For the second season, shoe designer Rupert Sanderson collaborated with Karl Lagerfeld for his runway collection.  If the Spring 2010 shoe looks familiar, it’s because the designs are based off two of Rupert’s best selling styles,  the Asteroid and Finesse.   Updates to the shoe included a heel inspired inspired by the Italian architect Gio Ponti and ankle straps that were altered so that they looped under the sole and are bolted in place.   To complete the futuristic rock look Lagerfield was going for, a shot of Karl as a guitar hero was spray-stenciled on the front of the shoes.

As for stars in attendance, Katie Perry was at the Karl Lagerfeld Spring 2010 show in shoes Rupert designed for Karl last season. Love the Lagerfeld tote!

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Salma Hayak was seen going out to dinner in Beverly Hills, then interviewed with Jimmy Kimmel.  She wore Gucci Kills Open Toe Boots.

Available at Saks.com for $990.    With a 5 3/4 heel, and a 1 1/4 platform they are not your everyday boot.

To look at them on the website I wasn’t that wowed but to see them on Salma, I am beginning to think they are a good lust shoe.

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Hot word on the street is, Beyonce rehearses in HIGH HEELS ALL DAY LONG. Dancing, folks. Choreography. In Heels. All Day Long. Doesn’t she have a pair of character dance shoes she can do that in?

If she does it in $4,000 Balenciaga cage heels like the ones above, I’m not sure if she’s amazing or just insane. Probably both. I do not want to see the podiatrist’s bills, the shoe repair bills or the credit card bills, but I can’t help but be proud of and amazed by her.

From the Billboard interview:

Interviewer: WHAT DO YOU DO TO MAINTAIN YOUR TOUR STAMINA? I HEARD A RUMOR THAT YOU RUN ON A TREADMILL IN HEELS AND SING.

Beyonce: (Laughs heartily) No, I don’t run on a treadmill in heels. That’s a bit extreme. But I do practice my choreography in heels. And I have a rule that when I have my heels on, everyone has to have their heels on too. Sometimes the dancers are like, “Oh, God, we hope Beyonce comes in late,” because I’ll go all day. And in the end, I’ll have blisters and my toes will have bruises. It’s really hard sometimes. I still do all the boring things that everyone else does in regular workouts like squats and the treadmill. But I mainly get in shape from doing the choreography during those long 12-hour rehearsals for two months before a tour.

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Shoewawa has your weird shoe of the week here. The ‘Mojito’ shoe was designed by architect Julian Hakes. It takes it’s architectural, minimalist styling seriously:

Shoewawa also has a quick 411 (c/o Vogue UK) on the new Choo 24/7 line for Jimmy Choo - set for release Spring 2010.

Janet Jackson chairs an amFar (AIDS) charity auction during Milan fashion week.

Among other items auctioned at the event were a pair of rainbow-studded Guiseppi Zanotti boots commissioned for Michael Jackson’s London O2 tour.  The boots fetched 10,000 euros at auction.

Video coverage of the auction including a peek of the coveted boots:

And finally c/o People online & the Bonnie Hunt Show, Tim Gunn is not of fan of Michelle Obama’s Crocs:

(Click on image to link to video)

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Gwyneth Paltrow went to an Adolfo Dominguez fashion show in Madrid earlier this month. I couldn’t find a good photo of her standing up to see the dress lines, but she is wearing inky blue suede Miu Miu platform pumps with blue tights.  I really like that look.  It is a refreshing change from all black.

The Miu Miu shoes are $675 at Bergdorf Goodman. Saks also carries them in black for the same price.  Gorgeous.

For a less expensive alternative for inky blue shoes:

Charles by Charles David Gazelle $112 at Zappos

Jessica Bennett Karley $84 at Zappos

These pumps are cushioned with footpetals.  They have reasonably good reviews.  rsvp Alissa $76 at Zappos

I am a little tired of seeing booties and dresses, but we are still seeing it on the red carpet, so celebrity stylists are still liking the look.  Stuart Weitzman Coverup $365 at Zappos

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