Runway Recap- Paris Fall 2012 RTW: Viktor & Rolf

 

Viktor & Rolf

 

The Viktor & Rolf runway show had a decidedly nocturnal feel, as if channeling some sort of “forest creature at night” dream sequence. Critics weren’t in love with the collection, but I found the shoes lustworthy. I’d be most likely to get my night-walk on in a pair of high gloss tortoise shell-look booties with a sculptured heel and kiltie detail. **Image via Style.com  Technorati Tags: Runway fashion,Paris Fashion Week,Viktor and Rolf,fall 2012 collection,Style
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Runway Recap: Paris Fall 2012 RTW Fave Shoes- Azzaro, Rochas

 

Day 1

All fashion-loving eyes have turned to the City of Light for the next installment of ‘what you’ll be wearing come fall.’ The first day was pretty tame in terms of footwear, but there were a couple of stand outs.

Azzaro

 

Mathilde Castello Branco’s first collection for Azzaro wasn’t a jaw dropper, but it was definitely playful and cute. The shoes weren’t incredibly high or outrageous, either. However, they were classic and coy with their ankle straps and slight wing tips. **Image via WWD

 

Rochas

Marco Zanini’s fall 2012 eady to wear collection for Rochas was quirkishly wearable. There were retro prints in rich hues, but they were used to create classically shaped clothes. Think pencil skirts, pleats, trousers and leisure jackets. The shoes were no different, mixing skins, textures and sometimes colors, they were perfect for my inner eclectic bookworm. **Image via Style.com 

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Wear or Beware? Aquatic Bondage Booties by Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen's Aquatic Fantasy Booties

Often, fashion has much to do with fantasy and fetishes (especially in the realm of footwear). Well, Alexander McQueen's most recent showing during Paris Fashion Week seems to indicate lots of both, with a heaping dose of conceptualization. These booties seem inspired by a combination of bondage footwear (those shoes that put the foot at almost a 90 degree angle), the sea and... well... eggs (snakes and fish both hatch from them, you know). We're feeling the varied snake prints, though. So, what do you think? If you saw someone walking down the street in them would you give them a big up, or a Glamour black bar? Haute stuff or hot mess?