Personally, I have never been a big fan of sandals as such. But the Milan Fashion Week totally changed that for me. The biggest fashion houses, from Kenzo to Hermes, paired their clothes with sandals. Cord, leather and suede, among others, were used in a big way, with influences from the far east and the streets. The gladiator sandal that was a big trend in the last few years was missing from the ramps, replaced with ones that we much more simplistic and modest, but no less stylish. Here are some of my favorites.
Burberry Prorsum used cork-helled sandals to soften the tough image of the collection. The sandals are very much in keeping tune with the color palette of the collection.
Dolce and Gabanna included cord sandals, in keeping with the 'island castaway' theme.
Dior Homme had black, simple design to contrast with the complex silhouette of the drape.
Kenzo
Hermes
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Louis Vuitton used simple, versatile sandals for the man on the go.
Viktor and Rolf. Simple and elegant, they took sandals to a whole different level of sophistication.
Am so looking forward to S/S 2011.
Pics from SQUA.RE. Thanks Adnan.
Wow... sandals.... never thought of it this way... one question, did Dior Homme just paired the sandals with black socks?
ReplyDeleteyea, the while collection featured just the same sandals throughout...the collection itself was very diverse...the mono-style was to contrast with the clothes itself....
ReplyDeleteIm still not a fan of Sandals...but i must say, the collection is rather haute.
ReplyDeletei like the kenzo and hermes pics...the dior was not my taste for guys....for gals whole nother story.could picture maybe diane kruger,chloe sevigne or tilda swinton rockin some of dat.i just saw the v&r show!!!la roux..looked awesome!!!
ReplyDeletesammy, see the ones at Viktor and Rolf...they are so you!!
ReplyDelete@ Amy : kenzo and Prada were my fave this season...the color burst was awesome...
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