mcqueen via proenza

i stumbled upon these gorgeous kicks on jak and jil, and was instantly stuck by how much their silhouette resembles mcqueen's reptile booties. although a much more wearable version, i'm attracted to the curviness of the shoe and its powerful structure, and i appreciate the tastefulness of the animal skin, as well. i find that many of my animal print heels have created dusty homes in the back of my closet, but i really like how proenza schouler embraced the look here.

shopper love

recently i've not really been in the mood to shop (i know), but there are certain sartorial necessities that have been on my "acquire before paris" list, including some new flats. and then i saw these, with which i fell instantly in love:

but then i saw these, and it was kind of hard to choose which one:

so, i just got them both. merci, paris!

service me with these, please

these shoes are sensational. i want them, i need them - i am in love with them. they're part of an editorial in self service magazine, with anja rubik. as amazing as the rest of the editorial is, these shoes are really just perfection.

photographer: katja rahlwes

image source: culture and couture

Andreia Chaves

much thanks to the lovely emily hannan, a fashion photog here in chicago, for turning me on to designer andreia chaves' incredible, conceptual footwear designs.

according to design blog yatzer.com chaves grew up in brazil, and draws her inspiration from such. "The fact that I grew up in a chaotic city like Sao Paulo, full of contrasts, being in contact with such diversity and constant exposure to different visual inputs, has inspired me in how I think and conceptualize my shoes. Looking at my work, I can clearly see influence coming from my South American sense of versatility. Also in the mix - what I have been experiencing in Europe."

i will never argue with someone doing something different. i am in LOVE with the silver ribbon shoes, and would wear the glass-paned stuff of dreams in the first photo all day everyday.

thank you, moodboard. thank you, ysl

as i just commented on moodboard's blog - i'm settling in for my blog fix (for which i will have SO MUCH MORE TIME now that i'm on a more than month long break between semesters), and what does she have as her top post?

these beautiful, perfect ysl tribute pumps. i mean, honestly. does a classic shoe get any better than this? the delicate heel, the unbelievable stacked platform, the gleaming grey patent - they're just sensational.

i don't even care that i'm biased. it's too good not to be.

diego dolcini

"The Naples-born shoe designer has charmed Hollywood with his cult status creations. Diego Dolcini’s hard to find designs are inspired by film, theater, urban landscapes and haute couture." - diego dolcini website

gooooooooo to this site immediately. this is my first experience with dolcini, but he's designed some of the most amazing shoes i've ever seen. not to mention the demeulemeester, margiela and marni shoes also featured on his site.

check out these christmas bow pumps. insanely adorable, and the most perfect holiday shoe in the world.

ahhh! in love. that wedge in the fourth photo? insane.

haute feet

mondrian-inspired wedges
gianfranco ferré bullet heels
jeffery campbell wedges for oak


i want each of these shoes in my wardrobe. the jeffrey campbell ones are my fave. ohhhhh, how i die for a good wedge.

image credits: fashion roadkill

prada, my belle

i know i've said this before, but when it comes down to some of the mainstays in longstanding fashion houses, i feel that prada is one of the most innovative. quirky, edgy, artful - prada is constantly in the process of reinventing what's come before. i was searching for images of the house's new book: Prada: Creativity, Modernity, Inspiration, and discovered these pants on Cool Hunter.


i unabashedly adore bellbottoms and would destroy anything to my hands on a pair of these.

and the shoes?


glorious.

peepin

these shoes duly sadden and gladden me...as my pair of patent, loafer-esque shoes are quickly dying. but these headmistress peeptoes from anthropologie are an absolute dream. i've fallen hard for the masculine-inspired shoe craze, and i love myself a good peeptoe.

found on a new blog: ascot friday, via the ever-wonderful moodboard.

check out moodboard today - there's a special mention for sassafras that's tres exciting. thanks, kate!

daphne

ahhhh! exactly what i've been wanting: to see these iconic nina ricci wedges actually worn by a real person, in public, as part of the real world (daphne's real world, of course). so epic. i want to live in her world.

fashion roadkill

mcqueen

alexander mcqueen ss10

just TRY describing these shoes to someone. unbelievable.

image credit: the cut, style.com

wedge me

oh, the wooden wedge...i just can't even get enough of these finsk wooden dreams. the incredible texture and color combinations, and the ingenuity in the construction of each heel...these shoes are showstoppers. check out more finsk perfection at oak.

vainandvapid -- new site shown to me by old friends...the images are great, the fashion fabulous.

stomping into a new month

i've been posting a lot of editorials and street style lately, so i thought it was time to do a good shoe post. as a chicagoan, the shoes i wear are highly dependent on our incredibly schizophrenic meteorology. our winters are epic, and can be highly damaging to important footwear, which means that important footwear must stay closeted during the incessantly treacherous weather.

but, now it's summer. the closets have opened. and the good shoes will reign.



bleach black diy studded heels


bleach black diy studded havianas




punky b


nova style




ysl

gucci


louboutin for rodarte

nicholas kirkwood for rodarte


yes, an editorial photo...but how perfect are these boots? i would live in them winter, spring, summer, fall. i'm particularly taken with their slouchy nature, and, of course, the studs. i love a really wide, slouchy, just-under-the-knee boot. they're so comfy, yet so sexy, and they always slim up the legs. not a bad thing. not a bad thing at all.

wildfox couture