RUNWAY REPORT

fancy footwork
This summer’s must-have item is located due south of the waistline. Hit handbags
and hot designer jewelry will make way for some of the most imaginative footwear
to hit high fashion in years. Designers are putting high heels on a pedestal, and
most of these carved creations that look like sculptures fit for induction into a mu-
seum are deserving of the elevated status. By Jessica Michault

john galliano
Where to Buy
fendi

Balenciaga
Contact: Daphne Gannon,
(212) 206-0872;
www.balenciaga.com
Celine
Contact: Jason Gan,
(212) 486-9700;
www.celine.com
Christian Dior
christian dior
Contact: Denis Velkovich, right in step
dolce & gabBana (212) 931-2950;
www.dior.com Other standouts included the African-inspired Christian Dior shoes that used a Masai fertility carving as a
heel. Louis Vuitton also chose Africa as its starting point, but in a more Josephine Baker kind of way with
Dolce & Gabbana
Contact: Margaret Yuan, its elaborate tribal adornments. It was also all about ornamentation at Lanvin, whose sparkle-infused and
(212) 249-4100; bugle-beaded t-strap heels flashed from the foot. The New York-based design duo Proenza Schouler had
www.dolcegabbana.com
a “Big Apple” moment with its industrial-strength metal and rivet heels supporting red leather strappy
Fendi sandals. And the fun of Fendi’s peep-toe suede booties, with a black outline of a faux stiletto on the side,
Contact: Jean Park,
(212) 759-4646; could be the big winner for summer.
www.fendi.com
Gianfranco Ferré louis vuitton proenza schouler
Contact: Leslie Cho,
stella mccartney (310) 273-3211;
www.gianfrancoferre.com
gianfranco Ferré
John Galliano
Heels from another planet trod the John Galliano catwalk. His metallic Contact: Anastasia Cucinella,
(914) 328-0330;
snakeskin, amoeba-shaped platform that needed at least four straps to fas-
www.johngalliano.com
ten the foot in place signaled the accessories trend of the season. The new
Lanvin
designers at Gianfranco Ferré, Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi, Contact: Tess Spiegel,
also created heels out of what looked like a section of the Space Station. And (212) 833-2522;
www.lanvin.com
at Dolce & Gabbana, the centers of wedges’ soles were vaporized (by a ray
gun perhaps?) to leave a gap along the instep. Louis Vuitton
Contact: Molly Capozzi,
Sporty heels had little to do with breaking a sweat as the only workout celine
(212) 758-8877;
most of these shoes will be getting is a trip from a town car to a corner table. www.louisvuitton.com
Stella McCartney produced a pair made from tangerine-colored mesh and a Proenza Schouler
clear heel. At Celine, heels looked like geometric jungle gyms, while Balen- Contact: Jenny Le,
(310) 652-1120;
ciaga gave fashion a high-heeled version of a sock shoe. www.proenzaschouler.com
Stella Mc Cartney
Contact: Heather Taylor,
(310) 273-7051;
www.stellamccartney.com

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