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HELMUT LANG F/W 12

2012-02-25T15:28:00.001-08:00

So far there haven't been too many shoes that have caught my attention, but I still haven't looked at many shows. The boots at Helmut Lang are by LD Tuttle.. totally loving the fragmented wedge.

GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI S/S 12

2012-02-18T15:37:00.000-08:00

BRIGHT LIKE NEON LOVE

2012-01-31T16:03:00.000-08:00

Personally, I only like the first pair. The silhouettes are all amazing - Zanotti rarely fails to deliver extremely refined silhouettes - but the colors are certainly not my cup of tea.

F/W 11 BOOT ROUND UP

2012-01-31T00:21:00.000-08:00

The lucite heel tabi boots just might make me hyperventilate..

from top to bottom: Margiela, Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen and Alejandro Ingelmo, Giuseppe Zanotti, Rick Owens, Rick Owens, Rag and Bone

via Ssense

THIS IS WHY

2012-01-30T09:59:00.000-08:00

This is why Dries Van Noten is everything.

OVER THE RAINBOW

2012-01-27T10:22:00.000-08:00

There are a ton of random shoes on my hard drive that I'll have to just sneak in here and there. These rainbow metallic sandals are by Brian Atwood from S/S 2009. Obsessed.

GEEK SQUAD

2012-01-25T23:48:00.000-08:00

F/W 10 favorites by Pierre Hardy, Prada and Balenciaga

DESIGN FOR LIFE

2012-01-23T04:43:00.000-08:00

I really like pink and orange together.. and after the previous post it only makes sense to share these neoprene and leather accessories by Pierre Hardy.

"TANGERINE TANGO" FOR 2012

2012-01-21T12:34:00.000-08:00

I don't take the pantone color of the year seriously at all (does anyone?), but I do like orange so what the heck? If you want to get really dorky with me take note that Pierre Hardy's wedge includes a pink pretty close to 2011's color of the year Honeysuckle and a pale seafoam much like 2010's Turquoise.

left to right: 3.1 Phillip Lim elastic sandal, Pierre Hardy multicolor canvas wedge, Opening Ceremony clog sandal, Christian Louboutin pump, Rupert Sanderson cork wedge sandal

COME FULL CIRCLE

2012-01-21T12:28:00.000-08:00

What feels like an eternity ago - three years - Gareth Pugh came out with those iconic two tone banded ankle boots. I remember scrambling to Jeffrey NYC to try them on that spring - they had one pair left in a 39 which turned out to be perfect. I had absolutely no intention of buying them, but there are some shoes you just have to see and feel - on your feet, if possible - in person. The blade like wedge was as compelling as the two tone construction and they were very comfortable, too. In the years since he has revisited and reworked this design, sometimes with disappointing results (S/S 10 blahhh) and sometimes with fantastic results (S/S 11 !!!). But I was really interested with the latest incarnation for S/S 12 in which he boldly recreated the two tone ankle boot. What's next?

From top to bottom: S/S 09 two tone ankle boots, S/S 10 grey ankle boot, F/W 10 ankle boot, S/S 11 sandal, F/W 11 ankle boot, S/S 12 two tone ankle boot

CHARLES ANASTASE MEGA POST

2012-01-20T21:28:00.000-08:00

I often find myself wanting the big picture - everything I can get, all at once and all in one place. And I have found myself frantically searching for images of Charles Anastase's shoes more often than I'd care to admit.. so I put this post together.

from top to bottom: S/S 09 block heeled sandals, F/W 09 dungeon boots, S/S 11 wedge sandals and F/W 11 wedge ankle boots

BALENCIAGA S/S 12

2012-01-20T16:42:00.000-08:00

BALENCIAGA F/W 11

2012-01-20T16:41:00.000-08:00

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA RESORT 12

2012-01-17T22:43:00.000-08:00

More shoes after the jump.

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA F/W 11

2012-01-17T22:42:00.000-08:00

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CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA S/S 11

2012-01-17T22:40:00.000-08:00

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CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA F/W 10

2012-01-17T22:38:00.000-08:00

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CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA F/W 09

2012-01-17T22:37:00.000-08:00

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CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA S/S 09

2012-01-17T22:36:00.000-08:00

MUGLER F/W 11

2012-01-16T01:10:00.000-08:00

I was kind of shocked to see such blah shoes for S/S 12 after Mugler's amazing first season. I have a feeling it had something to do with the $2,700 price tag attached to those delectable midnight blue calfskin pumps. Perhaps they didn't fly off the shelves? But alas, they are objets d'art made with the extraterrestrial witch in mind - afterall, heels this tall only make sense on planets with very low gravity.

RAPHAEL YOUNG F/W 10

2012-01-14T16:50:00.000-08:00

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BURBERRY PRORSUM F/W 11

2012-01-14T16:49:00.001-08:00

JOHN GALLIANO S/S 11

2012-01-14T16:49:00.000-08:00

Lovvved this collection.

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BALENCIAGA S/S 11

2012-01-14T16:48:00.000-08:00

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CALVIN KLEIN S/S 11

2012-01-14T16:47:00.000-08:00

CAMILLA SKOVGAARD F/W 11

2012-01-14T00:16:00.000-08:00

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CAMILLA SKOVGAARD PRE-F/W 11

2012-01-14T00:15:00.001-08:00

CAMILLA SKOVGAARD S/S 11

2012-01-14T00:15:00.000-08:00

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GIVENCHY S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:33:00.001-08:00

GIVENCHY F/W 11

2012-01-13T15:33:00.000-08:00

GIVENCHY S/S 11

2012-01-13T15:32:00.000-08:00

Seriously amazing collection of shoes..

