The best footwear of Fall 2014's runways included sculptural heels, interesting materials and a new way to find comfort without sacrificing style, but there were 10 that captured Blouin Artinfo’s imagination.
Cases in point were Chanel’s padded knee-high sneaker boots, which are so fun that they shouldn’t just be worn for making jaunts to the supermarket; and Miu Miu’s pointy-toe transparent plastic booties, which, topped with a bow at the angle, was both girlish and mod — rather something that Edie Sedgwick might easily have worn.
At Christian Dior, color-blocked trompe l’oeil wedges managed to be the right mix of style and sport, complementing Raf Simons’ beautifully tailored coats that combined feminine Fifties silhouettes with a shoelace detail down the side.
The high-heel sandals at Givenchy, meanwhile, reflected the sexy and powerful woman Riccardo Tisci was putting forth for the season — mixing a nude, soft suede upper with a skinny gold stiletto.
At Stella McCartney, it was the rubber-soled flatform loafer that tied the collection together, pairing particularly well with super-short hem lengths that, far from being mannish, infused the elongated silhouette with an understated sex appeal.
Meanwhile, the slouchy, almost-knee-high leather boots at Opening Ceremony, with zips down the front for an expandable shaft and an elastic band at the top, are functional, evergreen, and most definitely the best weapon during any fashion week that happens to be plagued by snowstorms.
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