Alexander McQueen’s Floral Stiletto Pump
posted by: brianka in Alexander McQueen Shoes, General, High heels, Platforms, Pumps, Spring 2011 Shoes, Zappos on March 30th, 2011
The Alexander McQueen label continues to produce elegant, edgy, and occasionally, over-the-top shoes.
The prior McQueen shoes we have seen this spring have been firmly in the over-the-top category; what better descriptive comes to mind when looking at these gilt-adorned wedges?
However, the same basic, flowing, lines we saw on the McQueen sculptural wedges have been reduced to the bare essentials to produce a darkly-elegant court shoe:
These are, in a word: Lovely.
They are the spiritual, goth, cousin to Prada’s 2007/08′s flowered stiletto heel … which are, incidentally, among my own most-prized shoe acquisitions to date (And a lucky thing, too. Back then I thought $600 was outrageous for a designer shoe. My, how things change).
And, while the $1675 price tag on these is a bit more than I have currently allowed myself to spend on any individual shoe purchase, it is a distinctly more affordable option for those who may be in the market for a 2011 McQueen shoe under the $3k+ price tag we’ve seen on related styles this year.
Alexander McQueen 266165W0FC01000; $1675 at Zappos.com
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May 14, 2011 at 9:17 am, galligator said:
Black now available at NM for $1675 http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jh…
April 01, 2011 at 2:04 pm, galligator said:
Nieman Marcus has it in a white satin version, too. http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jh…
They are calling the heel "Karma Metal" – whatever the heck that means.
April 01, 2011 at 9:44 am, galligator said:
R5 – Are they the ones linked after the jump? Those had either a pink/green or all-green floral/leaf molded heel. If so, I have a Maryjane & Slide in that style! (And together, they are less than the price of this one pair, sigh – don't think I'll ever stop complaining about high-end shoes prices increasing by 300%)
April 01, 2011 at 6:00 am, R5Bales said:
These make me think of a Prada(I think) pump from years ago. The flower was painted pink. This is a beautiful shoe.
March 31, 2011 at 1:20 pm, Racquel said:
Love these heels! Heavenly! It's unfortunate that such a great talent took his own life
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March 31, 2011 at 10:57 am, Tina Marie said:
OMG, these shoes are AMAZING!! I love Alexander McQueen shoes!!
March 31, 2011 at 7:10 am, Lucy said:
Loving the way the heel gets slightly larger towards the bottom,
Wonder what the flower petals are made of?
March 31, 2011 at 1:55 pm, galligator said:
Unfortunately the description on the item link is unclear. I'd guess it to be some sort of molded resin formed around a typical metal stiletto form, that is just based on similar shapes I have encountered over the last 5 years or so..It would be interesting to see these in person to confirm that.
March 30, 2011 at 7:51 pm, galligator said:
I think Iike them because they are not really on-trend at all. The big trend right now in color is toward nude, tan/beige, mocha & browns … which is nice as a basic few pieces in your shoe collection. But EVERYTHING I'm seeing right now is one of these colors. I want black/silver/gold/color – Drama!
March 30, 2011 at 6:35 pm, Miss80Million said:
ooh! those are sooo gorgeous!
I would never wear them, but if I had them I'd definitely put them on display! they're Art!
March 30, 2011 at 4:38 pm, Anna @ShoeHunting said:
Gorgeous shoe to lust over! They're goth yet still "pretty". McQueen's shoes continue to amaze me.