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Red Carpet Shoes For This Summer

May 20, 2013 by The CoF

Now that the Cannes Film Festival is in full swing the shoes are precious and festive.Whether patent, lace-up or studded with diamante and sequins, these shoes are show-stopping in themselves. Finished with delicate ankle straps and razor sharp, towering heels, they are the best accessory you need to shine on every red carpet this summer!

Categories: Fashion • Tags: balmain, Footwear, Gianvito Rossi, Giuseppe Zanotti, High-heeled footwear, Jimmy Choo, Red carpet, Sergio Rossi, shoes

The Story Of The Manolo Blahnik BB Pump

March 15, 2013 by The CoF

“I have always liked court shoes, especially with thin, high heels,” said Mr. Blahnik. ”Suddenly, two years later it was the most successful shoe! The beauty of the BB is that it can be worn at any time, anywhere, in any color and any material. It is so versatile!” Reintroduced in 2009, Mr. Blahnik designed this classic pump as the antithesis of everything else people were wearing at the time – over-designed, over-accessorized, heavy shoes. He wanted something simple, sleek, […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Brigitte Bardot, Footwear, High-heeled footwear, Manolo Blahnik, shoes, Shopping

Shoe Obsession

January 30, 2013 by The CoF

What is it about women and shoes? According to Dr. Valerie Steele, the director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT and the author of Shoes: A Lexicon of Style (among many other fashion books), the fixation dates back to Cinderella and her glass slippers. But that doesn’t necessarily explain women’s willingness to defy death, gravity, and blisters with the super-stacked platforms and needle-thin spikes of modern day. Shoe Obsession, The Museum at FIT’s upcoming exhibition (which, running from February 8 through April 13, was […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Charlotte Olympia, Daphne Guinness, High-heeled footwear, Keith Haring, Nicholas Kirkwood, Roger Vivier, Shoes: A Lexicon of Style, Valerie Steele

Fall Footwear Fetish

November 23, 2012 by The CoF

Written by Adriane Jamison Theres Alexandersson peeks seductively through foliage in the garden for Alberto Badalamenti‘s shoot for Viktor Magazine. Andrej Skok styles the leggy blonde in sexy swimwear by Agent Provocateur to highlight sky-high heels and boots by Giuseppe Zanotti, Versace, Prada, and more in a shoot that will make those who love shoes (and feet) excited.

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Agent Provocateur, clothing, Footwear, Giuseppe Zanotti, High-heeled footwear, Magazines, Prada, Shopping, Versace