CELINE S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:31:00.002-08:00

BOTTEGA VENETA S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:31:00.001-08:00

PRADA S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:31:00.000-08:00

ROGER VIVIER S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:30:00.000-08:00

The interior platform detail is a little strange, but not bad. Kind of looks like an insert put into the shoe by the buyer..

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:28:00.002-08:00

Charlotte Olympia's most brilliant shoes are always the campier ones. I think she realized after women went wild for her cat pumps that she had created her own corner of the market..

NINA RICCI S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:28:00.001-08:00

APERLAI S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:28:00.000-08:00

JEAN-MICHEL CAZABAT S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:27:00.002-08:00

CHLOE S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:27:00.001-08:00

BURAK UYAN S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:27:00.000-08:00

CHRISSIE MORRIS S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:26:00.002-08:00

CHRISSIE MORRIS F/W 11

2012-01-13T15:26:00.001-08:00

BRIAN ATWOOD S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:26:00.000-08:00

This multistrap sandal is fucking bananas...

BRIAN ATWOOD RESORT 12

2012-01-13T15:25:00.002-08:00

PIERRE HARDY S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:25:00.001-08:00

PIERRE HARDY F/W 11

2012-01-13T15:25:00.000-08:00

PIERRE HARDY S/S 11

2012-01-13T15:24:00.001-08:00

DRIES VAN NOTEN S/S 12

2012-01-13T15:23:00.001-08:00

DRIES VAN NOTEN S/S 11

2012-01-13T15:23:00.000-08:00

LANVIN S/S 12

2012-01-12T21:45:00.001-08:00

Lanvin. Always brilliant.

GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI S/S 12

2012-01-11T17:39:00.000-08:00

There's actually a lot more to this collection than what I mashed together here, but I'll have to get around to digging up more photos later..

YVES SAINT LAURENT S/S 12

2012-01-10T09:17:00.000-08:00

YSL's shoes were among my favorites for Spring 2012. The concept is exceptionally simple, but brilliant - contrasting textures in suede, satin and metal plated details on blunt, classic silhouettes with color blocking in pastels and neutrals. Shamelessly decadent, but still very refined and elegant.

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN S/S 12

2012-01-09T13:10:00.000-08:00

Feminine yet in an entirely otherworldly sense of the word.

VERSACE S/S 12

2012-01-08T15:01:00.000-08:00

One thing that really has never changed in my taste for shoes is my love for massive platform wedges.. I can't really get enough. I always respond strongest to silhouette so anything heavy tends to get my attention. That being said, the soft pastels, tinted lucite and perforated details on Versace's latest wedges are immensely light despite the overwhelming proportions of the wedge.

NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD S/S 12

2012-01-07T21:04:00.000-08:00

I'm not fond of the idea of sharing past season's footwear - I like to stay as current as possible - but I'm such a diehard fan of Nicholas Kirkwood that I couldn't help but post his previous two collections, in addition to his Spring 2012, below. I've kept up with his work for the past few years, and I really love to see not only how his aesthetic grows, but also what elements he continues to work with. For spring I'm mad about the printed pumps he did, as well as the day glow lace. Nothing wrong with letting your shoes do the talking..

More shoes after the jump.

A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO SHOES

2012-01-06T19:14:00.000-08:00

A little nostalgia for the moment when women across America were introduced to Manolo Blahnik..

The fact is, sometimes it's hard to walk in a single woman's shoes. That's why we need really special ones now and then - to make the walk a little more fun.

Sounds a lot cheesier in text. Oh well.

NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD S/S 12 COLLABORATIONS

2012-01-05T09:45:00.000-08:00

Kirkwood is known to collaborate with several very talented designers, and it's a rare occasion that he disappoints. Glittered platform wedges adorned with metallic ruffles and pom poms perfectly capture the eccentricity of Meadham Kirchoff's exuberant clothing while the patent leather sandals with tinted lucite heels compliment Peter Pilotto's modern designs.

NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD F/W 11

2012-01-04T17:42:00.000-08:00

I never wear jewel tones, but they really work quite well for shoes.. certainly very opulent whether it's a bordeaux suede sandal with tonal patent leather trim, a metallic sea green python pump or a lilac lizard skin loafer. It's also interesting to see Kirkwood continue to use goat hair and mongolian for trims - it has been trendy in the past, but he always makes it his own.

More shoes after the jump.

WALTER STEIGER S/S 12

2012-01-03T22:37:00.000-08:00

A fresh batch of footwear from the king of curved heels. I'm definitely into the bloated platform wedge, but I'm sad to only see one style with that silhouette - a sandal or pump would have been great, too.

Images via RAW Shoes.

NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD S/S 11

2012-01-02T16:05:00.000-08:00

Love the mix of neutrals and pastels.

FOOTWEAR INDUCED HYPNOSIS

2012-01-01T22:25:00.000-08:00

Didn't know where to start with this blog so I thought this collage I made of some of Giuseppe Zanotti's finest escarpins would be appropriate.