NYT on the Paris Fashion Week Killer Shoes
posted by: shoesense in Fashion Week, High heels, Shoe Trends, Walking Disasters on October 11th, 2007
I found myself nodding vigorously several times while reading Eric Wilson’s article in NYT, so I have to quote a good chunk of it here:
The appearance of so many shoes that were either ingenious, architecturally marvelous or potentially murderous gives credence to what some designers have predicted is a fashion movement away from the It bag, since there are now so many self-proclaimed It bags that no one can really keep track of what It is any longer.
So now comes the It shoe, more insider-y, more daring for consumers to pull off. And Paris offered some of the most breathtaking (as in, how would you ever wear them) examples of the season. At Chloé, the heels were inverted triangles, ending in a sharp point, as if the wearer were standing on a shark’s tooth. At Nina Ricci, heels curved inward like thick bear claws.
Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy offered gladiator styles that laced to the knees, in sandal and stiletto variations. Alexander McQueen included a pagoda shoe in his show that elicited applause for the model who wore them without falling; and Antonio Berardi showed a high heel on an elongated platform at the toe that actually had no heel (a style similar to ones Marc Jacobs did for his New York show).
“When you walk, it is almost on tiptoe,” Mr. Berardi said. “You look really dainty.”
Dainty? Perhaps dainty like a faun.
Yep.
Antonio Berardi “shoe”
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July 13, 2012 at 8:46 am, Isabel Marant Bottes said:
I like it so much..
September 06, 2010 at 8:44 pm, Scarlett said:
They don't even look sexy…Definitely need a heel.
February 11, 2010 at 3:36 pm, Tomatocaco said:
Some of those toes look a bit squished, too, which just adds to the general discomfort-OW look of these.
May 20, 2009 at 12:37 am, o newton john said:
beautiful shoes; beautiful feet
i wish my friends, colleagues, and neighbors would wear shoes like these
February 04, 2009 at 8:44 am, nobody said:
these shoes look painful
January 14, 2009 at 8:30 am, Marinthia said:
4000 libras in venice.
December 20, 2008 at 7:30 am, F U said:
Those shoes are sooooo cool!!!!! The only thing is I don't know if I could walk in them. I would go to put wieght on my heels and fall on my butt! OUCH! and on top of that be embarressed-_-
October 05, 2008 at 10:19 am, kelly said:
didn't victoria beckham wear some shoes like these? except they were boots right?
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June 30, 2008 at 8:34 pm, Lozard said:
How the hell do you walk in those!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????
May 10, 2008 at 8:11 pm, anonimo said:
what is that ?
April 09, 2008 at 11:27 am, shoesense said:
Holy @#$%! 1800 pounds=$3,600!
April 09, 2008 at 4:01 am, mora said:
1800 pounds in london
February 23, 2008 at 2:57 pm, I need more shoes said:
Does anyone know how much is it? or which website sells it?
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October 13, 2007 at 7:26 am, Shoe Crazy said:
ah, a shoe only a man would create! lol
October 12, 2007 at 2:15 am, graymnnce said:
Ah, but the difference between the Marc Jacobs and the Antonio Berardi is HUGE – the Berardi is a light, airy celebration of what clever application of the laws of physics can do for a shoe, while the Jacobs is just turning a heel sideways, as any small child might think of.