Designers know that a good pair of statement shoes will make the buzz in the fashion world for at least an entire season (do Miu Miu glitter booties or Prada flaming fire shoes ring a bell ?) which is probably what Jill Sander had in mind when coming up with these babies.
Although apparently extremely painful (am I the only one spotting the band-aid on the top left model's foot ? ), they do have the potential to become one of the season's "it-shoes". They have everything on their side, the perfect ankle-strap, the sporty vibe, the pointy-toe, no-platform (the end of the platform shoe is coming, yeaaaaaaaaaaaah !), and spot-on colors. Only time will tell if trendsetters will adopt these shoes and if they will become a big hit but as for me, I'm sold. They're
If you want to jump on this trend, Luisa Via Roma has the open-toe styles available here.
I'm very curious to know what you think, do you love or hate these shoes ?
xx Marta
sources: Searching for style, Talk shoes, NY Times, Your style trend, Love getting dress, Fashion fruit cake, The girl who couldn't be a fashionista