Brian Atwood comes out of left field for Fall 2011
Like Christian Louboutin, Brian Atwood tends to release some of his more eccentric shoes for initial press previews, so don’t panic if the handful of shoes in the photos below don’t ring your bell. As always, Atwood’s collection will surely run the gamut from wearable classics to outrageous novelty shoes to be worn only by the most confident footwear aficionado, and in this group, there’s much more of the latter than the former.
Although a few of these designs will likely elicit a negative reaction (What’s all that stuff hanging off the leopard shoe? Fur? Hair? Is there an important distinction between fur and hair?), I fully appreciate that Atwood lets his freak flag fly. The fashion world needs more fun, funky shoes, not more pairs of black pumps. Unless you’re talking about Atwood’s immaculate black pleated silk pumps atop a spindly metal stiletto, of course. The fashion world (read: my closet) definitely needs more of those.








