Shoes
Can you walk for more than a block in them? Of course not!
Are they expensive as hell? You betcha!
Here's some of the more clever footwear from the ready-to-wear collections for Fall 2009 (all photos courtesy of style.com):
Olivier Theyskens for Nina Ricci
The craziest of all. Look ma, no heel!
An engineering marvel, for sure. I was particularly amused by the version with a stiletto that only descends half the length of the shoe.
But when put together with the clothes, I didn't like the proportions created by the shoes. "Equine" was the first word that came to mind.
Chanel
In another feat of engineering, Karl Lagerfeld sent out heels with a jade lifesaver in the middle. I love the color combo, and the sorta surreal quality of the gap the ring creates.
A total aside, but I can't say the word "surreal" without thinking of that Project Runway contestant from Season 5, Jennifer Diederich. Cute clothes and all, but when she got booted off I remember her saying something along the lines of "I guess they just didn't understand my sense of surrealism". Yeah, them and the rest of the universe. Honey, a twin set is a twin set.
But back to topic...
Prada
This one gets the Easy Spirit award. Love the rubber sole. And given the height of that heel, it is probably reassuring to know there's a little extra traction on those slippery autumn sidewalks.
But that shoe is but a tiny prologue to the boots sent out in the same collection. "Mr. Wellington, meet Mr. Sock Garter". This is so typical of Prada -- combine a bunch of totally unattractive things to make one totally covetable item. Strong but still feminine, practical and yet totally superfluous.
Dries van Noten
I love that the snakeskin is only on the heel and sole, virtually invisible to the wearer who gets to stare at plain brown leather. In that sense, it's a selfless shoe, one that says, "I don't do this for myself. I do it for you."
Proenza Schouler
Like the wood. Also like that the layered sole of this bootie reminds me of a rubber flip-flop. And right now there's little I'd love more than some hot weather.
Rodarte
Last but not least, feast upon these grey leather thigh-highs from Rodarte. So sexy. And just think of the cost savings from avoided purchases of leggings, and pants.
Can you walk for more than a block in them? Of course not!
Are they expensive as hell? You betcha!
Here's some of the more clever footwear from the ready-to-wear collections for Fall 2009 (all photos courtesy of style.com):
Olivier Theyskens for Nina Ricci
The craziest of all. Look ma, no heel!
An engineering marvel, for sure. I was particularly amused by the version with a stiletto that only descends half the length of the shoe.
But when put together with the clothes, I didn't like the proportions created by the shoes. "Equine" was the first word that came to mind.
Chanel
In another feat of engineering, Karl Lagerfeld sent out heels with a jade lifesaver in the middle. I love the color combo, and the sorta surreal quality of the gap the ring creates.
A total aside, but I can't say the word "surreal" without thinking of that Project Runway contestant from Season 5, Jennifer Diederich. Cute clothes and all, but when she got booted off I remember her saying something along the lines of "I guess they just didn't understand my sense of surrealism". Yeah, them and the rest of the universe. Honey, a twin set is a twin set.
But back to topic...
Prada
This one gets the Easy Spirit award. Love the rubber sole. And given the height of that heel, it is probably reassuring to know there's a little extra traction on those slippery autumn sidewalks.
But that shoe is but a tiny prologue to the boots sent out in the same collection. "Mr. Wellington, meet Mr. Sock Garter". This is so typical of Prada -- combine a bunch of totally unattractive things to make one totally covetable item. Strong but still feminine, practical and yet totally superfluous.
Dries van Noten
I love that the snakeskin is only on the heel and sole, virtually invisible to the wearer who gets to stare at plain brown leather. In that sense, it's a selfless shoe, one that says, "I don't do this for myself. I do it for you."
Proenza Schouler
Like the wood. Also like that the layered sole of this bootie reminds me of a rubber flip-flop. And right now there's little I'd love more than some hot weather.
Rodarte
Last but not least, feast upon these grey leather thigh-highs from Rodarte. So sexy. And just think of the cost savings from avoided purchases of leggings, and pants.
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