SHOE TREND ALERT SPRING/SUMMER 2016 (3) – FLORAL & LEAF

No double spring is the time reminding people of flowers and little green sprouts.
Joyful and romantic floral print trend has been in full bloom for several springs in the past.
On the runway of spring/summer 2016, the designers have integrated it into their shoe designs with floral prints, intricate leaf cuts, floral shoe embellishment and adorable flower shaped buttons.
We especially love the golden leafs on Vivienne Westwood shoes, as if the sun is shining through them.
For those who are not willing to be covered by flowers from head to toe, a pair of floral printed or leaf embellished shoes can really add the summer style to your wardrobe.
Here are some of our favorite shoe designs in this theme from runway spring/summer 2014:

SHOE TREND ALERT FALL / WINTER 2015 – 2016: FUR & SHEAR

Despite the protests from animal-rights groups outside his show, Roberto Cavalli had the fur on every look at Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014 – 2015. In fact, on the front row, on the street and the catwalk, fur was everywhere this season.
Fendi, a fur house, made the effort of covering the whole runway with genuine goat fur at Fall 2014 Mens’ Wear Show. We surely hope it’s man made fur but it’s not, poor goat. On the shoes, Fendi spared the goat fur and used horse/calf hair and leather.

Designers ditched the heavy-fur on their shoes this season and went for fur trimming or decoration mainly. House Of Holland decorated their bright colored shoe designs with colorful furry balls.

House of Holland Fall 2014

House of Holland Fall 2014

Isabel Marant created “fur-escape” look with leather strapped all over it on their fall 2014 furry boots.

SHOE TREND ALERT FALL/WINTER 2015 – 2016: SQUARE TOE

Just about the time when everyone got the memo that pointed toe shoes are the most popular, the trend setters start working on the next, to make sure your newly purchased pumps will be out of style soon (that’s how fashion makes money).
From a shoe designer point of view, as the heels are growing lower and chunkier in the past seasons, it’s no surprise to introduce a new toe box shape to match with it.
On the runway of Fall/Winter 2014-2015, several brands presented their shoes with square toes, including the big names like Gucci, Balenciaga, Saint Laurent and Valentino.
Christian Dior had their tiny square toe box painted in red. The shoes look almost like a pointed toe from distance. But without the tip of the point, the temptation of gearing it to the trend of square toe box is obvious.

Different from the subtleness on the runway of fashion week, the shoes from Christian Dior 2014 Spring Haute Couture are loud and clear about this square toe trend for women fashion shoes.

Admittedly, square toe box is more comfortable than pointed toes, since it leaves more space for your toes. Especially if you have wide feet, pointed toe shoes may feel like a torture.
However, shoes with pointed toes and thin stilettos are born with elegance and femininity, while designing a square toe box shoe may need more thoughts to get them modern and stylish.
On the runway of fall/winter 2014-2015 fashion week, top designers worked it out by tapering the square toe box on the height and the width, to keep it narrow and thin, some even slightly rounded. With proper length extension, it’s more like a new variation of pointed toe or round toe, instead of a rerun of old fashioned 80’s.
The best heel choice for square toe box is undoubtedly chunky heels. But when the square toe box is extended and tapered like on Balenciaga shoes, it also works with stilettos.

Valentino paired their square toe shoes with high chunky heels and it worked out fabulously.

SAINT LAURENT SHOES AT PARIS FASHION WEEK FALL WINTER 2016

Commercial driven, Saint Laurent fall winter 2015/2016 collection is for the young girls who want to go out for fun in rock-style fashion, wearing black eye makeup and strode out in chained up high heel boots.
Short skirt, mini dress, leggings, leather pants and biker jackets, Hedi Slimane, the creative director of Saint Laurent, ticked off all the hot items you have in mind for such an audience in his fall collection.
The retro bad girl images are completed with some amazing killer shoes. Set on sharp cone-shape high heels, the strap sandals and boots are studded with pointy rivets, featuring chains-crossed upper, or side zipper all the way, creating a powerful silhouette and rock’n’roll vibe, irresistible to the girls looking for a night-out wardrobe.  As a shoe store being mentioned by the media with particular pointer on hardware, these shoe designs fit exactly in our flavor.
Click through the gallery below to see Saint Laurent Shoes At Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2015/2016 and come back later for more shoe reviews at Chiko Shoes Blog:

VALENTINO SHOES AT PARIS FASHION WEEK FALL WINTER 2016

Valentino Fall Winter 2015/2016 collection is inspired by two muses, Emilie Louise Flöge and Celia Birtwell. Both are print artists and designers associated with rich and creative textile.  “Women can be multifaceted,” said Chiuri backstage. “They can be muses, they can be artists. And our collections speak about this in a simple way.”
The show was started with the black white looks in bold stripes and geometry,  inspired by two-tone checkerboard and triangle patterns used by both artists. Emilie Louise Flöge further fueled the A-line silhouettes while Celia Birtwell collaborated the dragon print on the black dresses.
Compare to the decorative effects and deluxe fabrications of the clothes, the shoes on the runway are very simply designed in a sense of darkness and retro seventies with rock style elements like studs and full front zippers.
At the end of the show, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, in character as Derek Zoolander and Hansel, modeled Valentino men’s looks and wowed the crowd with a good sense of humor.
Click through the gallery to see Valentino Shoes At Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2015/2016 and follow us at Chiko Shoes Blog for more to come:

CHANEL SHOES AT PARIS FASHION WEEK FALL WINTER 2016

Chanel fashion shows always leave something interesting for the media to talk about, whether it’s a supermarket show, haute couture sneakers, 300 mechanical flowers or fake feminist protests.
Chanel fall winter 2015/2016 collection is a love letter to France, “a vision of France from a stranger who thinks France is not that bad.” said Karl Lagerfeld  “More French you cannot get. It’s a French collection, because I’m against French-bashing.”
The show was presented at Brasserie Gabrielle, as playfully named by Karl Lagerfeld. The Grand Palais, which was set up as asupermarket once, was transformed into a French bistro and café with leather-covered booths and waiters serving espresso, orange juice, a bit of champagne and food to the fashion show’s guests.
All the clothes on the runway (or shall we say at the French coffee shop) were completed with one shoe design, which is the classic two-tone cap toe sling back pumps designed by Coco Chanel herself in 50’s, featuring comfortable low chunky heels, curved side straps creating cut out effect. The iconic shoe style is timeless and elegant, easy to wear for any ladylike wardrobe.
“I never used this shoe,” said Karl, “and now it’s the only shoe. I’m tired of platforms, of stilettos.” Ladies, mid chunky heels are officially endorsed by Karl Lagerfeld to be put to your shopping list for coming season. Shop chunky heels at Chiko Shoes
Here are Chanel Shoes At Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2015/2016 and follow us at Chiko Shoes Blog for more reviews to come: