Number One: Manolo Blahnik.
I know, cliché, and bla bla bla... But you only need a glance of his designs to realise that this Spanish designer is a genius. Sophisticated, glamourous, so feminine, sexy... Some of his shoes are really a statement, they could even be worn with jeans and the person wearing them would still feel stunning... Because I have no doubt, that Blahnik's canvases are his shoes, and he paints on them with no fear to disappoint...
Simply, beautiful...
Number two: Nicholas Kirkwood
Nicholas Kirkwood is, personally, one of the coolest shoe designers we have today. He has the perfect balance of cool/ chic yet feminine. A lot of designers that go for "cool" fail in providing elegance, sophistication... It's not the case for German Kirkwood, who does not miss a thing!
The pair above are one of my favourites of Kirkwood who has done them in previous collections in different colours... I am not aware of what where the intentions behind this pair, but to me, it looks like a light wake, or a trail of colour that we leave behind as we walk... Leaving a trail of eyes staring at us from behind as we pass... The pair below are simply perfectly chic.
Number three: Gucci
Sometimes I forget about the classics to have a look at all the "crazy creative" new designers... The truth is that the classics, always try to balance new with old, and sometimes, manage to succeed beautifully like below, with an extraordinary pair that cannot be unnoticed... Perfect balance of tones, of detail... Good reminder that Italians, will always be at the head of shoe making...
Number four: Jimmy Choo
Yes, he has been around for a while, and it has almost become a classic (too classic sometimes)... But we still love Jimmy Choo. Have a look at their shoes online or in one of their boutiques if you have the chance and look at their flat shoes... You'd be surprised to find that Jimmy Choo has also a very pretty and original range of flats that not so many people know about...
Number five: Brian Atwood
This American artist, who has, not surprisingly, studied architecture earlier in his carrier, was apparently, originally inspired/ or influenced by gazing at his mother's impeccable wardrobe as a kid... Later with the years, he became the first American to work for the Italian Versace...
The truth is that, such an impeccable sense of aesthetics cannot be acquired out of nowhere... And this admiration or respect for women's beauty is in my opinion reflected in every single trace of his designs...
In the pair above I see strength, beauty, confidence, and power... I struggle to see someone that does not possess these attributes walking on them...
Number six: Walter Steiger
This Swiss shoe maker master has been designing shoes for the best known designers and fashion houses for decades. His father was a shoe maker in Geneva, and Steiger, junior, has always followed his passion and prayed his talent across Europe, through Paris, to be today who he is.
Extremely daring, his complex traces require a lot of knowledge and the experience many few have to actually challenge and combine the world of fashion and footwear to come up with master pieces like the example below...
Number seven: Christian Louboutin
"I want a pair of Louboutins..." How many times have I heard someone saying that! Unfortunately, maybe too many, and that is why Louboutin has had a few disputes over his famous signature of the red sole, and some cheeky copy cats in the high street have been using it, damaging the image and exclusiveness of the brand... I am personally not a huge fan of Louboutin anymore, maybe because the red soles have become a tool of extravagance for some, or maybe simply because I tend to look for fun and chic shoes over sexy. In any case, I believe Louboutin makes sexy, fab and extremely feminine shoes... And when we feel like dressing to kill, when we feel wild... Then a pair of Louboutins become the first thing on our to do list...
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