Shoes

Cap toed shoes will spring into fall

 in General Fashion / Shoes / Trends  tagged fall 2012 / high heels / spring 2012 / summer 2012 / winter 2013 by

The cap toed shoe has been spotted sparingly this spring 2012 season, but for fall 2012, the style will be moving into the forefront of foot fashion. Designers such as Christian Louboutin, Stuart Weisman and Roberto Cavalli (Just Cavalli line) have already shown the cap toe shoe for spring 2012 and fall 2012. This retro style, which is reminiscent of the early to mid-1900’s, is adding a fresh take to the pump and the flat this year.

Cap toed shoes are being shown in colors, neutrals and metallic’s for the spring and fall seasons; showing the style is offering shoe fans many options for 2012. 

We found a few fabulous styles of cap toed pumps from the current spring collections which also reflect fall 2012’s color palette and assembled them into the Polyvore set below. Happy shopping and stay fabulous 

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Prada’s kitschy spring shoes offer to take your feet for a ride

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Prada caught the attention of the fashion world last fall when they sent kitschy, 1950’s car inspired shoes down the spring 2012 runway. The shoes were interesting and started many conversations, but no-one could comprehend how many styles of car-like shoes would actually arrive on store shelves during the spring shopping season. Prada has designed not one, not two, but well over twelve styles of kitschy car shoes for the spring 2012 season; and they are priced well over $1000!

As the fall 2012 runways give us a glimpse into the new trends for the upcoming cool weather season, the fashion world is seeing kitschy fashion pop up on the catwalk in the form of both handbags and shoes. Could Prada have started a new trend? It should be interesting to see Prada’s car shoes on the street this spring and summer. What do you think of the collection, will you wear them?
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The platform versus the flat sole: which will take over next year?

 in General Fashion / Shoes / Trends  tagged fall 2012 / high heels / spring 2012 / summer 2012 / winter 2013 by

As designers send their fall collections down the runways for fall 2012, shoe fans everywhere are watching the sole of every pump and bootie that walks the catwalk. The flat sole is appearing to be dominating half of the runways, while the platform dominates the other half. Which one is it?

Platforms crept into style over the past five years, and just when forecasters thoughts the platform had run its’ course back in 2010, the style came back stronger, higher and more popular than before. The flat soled pumps which graced the fall 2009 and spring 2010 runways barely appeared on store shelves and women flocked to the highest platforms they could balance and shuffle down the street in.

The outcome for the fall 2010 runways? The platform dominated; and has been doing so ever since. What is it about the platform that is so alluring? Is it the added height? Perhaps platforms allow for a more artistic shoe? Is there a sense of strength from the added height off the ground? Perhaps. . .

It will be interesting to see what store buyers stock their shelves with this summer when fall 2012 begins to arrive at retailers worldwide. And when the flat soled pump is displayed prominently alongside a bigger than life platform pump, which one will the consumer reach for? Which one will you reach for?

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