Wild Wedges & The Wonders Beyond
Text: Billy Bride
As we bid adieu to the last dying days of winter this week, far away on the other side of the planet, our topsy-turvy Northern Hemisphere friends are rolling out the in-store welcome mat for the new fall/winter collections. Yes, for anyone too hopelessly disorganised to get it together during pre-order season, it’s time to hit up that little black book and holla at your favourite online stores, ’cause stock in these nifty numbers won’t last long…
As I possess what borders on a fanatical zeal for fall footwear, let me share with you some of the most mouthwatering new releases of the week – indulge me! First off, the gravity-defying ‘Atacoma’ platform boot has dropped at Acne online in a breathtaking shade of ‘Cloud Blue’ suede. Shod in these celestial numbers (with an 8cm platform sole), you’re sure be the toast of the upper atmosphere! Who ever said a platform desert boot was a silly idea?
Next off the bat we have the pervasive new crop of creeper-esque hybrids that were ubiquitous on winter runways. Phi’s applauded double buckle ankle boot made its hallowed debut earlier in the month, pre-empting round two of the highly anticipated Emma Cook for Topshop injection. Cook’s outlandish wedges hit TS online yesterday afternoon, with a creeper-on-acid vibe incorporating contrasting suede and pony skin paneling and the standout feature crepe rubber wedge sole. Burberry Prorsum nailed the craze with their super-fresh take on a neo hiking boot, featuring a similar textured crepe 5 inch triple platform (what!?!).
Ok, ok, I see your tiny minds are about to crumple under the weight of all this “cool”, so I’ll wind it up with a last look at Falls final frontier – the sky-high thigh high. Check out these perforated boots-slash-leggings from Stella McCartney. The enviro-guru probably shudders at the thought of all the trees that were felled to feed the print press coverage of these show stoppers. And, to polish it all off, I’ll leave you with a little teaser… these Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte calf skin bandage boots are rumored for release at Browns later this month – but dates are at this time “undisclosed”. How’s that for a cliffhanger…
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