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Heart Peep Toe by Alexander McQueen

LoveStiletto — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:28:01 +0000

So continuing our little hearting hearts, we are oooing and ahhing over these gorgeous heart peep toe pumps by Alexander McQueen.

They also came in a hot/flouro pink colour and black with alternate pink or yellow soles.

The heels are currently still available online (January 2010, try Browns or NET-A-PORTER). They’re very summery and playful even with the black contrast.

I really like how the colour of the edge of the sole is still visible right under the ball of foot, showing attention to small details with a flirt of colour.

(Although that detail is not quite visible in the image, and is only really applicable to the black shoes with the pink or yellow sole.)

Paloma by Charlotte Olympia

LoveStiletto — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:24:07 +0000

So I keep coming back to Charlotte Olympia.

Today it’s her Paloma heels from the Vaudeville line (although it could have just easily been included in Orient Express, even though it is a showgirl kind of shoe).

I didn’t mention it previously, but Charlotte Olympia heels are branded with a gorgeous embellishment on the arch of the soles and if you hadn’t guessed what it was, it’s a spider’s web.

(You’ll find in some of Charlotte Dellal’s interviews that she makes reference to Charlotte (the spider) in case you were wondering about the connection.)

These also came in an emerald/green colour.

Black Divine by Yves Saint Laurent

LoveStiletto — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:28:45 +0000

Otherwise known as the “Strappy Elastic & Suede Ankle Boot or Bootie” by YSL.

I’ll be honest, when I first saw the side profile of these heels, I didn’t even look twice.

Then I came across them again and my first thought (yes, The Pessimist) is that, well, if you’ve ever owned heels with some sort of elastic in it – including the elastic that is used with small buckle – they all eventually stretch and end up looking horrible.

Even the top profile didn’t really do it for me, until I saw the photos of Diane Kruger sporting them at the Mr. Nobody Premiere.

Then again, she’d look fabulous in a wet paper bag.

Yes, it means I’ve been converted.

I think the detail of the strap crossing over at the top of the ankle really set them off. The Black Divine heels are made in Italy.