At LoveStiletto we always love to hear about the inspiration behind more of the daring embellishments that designers flaunt on their heels.

Beatrix Ong’s Spring/Summer 2010 line calls to influences from ancient Greek and Roman mythology and nude paintings by master artists such as Sandro Boticelli. (Boticelli’s better known imagery can be identified from his painting “The Birth of Venus“.)

Beatrix Ong originally designed for Jimmy Choo before stepping out with her own label in 2002.

These gorgeous Angelica heels sport an extended wing embellishment, no doubt inspired by no other than the son and messseger of Zeus: Hermes.

Feminine yet fierce.

Understated can be so sexy, but it’s always fun to have a little bit of rebel in you.

Just like these gorgeous Alexander McQueen Skull Peep-Toe Pumps.

The simple leather peep toe is adorned with a metallic grey skull, which actually sport swarovski crystal eyes and teeth.

These heels could be worn rather cheekily, after all unless one really inspected the peep toe, how would they know?

These are currently (March 2010) available at the Alexander McQueen online store, as well as Zappos.

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

A pair of Valentino heels by Philip Treacy.

How I wish!

A pair of shoes by probably the most coveted Milliner in the world! Philip Treacy debuted his initiation into decorating les pied in the Valentino Spring/Summer 2010 collection.

This is some serious news and I don’t necessarily mean the shoes. For some women, obtaining a Philip Treacy headpiece is in itself a dream, and now the man is designing shoes?!

There’s definitely a touch of whimsy. I think of dark faeries eating gothic fairy floss in shadows of the forest on a sunny afternoon.

Well, you know, dark, sexy and a bit vampish.

The styles came in black and nude.

The fashion world was abuzz last month with Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2010 Collection: Plato’s Atlantis.

The show at the time streamed live on the internet. You can still see it at alexandermcqueenlive.showstudio.com.

There’s also a great interview with McQueen himself, speaking not only about the collection and his inspiration, but he also allows us a glimpse into the inner workings of the man the behind the design.

The Plato’s Atlantis Collection has been described as wonderful through to confusing and grotesque, but that’s interpretation for you. With the relevation that McQueen enjoys scuba diving, one can definitely see the underwater inspiration.

From the show, the models and the collection reminded me of seahorses, coral and underwater reptiles. (Though, if one thinks of a seahorse, the hoof-like shoe makes me think of… well one can imagine.)

These heels, one of the three prominent designs in the collection came in a white and the other colours (aqua, black, blue, pearl, purple & silver) appeared to have more of a pearlescent colouring.

To me this design gives me more of a Gigeresque fossilised feeling.

All three heels are sported by Lady Gaga in her latest video clip for the single, Bad Romance.