Spring is often a mixed season with regards to footwear, some days it's still cold enough to put on tights and boots, other days we're left wondering if we shouldn't have worn thong sandals .Ballet flats are great because they can be worn with almost any garment, winter or summer, and with or without tights. They can be used to either dress down or dress up an outfit depending on how embellished they are. And best of all they are slim enough to fit into a handbag to change into when the killer heels become too much for the dance floor. Ballet flats are the ultimate comfortable shoe, second only probably to the slipper!—Which makes them perfect for every day wear.
With big names of fashion and architecture on their side, Melissa works on a dangerous combination of style and daring design, combination they’ve never took as far as this time. Working with italian architect Gaetano Pesce, Melissa has released a very special plastic shoe. Made of interconnected plastic circles, the ankle boots can be highly customized. For it’s at the customer’s discretion that the interconnected circles can be cut off, releasing the sleeping seven different shapes in which the new melissca shoes can be tamed into.
When it comes to shoes, sometimes one needs not say too much. As long as there are pictures to look at, they’ll speak a thousand words. Suffice to say that Pierre Hardy’s women’s collection for autumn / winter 2011 traverses several styles, starting out in bold blocks of colour, morphing into unique shapes, stepping gently through ladylike mid-heels before landing with a thud into chunky wedge territory. The one thread that holds it all together – bar for where heavy wedged boots enter the mix – is an underlying hint of retro glamour.
