Fashionable shoes – Spring /Summer 2009
Body color
Body color tones and pink- beige colors proved themselves well last season, so they will not lose their relevance also in spring and summer of 2009. New season’s trend is the illusion of bare feet, created by Galliano’s transparent plastic strips, and minimal designs from Carolina Herrera. The ideal addition to the body color is a golden-colored finish.
Gold fever
Designers have produced a series of gorgeous, shiny “metallic-gold” colored shoes counter to the market pessimistic mood. It is gladiatorial sandals by Anna Sui, upholstered with carnations; Phillip Lim suggests a model decorated with rosettes of gold frill, and the “gold” shoes of Jean Paul Gautier differ with matte luster. Last season’s novelty of gold-silver combination surprised us a lot, because it ruined all rules of metallic colors’ combination.
Sweet colors
When can we enjoy the sweet floral tones? The answer is summer for sure. Especially that the palette is very “delicious”: pink color is like a coloring for a chewing gum and the violet is a color of a mountain violet. The trend will have the significant influence on retail sales, which will support such cult brands like Luella, Topshop, and Gucci. The play of dull and shiny materials draws attention to the sandals from Moschino and we find Marni’s collection and the compositions with pale wood and raw materials in lavender shades by Josh Goot the most original ones.
Yellow
Yellow, the companion of summer, in this season perfectly matches with black color on a base of soles, fringing and ribbon-tie. This contrast is similar to a combination of striped bumblebee coloring and perfectly accentuates sports or tribal motives.
Sun-parched
Many leading designers used dark tones of red palette under the influence of tribal motives. This color spectrum of footwear is giving a style of “Amazons”, painting a picture of deserts and blood-red tribal figures. Luis Vuitton’s collection is rich with colorful textures and tones mixes. Karen Walker studies the possibilities of matte and shiny finishes on the example of chelsish shoes on the high heels.
