Wedges, version 2012
Despite the fact that wedges were inducted into the Fashionable Footwear Hall of Fame decades ago, they continue to evolve almost every season into new esthetic fads. Wedges version 2012 have, with a nod to their famous cork ancestors (in part, a result of the lack of leather in the 1940s), gone retro, i.e. at Lanvin, Jimmy Choo and Chloé.
It wasn’t easy to find something redeeming about the sandals that shod Christopher Kane SS2012 models. With their rubber soles and chunky look, they looked like they should have been in a sporting goods shop window.
Pastels, mix-n-match, handcrafting, mutant soles and retro touches, SS2012 shoes will be competing in inventiveness. It remains to be seen if the mule will make its comeback, if fish skins will steal the spotlight from metallics, or if luxury-hiking sandals will be considered elegant…
Attention DIYers: your new mission, should you choose to accept it, is to transform your boots, booties, sandals, and all other strappy shoes into new footwear creations à la Suzy Bubble.
Suzy Bubble + ribbon + Dries van Noten sandals
Miuccia Prada’s creations, however improbable, often end up conquering the fashion sphere hands down. She somehow manages to make conceptual desirable and the unusual chic. Will she succeed again when the fashion editors find themselves faced with her surreal boots from her latest collection… ?
As a reaction to the summer 2011 minimalist trend, the bohemian cowgirl look is proving to be a popular option, giving the Ralph Lauren western boots a chance to find their place in the sun.
Christian Louboutin is fighting for his right to see red.
YSL? Louboutin?
While on a tour of the U.S. visiting the points of sale carrying his shoes, the uncontested master of the glamour shoe, Nicholas Kirkwood, took the time to talk with the Texan Sea of Shoes blogger, Jane Aldrige.
Nicholas Kirkwood SS2011
