Most high-end luxury brands never really embrace industrialism. They might give it a nod here and there, but going whole-hog is often seen as too risky or taste-specific for cash-cow product categories like shoes, which need to sell well in large department stores. Not only did Lanvin go in that direction without fear or apology here, but it did [...]
But any Louboutin lover knows that he does basics just as well as he does dream shoes, and the Christian Louboutin Newton d’Orsay Pump illustrates his mastery of the simple better than any shoe I’ve seen recently. Kitten heels are somewhat controversial and normally I don’t like them, but the spindly little metal heels on this pair have won me [...]
The Giuseppe Zanotti Patent Leather V-Strap Pumps are just the latest example of the company’s new trajectory. Every woman needs a pair of sexy red shoes in her closet, and if you don’t already have some, maybe these could be yours. And really, even if you do already have a pair, these pumps are a worthy addition to your [...]
The great thing about fashion is that even if one trend isn’t your proverbial cup of tea, a new and diametrically opposite trend will usually come along immediately afterward to offer itself up for those left out by what preceded it. For those of you who joined me in hating the chunktastic platforms that will be dotting retail stores this [...]
In my mind, Proenza Schouler can almost never do any wrong. As a brand, Jack and Lazaro make clothes for the woman that I wish I was, and with a little more money, perhaps I could be. Alas, the Proenza Schouler Tasseled Leather Slingbacks are one of the brand’s rare misses. The goal of this design seems clear: Create an [...]
When I gave a pair of clodhopping Yves Saint Laurent platforms a middling-at-best review back in October, it didn’t occur to me that that pair of shoes was merely the first in a veritable parade of 60s silliness that would be headed our way for spring. Sadly, that appears to be the case. With shoes like the Christian Louboutin [...]
If any old picture is worth a thousand words, then a picture of shoes as exquisite as the Nicholas Kirkwood Metallic Cut-Out Heels has to be worth at least 2000. Don’t worry, though, I’m not going to write that many. Fans of Kirkwood, a group of people among which I count myself, know this shoe’s lines and structure instinctually. [...]
Designing a printed shoe is always tricky. Unless the designer chooses a knee-high boot, shoe real estate is limited and making sure that a pattern is fully realized and visually intact in such a limited amount of space usually makes the whole endeavor too annoying to undertake, to say nothing of the fact that patterned shoes can be a little [...]
Spring 2011 collections saw some truly fantastic shoes (I’m looking at you, Prada), but of all of them, I loved the Dior Spring 2011 footwear the most. We’ve already had a chance to see many of the collection’s pieces in action on the runway, but still close-ups are always a great way to appreciate the fine detail, particularly when dealing [...]
Skillfully combining modernism and romanticism can be almost impossible. The two ideas have many a competing aesthetic detail, and putting them both into the same design usually yields a shoe that looks like two different pieces of footwear smashed together. The Nicholas Kirkwood Suede Chiffon Sandals, brand new for Spring 2011, may be the most successful combination of romance and [...]
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