Adam Kimmel f/w 10 Velvet Desert Boots

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These aren't that impressive design-wise but I love Desert Boots, and I love velvet, and I love gray so for me, these are basically the shit.

Madeleine Vintback

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Beckmans College of Design student Madeleine Vintback's folio includes these wonderfully foot distorting creations.

Jil Sander f/w 10 Men's Shoes

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Sometimes there are collections I see that I don't particularly like but are something different that I feel we are ready for (does that make sense?) This, in my opinion, is more important than making shoes just beautiful, because beauty needs to change in order to remain potent. It's one of the reasons why we have trends. That's how I felt when I saw this footwear by Jil Sander. Shoes have been narrow for a while now and in the last few years soles have become chunkier but not the shape of the shoes themselves. It gives these shoes a certain edge and makes them more forward thinking. They're not exactly beautiful now, but it just feels like it's time.

Burberry Prorsum s/s 11 Men's Gladiator Sandals

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Gladiators keep fighting on at Burberry. A point of difference with these is the combination of laceholes and a zip.

See by Chloé Tassel-detail Moccasins

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I'm gonna reference some older posts now. I've posted on how well Chloé does wintery shoes before HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, and I've also posted about my unsureness in regards to whether or not I hate denim footwear HERE. Well, See by Chloé makes great summery shoes, and these are denim, but I think I like them. They're just really cute.

Prada s/s 11 Men's Shoes

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New season runway time again. Prada is consistently strong and one of the shows I'm always keen to see. Miuccia Prada, being the genius that she is, presented creepers - which have featured a disproportionately large amount of times on this blog. However these are no pedestrian platforms. They are layered with a very strange combination of different types of sole which reflects the stripey clothing perfectly. This seamless translation from clothing to footwear is one of the things I most admire about the label. Gush, gush, etc.

Bottega Veneta Top-Stitched Brogues

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Such a nice effect. They almost don't need the brogueing on the front because it complicates them.

Diet Butcher Slim Skin Hi Top Sneakers

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Moooooooon Boooooooooooooooooots.

Bridget von Hammersmark

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When I rewatched Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds a few months ago these shoes, worn by Diane Kruger playing actress/spy Bridget von Hammersmark, had me unable to sleep and scrawling on napkins.
According to the movie’s costume designer, Anna Sheppard, the brown-and-camel pumps were custom-made to match the heavy wool suit that Kruger wears with them. Sheppard worked with an old-school cobbler in Berlin, who took a mold of Kruger’s foot and then used beige suede for the toe and honey-colored lizard skin for the heel.
I will definately be using some of the ideas found in these beauties.

Maison Martin Margiela Overlap Pumps

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Often the most interesting ideas are subtle. Scrolling through the wild - and often beautiful - creations on net-a-porter, I was a bit bored with what I saw. Then these grabbed my attention. In the small thumbnail pic I see basic pumps in gray and can tell that something is going on near the heel but couldn't see what, however being Margiela I knew it was something cool. It was. They look like the shoe is coming apart. Interestingly dishevelled footwear.

Nike Air Force 1 Foamposite

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Soon to be released as part of Nike's f/w 10 collection is the Nike Air Force 1 Foamposite. I wasn't really a fan of the previous Foamposite sneakers but these are a really nice classic retro sneaker made to look futuristic. Here's a bit of a (slightly wanky - even by my standards) spiel about them:

“It’s a dream come true. This Fall, Nike resurrects the out-of-this-world technology of 1997’s Foamposite matching up with a true footwear icon. Originally found on the feet of NBA superstars as well as forward-thinking East Coast urbanites, Foamposite utilized a then groundbreaking two-mold process, delivering an unprecedented upper shape, color and feel giving the shoe a truly futuristic look. It delivered on a new level of performance durability, support and protection. To satisfy the craving that’s persisted since the end of the twentieth century, Nike brings back Foamposite, combining it with the Air Force 1, for an absolutely seamless new slice of basketball footwear.
The legendary AF1, born in 1982 when Bruce Kilgore introduced Nike Air to the game of basketball, is a classic hoop shoe, adopted for the streets and for its style. It’s the sneakerhead’s sneaker, and has been evolving ever since. This evolution sees Nike bring together the best of both worlds. Significant creative thinking and new engineering to create a three-mold process that eliminates the seams on the upper. The shoe also draws on the original Foamposite design, utilizing a midsole that allows consumers a window into the soul of the shoe. Seamless Foamposite, in an Air Force 1.”

Mens Sling-Backs

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Lanvin (top) and Dries Van Noten (bottom) both showed mens sling-backs in their s/s 10 shows. I know most people will hate these but most people can just shut the hell up. I think I like them because I kinda like sandals but I kinda hate toes. Happy medium.

Vintage

Archaeologists have discovered what they say is the world’s oldest known leather shoe in a cave in Armenia. The shoe, made of cowhide and tanned with oil from a plant or vegetable, is about 5,500 years old. Read the article HERE.