. As fashion statement, fetish object, instrument of power, and outlet of artistic expression for both the designer and the wearer, throughout the ages the high-heeled shoe has gone through many shifts in style and symbolism. The Brooklyn Museum’s upcoming exhibition Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe explores fashion’s most provocative accessory. From … Read more
Artist Walter Chin is the photographer of Neiman Marcus’ The Art of Fashion campaign for Spring 2013. Other notable photographers of the Art of Fashion campaign have included Richard Avedon , Arthur Elgort , Helmut Newton , Annie Leibovitz , Lillian Bassman and Paolo Roversi. Debuting nearly 20 years ago, The Art of Fashion was … Read more
Stiletto a must have shoes. Stiletto: from fantasy shoe to a highly charged symbol. Elegant, submissive, aggressive, subversive, uncomfortable, very impractical, but sexy as hell, the stilettos reign in the public mind for decades. Named after the stiletto dagger, the homonymous thin high heel has, like its inspiration source, a long slender “blade” and needle-like … Read more
To raise awareness among luxury consumers, Kurt Geiger has announced plans to launch a new boutique in Harrods’s shoe department, as part of a new partnership with world-renowned Spanish shoe designer Manolo Blahnik. The project marks a premiere for Manolo Blahnik. It will be the first time that Manolo Blahnik shoes are sold in a … Read more
Manolo Blahnik and Donatella Versace are just two of the latest stellar names to be added to the line-up for the International Herald Tribune (IHT) Luxury Conference in Rome on the 15thand 16th November, 2012, which will open with a keynote address from legendary designer Jean Paul Gaultier. Curated by IHT Fashion Editor, Suzy Menkes, … Read more
The biggest names to hit style since 1923 Time magazine picked the 100 most influential fashion icons since 1923, the beginning of TIME magazine. The industry’s most influential personalities were grouped by categories: Designers & Brands, Models, Muses, Photographers, Editors & Stylists. The list itself is largely predictable, being topped by designers Azzedina Alaïa, … Read more