Paris Fashion Week: Les Shoes

Adriana here!

So while Claire is hopping around to shows at Paris fashion week, I decided to give you bombshells the lowdown on the hottest runway shoes for Fall.

Our Spring ’09 Paris Fashion Week shoe roundup was filled with footwear that made you lust for warmer weather and a bigger budget. Fall ’09’s shoes, er…well, at least designers can’t be accused of not taking current times into consideration. Sure, there are some gems, but for the most part designers kept it stark and somber below the knee. Here we go…
Giambattista Valli: fab croco-patterned black platform boots…but a shoe collection heavy on satin for the fall?

Givenchy: Probably my favorite of the bunch (although the black boots are somewhat similar to Loboutin’s Forever Tina boot from Fall ’09). The studded sandals are sick!

Lanvin: Practical and alive with wearability, certainly, but I can’t muster too much excitement beyond that.

Nina Ricci: I don’t see these anywhere beyond the pages of a magazine editorial, a display case at the FIT Museum, or a Sasha Fierce video. They’re fun to look at but suffer from the other extreme you find in a recession: denial!

Stella McCartney: Again, here the black boots seem the strongest to me (this time with an intricate perforated pattern in the leather). Otherwise…

Viktor & Rolf: I’m feeling the sequin boots on the bottom left–the signature, just-right V&R touch of unconventionality. I’d have loved to see the white boots on the top left in a brown leather, though.

Yves Saint Laurent : The black suede and washed out teal pumps are the business, and I love how the heel incorporates elements of a wedge, a stiletto, and a platform all in one. Loves!

What do you guys think?
~Adriana