After Spring's beautifully crafted pointed toe pumps, Pringle's Pre-Fall selection shows a much edgier direction for next season.
Almond toe lasts marry beautifully with thick rectangular heels. A slight hidden platform adds height, balancing out proportions of the sleek seamless vamps. The idea of changing the classic ankle boot silhouette comes across very clearly with overlay panels that wrap the counter
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You can always count on Mr. Ennio Capasa for contemporary design with an edge, and the Resort 2012 shoes are no different. The main focus was the use of vegetable leathers in natural tones and stained wood. The styles evoke a mood of sustainability, utilizing every aspect of raw materials while maintaining a sleek and slightly minimal look. A slingback
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Bed Stü gave a very early preview of their Fall Boot Selection for the 2012 season. Known for their "off the beaten path" look, the Bed Stü 2012 offerings stay on tradition with their signature look: distressed and burnished leathers in cognac, black and olive with antique brass and gunmetal trims. Classic patterns are updated with decorative stitching, and new
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"Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation." - Paul Cezanne
The designers listened. A plethora of "on-duty" painter's boots have been spotted in recent weeks. The DIY trend has stricken once again and luxury retailers are offering worn and distressed footwear at high end level. Modern laceless sneakers in bright orange are presented for younger markets; steel toe work
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In Miami's Design District Christian Dior unveiled it's first artist collaboration collection and pop-up shop ever marking a milestone for the French fashion house.
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The London-based retailer presents their selection for the upcoming season. S/S 12 brings pastel patents, snake-printed brights, neon hues and basic black and whites. The collection puts in evidence a beautiful balance of materials and silhouettes, highlighting texture and color on simple uppers. Well, simple the "Kurt Geiger" way. Wooden units and thick heels remain strong with perforated uppers and
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In preparation for World AIDS Day (December 1st), brands find creative ways to incorporate the now-iconic red accent into products to signify benefitting global AIDS funds and charities. Converse is releasing a shoe tomorrow that fits the bill, collaborating with esteemed Brooklyn-based painter José Parlá.
Parlá is known for his dense tonal paintings that mimic walls covered in layers of urban history and culture. His most
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Miuccia Prada is not one to promote understated fashion, and it wasn't any different with her Men's Footwear and Accessories for S/S 12. With Golf apparel as a recurring theme, this trend trickled down to the model's shoes creating kilted cleats in pastel patent color blocking with nylon mesh detailing. More eccentric styles took embellishment to the next level, adding
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Established blogger, and now designer, Elin Kling has added yet another notch on her belt. After a successful collaboration with H&M, Kling went on to design her own line of apparel to which she is now adding footwear. In partnership with Nhu Doung, her Nowhere collection available through Nelly is small, consisting of a pointed metallic toe cap Mary Jane
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Creative Recreation has spread the holiday spirit early this year by launching their incredible collaboration with Barneys. The Zirellis, which will be sold exclusively through Barneys, are offered in eye-catching klein blue, kelly green and black. The product born from this partnership is nothing short of inspired footwear for the modern fashion-mista (get it?). Check out details below:
All styles offer
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Art& Sole is one of our favorite sneaker-lovin’ blogs to browse here at Stylesight. As well as supplying a much-needed dose of sneaker-inspired art and design, the blog promotes original work through artist commissions specifically for the site. The third in the series of limited edition screen-prints is a treat by UK-based designer Ben Drury, of Nike and Dizzie Rascal
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The trend to "Go Custom" continues to become a mainstream retail option as brands expand to offer the service. New Balance gears up for the holiday season with the Custom 574s, a feature enabling customers to create a unique gift by personalizing the classic shoe. Joining similar services provided by NikeID, Vans Customs, and Converse’s “Create Your Original”, the “design-it-yourself”
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Just stumbled upon this video campaign for the B Brian Atwood Resort 2011 Collection. It evokes everything that his shoes represent: tantalizing and seductive sex appeal.
Although there are no other images on the site pertaining to the collection, after some quick online shopping I found these beauties to get anyone in a good mood for the weekend. Enjoy! -Jenn Tello
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The Margiela fella is not one to fall as a fashion victim, instead, he embraces the new and unexpected. For S/S 12 Footwear the brand did not let us down, offering their avante-garde point of views of the most classic items. A burnished leather boot looks plain to the untrained eye, but the subtlety of the folded Velcro strap is
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Cleo B’s S/S 12 range was launched during London Fashion Week this past September but we just got our hands on their lookbook featuring the charming collection. Each item is fun, bold and completely wearable. The obvious 80’s Hip Hop inspiration is immediately recognizable in their cassette heel pump (my favorite!) and laser-cut “BOOM” sandal and could’ve been easily sported
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