalike in a big white hat and black halterneck swimsuit with a massive woven beach bag walking along Ipanema beach in Rio with these on.
these look nice and simple and i think that marks and spencers makes a lot of jewel coloured ballet flats as well which i know are quite popular on this side of the atlantic.
im not sure on these as well. I think they could look amazing with certain outfits but then again most shoes could look amazing with a certain outfit, the question is how many times will these undoubtedly expensive shoes end up being worn (are they only one trick ponies?)?
well these shoes look nice and its good to know that even the vegan who can't wear leather has some shoes to where for special occasions. but i hate it when celebrities design there own lines (unless of course they are celebrity designers aka Galliano and Lagerfeld). but its nice to see some nice shoes from Ms Portman. Oh and another thing i hate is when they call them cruelty free.
i love the first pair from Miu Miu but i've never understood why tall girls are afraid of being taller then their boyfriends and therefore don't where high heels.
Im not really sure what to think about these, i reckon that it is very important for shoe designers to make mistakes but in terms of actually buying these i reckon it wouldnt be good. In conclusion bravo to Guiseppe for trying to make something different but keep trying.
Oh god Marc Jacobs just lost a bit of admiration i had for the guy. Posh really is not a fashion legend nor does she know how to dress appropriately imho, she is always trying to hard and to be perfectly honest a true fashion legend would never admit such nonsense (and to be perfectly honest everyone has moments where they look amazing sometime or other and moments when they don't). But hey I don't think Marc's had a good collection since his Autumn Winter 2007 one (and lets leave out Louis Vuitton).
hmmm i think for me cowboy boots have been ruined by the likes of Britney Spears and co they have become ubiquitous for tackiness? i don't know there the kind of shoes that i admire for there craftsmanship but in a total outfit it doesn't seem to work, maybe they're too busy, or maybe Spears and co have ruined them forever for me at least.
actually its not the kimono toe socks but just really long white socks that they kind of fold strangely on the leg? i dunno, either way japanese people rock!
yeah at first i thought maybe if there was a picture with what they look like on, but that heel just doesnt look right and immeadeatly i thought that these could be shoes victoria beckham might wear which immeadeatly makes them bad.
what a great pair of espadrilles i think its the structured part that makes them great. Also about the straps falling down your legs i know in japan where they have a strange schoolgirl uniform fettish or something strange, anywho part of the uniform involves very high socks that stay up with a special kind of glue (it was on Jonathan Ross's Japanorama im not some kind of pervert) that keeps them in place on the legs. maybe theres a US version (although any shoe involving glue to stay on is probably not worth it).
thats ok don't worry. Actually i like pretty much all styles but the platforms i still can't seem to like. I thiink i know what it is about these shoes i don't like they just as a londoner seem to have a smutty feel to them, it might be the colour combine with the platform, patent leather and peep toe but they just seem a bit off.
I know have you watched style.com's video of the SS08 show actually any video of Albar he just seems like the nicest guy in fashion (especially when you compare him to Kaisar Karl (shouldn't have said that)).
i was just checking the sizing but none are available in her size plus she won't allow me to buy her anything she can't try on herself (she's very indecive in shops) oh and im her brother.
aah those blue square toed flats look lovely i know if my sister could afford them she'd buy them in a second (she's not a high heel wearing girl yet (but i intend to change it)).
wow im just imagining all the outfits that would go with this im thinking it would look amazing with one of the spring/summer 2008 miu miu dresses in black and white (even if they are way way way too short (i mean it really isnt even mini but i'd call them nanodresses :P)). They'd be good for work and probably on holiday so imho they'd be quite a good buy.
I can certainly see why you love these the texture of the leather mixed with the stacked cone heel just are perfect. Lanvin over the years has quickly made it up as my favourite designer. Alber has done such a maginificent job especially the latest collection (which i still need to write my report on but the couture shows are coming up and i haven't even had a chance to start milan (which has a very good season as well) and work is so piled up atm).
well I'm not actually one to buy high heels (being a guy :P) but i design and appreciate them but i just find that the pair just has something off about them, i dunno.
lol, all louboutin's look good from the back. I think i know what's wrong with these though. the heel is far too spindly whilst it looks like theres a small concealed platform in there and the actual cut of the shoe on the lower end (im not sure what the technical term is for the opening) is to thin and needs to be widened.
At first i did like these shoes but on further inspection the peep-toe shape just doesn't look right and actually for the price i think you getting a very cheap looking shoe. plus the platform makes just takes any class that the shoe could have had, away. Im not a platform fan as you may be able to tell.
These shoes look perfect for SS08 with the patent leather and almost nude colour. But that upper strap does look a bit like Christian hasn't bothered to finish them.
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