Fashion Week

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2010 House of Harlow 1960 (Sneak Preview)

Ladies get your feet ready for Spring! Coming in late February, Nicole Ritchie's House of Harlow 1960 2010 Footwear Collection will be hitting your nearest store. Nicole Ritchie is known for ingenius style consisting of a bohemian chic feel. The style and look of the footwear definitely plays into Ritchie's own style with flats, moccasin boots, ankle booties with geometric cutouts, and peep-toe pumps with contrasting whipstitched diamond print down the back of the heel.

 

 

 

  

  

  

via trendhunter.com ;My-Wardrobe.com

Karo Shoes

Now these shoes I spotted at trenddelacreme.com are something I would say you could "tip toe" around on.....literally. These heels hail from Karo Shoes with a minimum 8 inch vertical height (overall 8-9 inches) so basically any brave soul who chooses to rock these shoes will be only receiving support only from the balls of their feet. Pretty much on the toes. Who can withstand that for even an hour??

 

 

 

 

More Heel-Less Pumps...

Well since I'm on a roll after mentioning Natacha Marro's red glittering heel-less pumps, I coincidentally ran into more photos of heel-less pumps at trendhunter.com. These shoes will amaze you, as they did me. Only because this isn't something you see everyday on a woman's feet. Now these shoes were spotted quite a bit in 2009 runways shows, but the question is now 'Are they for show or will a profit be made?' Nina Ricci showed some pretty incredible (but almost scary) 11" "stilts" in her Fall 2009 runway shoe. The idea obviously worked considering no one got hurt. This is what New York magazine said about the shoes:

“Take a look at the heel-less, stilt-like shoes at Nina Ricci. Fabulously creative, right? The sky-high height combines platform and stilettos, adding about eleven inches to the already leggy models. And the careful detailing makes them even more distinctive (not that the shoes need it) — some feature laces, buckles, rhinestones, and satin. From what we can tell, not one model fell, which proves the theory that heel-less shoes are easy to walk in. Now that’s the power of platforms. And gravity"

 

  

  

             

Natacha Marro Heel-Less Pumps

I ran across some great editorials at trendhunter with a couple being based off of heel-less pumps. The articles were more or so about a year ago, but intrigued me so much I thought it was inevitable to put up. So here you go...now these shoes are easily reminiscent of The Wizard Of Oz, but with a funky twist. They are definitely higher....and with no heel. This brilliant creation was created by Natacha Marro, and to add to the mystique of the shoe, there are only 10 that will exist available only on 20ltd.com.  Besides Alexander McQueen's 2010 Spring shoes, these shoes definitely are one of the most innovative I have seen. Kudos to Natacha Marro!

 

  

  

 

Alexander McQueen...Spring 2010

“Sea creatures” is what Alexander McQueen’s notorious shoes for Spring 2010 is described as. Standing at 10 inches tall, even models Abby Kershaw and Sasha Pivovarova refused to walk in the show showing concern from these ferociously, damn near neck-breaking shoes. McQueen showed his version of Waterworld with mankind as alien-like beings required to evolve and adapt in the sea as the polar caps have melted. Clothing was seen in reptilian prints and sequins were utilized to mimic fish scales. Heels were notoriously high resembling skeletor like features and featured curved booties designed for the animalistic and obviously daring.

 

  

 

  

 
 

Photos courtesy of shoeblog.com