Paris Fashion Column: Friday
Not much news to report today. More custom All-Stars, with black skulls printed on black canvas this time. Nothing that Vans haven't been doing for years, but with the marketing muscle of their recent Nike takeover they're in a position to make us feel like we invented it personally.
A lot of people are wearing shoes where the toes curl up, which generally seem like they had 4 inch heels that have had 2 inches cut off making them sit back (springs and calipers optional). Almost as bad as hoofs in my book so stay clear.
The same goes for shoes where the heels are wide and flat, and come down from the back of the shoes, rather than the middle of the heel.
There's a cool stand here by a Brazilian shoe designer, that has a panel cut out of it where you can just see 3 pairs of feet. They have models in there, who all re-cross their legs at the same time every few minutes and you just see the shoes and feet...
More and more riding boots are about, but we're still advising that they be by-passed by the discerning buyer.
Last tip seems to be camoflauge prints, but using something unusual to create the print, like the silouette of a butterfly or something. Maybe the shape of a hand grenade. Hmm.
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