Love the Gucci ones from F/W 02, hardly a fan of Tom Ford (no news here) but that collection was gorgeous.
I've never been that crazy about shoes featured on the shows.. probably because most of them are either super high or somehow manage to be the center of an outfit and that rarely appeals to me. I've kept a lot of favorites over the years though, I did grow out of some (oxford and platforms mostly) but there are others (the following) that I still love and are still somewhat representative of my style (especially lost-in-the-jungle sandals ).
ROCHAS SPRING 2004 | ALBERTA FERRETTI SPRING 2011 | VERSACE HC SPRING 2002 set10.jpgset11.jpgset12.jpg
JESSICA OGDEN SPRING 2006 | MIU MIU SPRING 2005 | MARGARET HOWELL SPRING 2012 set13.jpgset14.jpgset15.jpg
BRUNO PIETERS FALL 2005 | JIL SANDER FALL 2006 | DRIES VAN NOTEN FALL 2009 set16.jpgset17.jpgset18.jpg
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JIL SANDER FALL 2006 | HUSSEIN CHALAYAN FALL 2004 | ANN DEMEULEMEESTER FALL 2008 set19.jpgset20.jpgset21.jpg
HELMUT LANG SPRING 2005 | HELMUT LANG SPRING 2005 | BALENCIAGA FALL 2004 set22.jpgset23.jpgset24.jpg
MARC JACOBS FALL 2001 | ANN DEMEULEMEESTER FALL 2003 | SALVATORE FERRAGAMO FALL 2012 set25.jpgset26.jpgset27.jpg
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Out of all the shoe choices I've seen so far in this great thread, MulletProof's are closest to my heart - not only are they all beautiful but they are infinitely wearable too! I love every pair of shoes MP selected and want them all for my dream closet. Sigh...
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Fashion: Don’t you recognize me? Death: You should know that I don’t see very well and I can’t wear glasses. Fashion: I’m Fashion, your sister. Death: My sister? Fashion: Yes. You and I together keep undoing and changing things down here on earth although you go about it in one way and I another. Giacomo Leopardi, “Dialogue Between Fashion and Death.”abridged
^ Yes, I have definitely been thinking about wearability too, looking at this thread
I tried on multiple pairs of the shoes pictured here, none of which came home with me. Those ones with the metal cage heels felt about like you'd expect (though I would imagine technology exists to make them a lot more comfortable than they were). Dries shoes in general are wearable (though his curved heel has its own learning curve), but the pair with the red ankle cuff were so incredibly unflattering on me ... they highlighted every flaw, and made my legs look like they were covered in red dots (the pores). Ended up with a different pair, black with silvered beads ...
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Prada booties - I don't remember the year, probably from the 90's. I was a student at that time and didn't buy expensive stuff, but I remember starring at them in the window Hope to find them in my size on ebay...
Pic by ebay