Fashion Week Shoes: Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2015

It pains me to say anything bad about Jean Paul Gaultier because I usually love his approach to clothes, but the shoes from Spring 2015 are far from the man’s finest showing. Gaultier has never had quite the same yin for accessories as he does for clothing, but these shoes leave even more to be desired than usual.

Normally, I’m loath to call something a “hooker shoe.” The designation isn’t terribly meaningful when basically every shoe lover out there has at least one pair of six-inch platform stilettos in her closet, and sexually charged footwear isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But for real, you guys – these are hooker shoes. A palette of red, black, silver and white patent leather is already a difficult aesthetic challenge in the first place, and pairing those colors and materials with ankle-strapped stilettos and the occasional knee-high boot doesn’t do anything to help the cause. I might be more positive about the collection’s other major look, cutout workboots, if Balenciaga hadn’t done such a superior job making something very similar earlier this week.

Gwen Stefani Leaves Rehearsal in Leopard Christian Louboutin Pumps

Here’s Gwen Stefani, leaving rehearsal for her show at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom (where she performed the next day) in a classic Gwen Stefani ensemble that includes a pair of Christian Louboutin So Kate Leopard Patent Pumps. Shockingly, you can find Gwen’s exact patent leather leopard print So Kates for $695 at Barneys.

Louboutin lovers, take note: there’s currently an eye-popping selection of So Kates available at Barneys, including animal prints, iridescent leathers, and even ombre So Kates like the ones we saw Kate Mara wearing last month, but sizes are limited in select styles, so keep your hemming and hawing to a minimum. Your basic beige and black pumps are available too, of course.

Start Fall 2015 with these 15 Boots for Under $350

Fall is the perfect time (and excuse) to update your wardrobe. It’s the time of year to stock up on chunky sweaters, fur vests and boots–lots and lots of boots. We would all like to shop as if the credit card bill isn’t coming, but unfortunately it comes every month, without fail. Take it from the expert: revamping your wardrobe can come at a horrifying cost, but hopefully not this year! Fool everyone this year with these 15 boots and booties that look way more expensive than $350. Don’t worry; your secret is safe with me!

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TOMS Cabrilla Rain Boots
$59 via Bloomingdale’s

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Ivanka Trump Preta High Heel Booties
$189 via Bloomingdale’s

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Rebecca Minkofff Rio Bootie
$275 via Rebecca Minkoff

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KG Kurt Geiger Ankle Boots
$285 via Shoescribe

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Boutique Moschino Pearl-Beaded Rain Boots
$285 via Saks

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Sam Edelman Ankle Booties
$160 via Shoescribe

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Schutz Ilene Open Toe Lace Up Boots
$320 via ShopBop

A Pixelated Take on the Air Max 2016

The acclaimed Air Max 2015 is still going strong, but it’s never too early to start looking ahead to its successor, as evidenced by the handful of Nike Air Max 2016 previews we’ve already undertaken.

Today, however, we get a look at the most aesthetically distinct that we’ve seen yet, incorporating a bold graphic print. A sequence of orange “pixels” wraps the heel, breaking up and transitioning into a solid-black forefoot on the mesh upper. Those contrasting tones loudly pop against the blue accents and full-length Max Air midsole, resulting in a shoe that’s at times simple, at times intricate, and always cleanly contrasting.

The Nike Air Max 2016 release is likely still a month or so away, so stay tuned for launch details as 2015 slowly elapses.

Nike SB Dunk Low “Blue Moon” Now Hitting Stores

Nike Skateboarding does Elvis Costello one better on its latest, trumping his “Almost Blue” with a Dunk that’s absolutely, unequivocally blue.

Blue covers the dark overlays of the suede lowtop. Blue cloaks the lighter inlaid base. Blue is draped over the textile tongue. Blue on the laces, on the inner-lining, on the entire sole unit. If you’re here for blue, man, you came to the right place.

And blue has arrived. The Nike SB Dunk Low Blue Moon is now available at select retailers nationwide, including Michigan’s Premier.

Nike Dunk Low Premium SB
Deep Royal Blue/Deep Royal Blue
Style #: 313170-444
Fall 2015
$100

Nike Sneakerboot 2015 Collection Unveils New Models

It’s that glorious time of year again, when temperatures drop, snow piles up and Nike creates reimagined editions of beloved sneakers that combat both contingencies. It’s time for the Nike Sneakerboot 2015 collection.

No simple status quo, the 2015 iteration of the beloved series introduces no fewer than three new styles to the collection — the Nike Flyknit Chukka Sneakerboot, Air Max 95 Sneakerboot and Acorra Reflect Sneakerboot.

All three new models, plus a few returning, reinvented favorites, play up water resistant leather (or Flyknit), aggressive traction patterns on remixed soles, insulated liners around the collar, and even the occasional zip-up inner-bootie to repel the elements. Nike – 7, Winter – 0

The Nike Sneakerboot 2015 collection launches November 5 at Nike.com and select retailers. Take a detailed look at seven editions below.

Nike Flyknit Trainer Chukka Sneakerboot

Nike Air Max 95 Sneakerboot

Nike Lunar Force 1 Duckboot

Nike Air Max 90 Sneakerboot