Nina Ricci Shoe Collection for Spring-Summer 2011
Nina Ricci is a fashion house with a long history of success. Its present-day creative manager, Peter Copping, came here from Louis Vuitton that is another popular fashion house of France. Peter Copping has been working for Nina Ricci for two years already and has created as much as eight collections of clothing.
Mr. Coping’s collections are renowned for an excellent blend of femininity, romantic mood, light colors and smooth shapes. The same is true for his footwear and hence for Nina Ricci Spring-Summer 2011 shoes in particular.
The new collection from Nina Ricci includes seven models of shoes, sandals, boots and ballet shoes. All of them feature stable wide heels, which makes them highly comfortable and practical. A color scheme for the new footwear is marked by the domination of calm pastel shades, namely gentle pink and beige, brown and red, subdued yellow, and asphalt grey.
Nina Ricci elegant new sandals are fixed on a feet with thin handy straps and are fastened with an accurate zipper.
One of the sandal models is adorned with flowers and glittering beads, which makes it eye-catching as well. It is made from soft leather and suede. There’re also sandals made from calf leather though the fine design makes them look like the genuine reptile leather shoes.
Gianfranco Ferré Fall-Winter 2011/12 Footwear Collection
In coming season shoe designers tend to put their ideas into laconic and traditional shapes rather than make experiments with footwear. So you shouldn’t wait grandiose innovations in 2011/12 shoe fashion.
Still, many of us are tires of “out-of-mind” designer shoes that appeared in a great number over the last decade. People have changed their minds; they don’t want to wear objects of art but are just glad to have nice and elegant shoes. The new collection from Gianfranco Ferré fashion house is targeted at this very group of fashion fans.
Gianfranco Ferré offers classic pump shoes for fall and winter 2011/12. Their grace is only a little bit supplemented by futuristic (or – retro style) materials like metallic leather and satin. You can see also tiny, laconic “spices” added to shoe trimming, which contributes to the unique style of Gianfranco Ferré shoes.
There’re lovely booties in Gianfranco Ferré Fall-Winter 2011/12 footwear collection. They combine different materials in their design such as pearl white and light brown leather. They can be worn with feminine knee-length dresses and skirts and will definitely help you look graceful and elegant in any situation.
Floral Patterns in Donna Karan Spring/Summer 2011 Footwear Collection
If you have wicker shoes or sandals on your wish list, you should pay attention to the new footwear collection launched by Donna Karan for Spring/Summer 2011. It is penetrated by floral patterns and is aimed at delivering a “closer-to-nature” feel.
Donna Karan makes her 2011 footwear from natural materials like wood and flax and uses natural colors and wickerwork. For instance, wicker cords are used for high lacing that fixes sandals on legs while wicker leather covers heels and platforms, which is harmoniously combined with floral patterns and wooden finish.
Wooden platforms and 70s-inspired heels were extremely popular last summer, which is still true with 2011 footwear. Donna Karan Spring 2011 shoes have wooden platforms as well as their imitations. The latter means that platforms and heels are glues over with thin wooden plates.
Another popular material for new footwear is cork. Donna Karan also uses cork in multi-layer wedges as for an intermediate layer between a platform and an insole.
Donna Karan new collection is rich in floral patterns. The shoes are embellished with true-to-life flowers and features leave-like details.
Charlotte Olympia Fruity High Heeled Shoes
Fruit theme is likely to become another trend of Spring/Summer 2011 clothing. “Sappy” prints of ripe fruit can be found in summer collections from Prada and Stella McCartney but you need to wear fruity shoes as well to match your attire.
Here I’d like to tell you about original high heeled shoes from Charlotte Olympia. The amusing shoes would suit good-humored girls. They are made of colorful leather and look like the real fruit salad for you can see bananas, pineapples, kiwi fruit and strawberries here.
The shoes have rather a high wooden platform measuring 1.15 inches in height and are equipped with 6-inch high heels. So the shoes are heavy in the lower part and light-minded on the top, which creates an eye-catching contrast.
But do these heels really impress you rather than amuse? They are difficult to look at seriously; though they are extremely original, they lack refined forms necessary to complement “humorous” design. What can as well embarrass customers is their $1695 price tag that seems to be too high.
