It’s all in the Details at Versace
posted by: nicksmom03 in General, High heels, Spring 2009 Shoes, Versace Shoes, Wedges on September 26th, 2008
Donatella Versace’s dedication of her Mens Spring/Summer 2009 Collection to Barack Obama combined with her much publicized desire to dress Hilary Clinton in more feminine pantsuits might have led excited fashionistas to think a politically-themed RTW line for Versace in Milan seemed imminent. Such was not to be the case. Donatella followed up her successful Mens show with a delicate collection where much of the beauty could be found in the details.
This was definitely one of Versace’s more subtle collections. That is said with some reservation since Versace is never really subtle. It started out with some very cool blacks and whites, then the brights came flooding in, the fabulous geometrics, the zippers. The final pieces had a huge POW! effect. They were gorgeous, multi-colored collage designs featuring the Versace medusa image.
In the shoes, the shapes, and the accessories, hearts made a huge showing.
The heart zippers led into the zippered footwear:
And bejeweled heels:
There were three pairs of the following shoes in the show. They were unlike the others in that the were wedges with the Versace Medusa logo embedded. Here’s the thing (or things, in this case):
1. They were lucite. I don’t know what to think about think. Chris Rock advises parents to keep their daughters out of Lucite for a very good reason.
2. The front reminded me of a well-known, classic toy which is perfect for expanding dexterity and learning to piece things together (puzzles, life events, outfits, ect), but do they really work in footwear? Check these out and tell me if you note the similarity to the pieces of an erector set. I don’t know about you, but I think it’s uncanny.
So the question is, would you wear these?
Do you see the resemblance? It’s totally there!
And here is the fabled lucite heel:
One finally point. My favorite part of these shoes was….the sole! OK, maybe I am easily amused, but I thought that the yellow soles were awesome. Versace craftily used a mirrored runway to show them off. They perfectly complimented the electric blues and yellows in the show. So you can see now why I called it subtle, right?
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September 29, 2008 at 7:14 am, twinkletoes said:
That whole pitiable toes situation often happens for 1 major reason:
Models lie on their Model cards. If you wear a size 11 shoe (for example, and they’re like 8 feet tall, so that makes sense), your model card will say that you wear a 10, or even a 9.5. This makes you more bookable because designers rarely make/acquire shoes in size 11. You don’t want to lose a job because of your shoe size.
September 28, 2008 at 8:38 pm, Shomore said:
Ouch – the toes in the first picture look like they are being strangled!
September 26, 2008 at 10:16 pm, treds UK online shoes said:
Ohhh its Branded shoes No. its very beautiful and charming shoes in the yellow i like the pair and the heel is 2 good.
Muhammad Yasir
September 26, 2008 at 3:04 pm, crispy said:
the first pair is to die for….but why are they so small on her
September 26, 2008 at 9:17 am, Anna said:
I LOVE all of those details, especially on the shoes! I would give up like 10 pairs of my shoes to have those beige bejeweled heels. And yes, the yellow soles are beautiful reflecting off the runway!