Heels have always been big on the red carpet. The coveted Jimmy Choos and the red-soled Christian Laboutin shoes are just a couple of reasons women spend so much on shoes that will kill their feet at the end of the night.
Prancing in heels gives women a sense of power and sexiness that helps us all pull off the teeniest of dresses. This season, the high heels are out and the flats are back.
Sebastian Manes, the director of accessories at Selfridges told TimesOnline, thinks that shoe trends are going one way only. “Last season the high heel moved away from being sexy and became very avant-garde — this season designers prove that the flat shoe is not boring or conservative. It is as fashion-forward as heels.
Pam Brady, the shoe buyer for Browns thinks that flats are a fashion result of the recession. “People don’t want to be showy in this economic climate; there’s a trend towards understated style. Ironically, flats may well cost as much as showier heels, but the perception of them is very different.”
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Luxury and glamorous accessory designer Jimmy Choo is bringing his coveted deigns to H&M this fall.
The Jimmy Choo for H&M collection will be available as of November 14 in 200 select stores around the globe. This partnership marks the first collaboration between H&M and an accessory brand.
Fashionistas better mark their calendars and start the countdown now because this is going to be a sought after collection! Jimmy Choo is already a must have among celebrities in Hollywood and has been worn on the red carpet by Oscar winners Cate Blanchette, Halle Berry and Hilary Swank.
Shoes and a great bag are a must to finish every look. According to Tamara Mellon, President and Founder of Jimmy Choo. “It doesn’t matter what you are wearing – if you have good shoes and a good bag, you’ll look right”.
For more information visit H&M.com
(Fortune Magazine) — Drama is the predominant theme in this young entrepreneur’s world: From building a global brand based on $500-plus stilettos, to closing her third round of private equity financing to the tune of $360 million last year, Mellon doesn’t do anything halfway - including the recent renovation of her London office.”It’s a take on the ’70s - young, modern glamour,” she says. She collaborated with L.A.-based interior designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, whose vision included gilded walls, “skyscraper” chairs by noted designer and metalworker Paul Evans, a ’70s desk by furniture innovator Paul Tuttle, and exotic skins everywhere. The hides - wall-to-wall goatskin carpet, zebra pillows, an alligator desk set - echo Mellon’s shoe collections. Read more…
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