An ode to wedges
Posted on July 21st, 2008 by shoesense under Alaia Shoes, Alexander McQueen Shoes, Dolce & Gabbana Shoes, Hot Shoe Deals and Steals, Lesilla Shoes, Marc Jacobs Shoes, WedgesI love wedges. They give you height without pain (or, at the very least, they minimize the pain), they provide comfort, padding, and arch support, and they are often quirky, innovative, whimsical, and plain ol’ fun. I don’t want wedges to go away anytime soon, but unfortunately, if trend spies are to be believed, they are gently phased out of the fashion spotlight and replaced with vertiginous, slightly chunky and/or whimsical heels. The wedges you can still find for the new season are definitely more toned down, stripped of nearly all the bells and whistles that the designers played with a mere 1-2 seasons ago.
Just so you don’t forget the fun to be had with wedges, I’ve reached into the deep underbelly of Yoox sales and pulled out a few quirky models. Links, in the order of appearance, are below.
Alexander McQueen wedge, $344.
Alaia industrial wedge, $304.
Marc Jacobs architectural wedge, $135.
D&G Art Deco red wedges, $240 at Yoox.
Le Silla wedge with diamante orchid brooch detailing INSIDE the wedge, $168.
Parisi spiderweb wedges, $148.
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July 22nd, 2008 at 7:36 am
the red D&Gs are HOT
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uPY-sGRIL30
haha
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:29 am
I totally agree. The red D&G’s are hot along with the spiderweb ones.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
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July 23rd, 2008 at 7:37 am
I definitely prefer D&G’s red wedge. It is really HOT. I think a red & black or red & white combo might have made it more attractive and beautiful.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I don’t think I could actually bring myself to wear these. I’d just put them up on a bookshelf and admire them as art. But I guess that’s what fashion is — wearable art.
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
[...] As a brief peek at some of my previous postsmight indicate, I love graphics trends on shoes whether they are subtle or over the top. A recent encounter at another website where a poster stated ‘Ed Hardy is So Last Year’ (and by extension, tattoo flash and graphic adornment) had me wondering whether such a declaration was perhaps premature. Of course, it twas not that long ago that fashion forecasters were also gloomily predicting the yet-to-materialise decline of the wedge heel. [...]
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
[...] As a brief peek at some of my previous postsmight indicate, I love graphics trends on shoes whether they are subtle or over the top. A recent encounter at another website where a poster stated ‘Ed Hardy is So Last Year’ (and by extension, tattoo flash and graphic adornment) had me wondering whether such a declaration was perhaps premature. Of course, it twas not that long ago that fashion forecasters were also gloomily predicting the yet-to-materialise decline of the wedge heel. [...]