Tag: shoe addict

  • Never Enough!

    A person can never have too many shoes in the closet.  At Pitti Uomo, these are a few I would like to see on my rack. 

  • Shoes from Milan #1

    Shoes from Milan #1

    Milan Fashion Week is always about shoes. The city with so many designers never disappoints me on presentation visits. Whether a popular name or an up and comer, there are many stylized appealing footwear.  South American Inspiration from Stuart Weitzman  Floral and Animal Print from Giuseppe Zanotti  Traditional Style from Doucals Glam from Jimmy Choo  […]

  • Less BUT More

    I viewed the last Fratelli Rosetti collection at Milan Fashion Week. The shoemakers also had a nice Spring collection with outstanding woven technics.  From Milan  Additionally, the luxury label an established luxury footwear brand goes decorative with the Brera Cult Project Collection. All 13 exotic bright fabric shoes have been inspired by landscapes.  The first […]

  • The Shoe Capital

    Covering Milan Fashion 2019, we are thrilled to crown the city the “Fabulous Shoe Capital of the World”. Designers have upped the ante.  A woman does not merely wear these creations, she has to live it.  If footwear is your religion, make a pilgrimage.    Stay tuned for more coverage.  

  • Faces or Shoes?

    Which would you choose?  Sponsored by Canon Deutschland.

  • Barbarella Inspired

    Barbarella Inspired

    For Spring 2019 shoe designer Casadei went back to the 1960’s, the time of “Free Love” when Jane Fonda ruled as Barbarella on on the screen. 

  • Jimmy Choo from MFW

    Jimmy Choo from MFW

  • ELEMENTS

    ELEMENTS

    The Fall Winter Collection for 2018/19 incorporated 5 elements from the shoe designer based on a Glamorous Past. Go West is the 1990’s reinvented from the brand’s references using spotted pony, multi colored stones and cowboy looks. Blade is about architecture and design. The X Blade is modern stiletto heel. Couture Oversized capes, a clean […]

  • An Inspiring Master

    An Inspiring Master

    Stepping into the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence was a dream. American press dubbed Ferragamo “Shoemaker to the stars”. Pickford to Garbo to Crawford wore his creations on screen and off. Born the eleventh of 14 children in the Southern Italian city of Bonito. After opening his first shop at age 9 in his hometown, […]

  • BE Stylish, BE Comfortable.

    BE Stylish, BE Comfortable.

    Inspired by the Spanish lifestyle of classic refinement fashion designer Silva Lago created a shoe brand for the modern woman appreciating comfort but wanting style. An exclusive Black and Paper interview with Silva Lago. Why did you want to design shoes? Silvia Lago was born out a personal need. I couldn’t find shoes that were […]