Diego Dolcini Fanned Zip-Back Sandals, $2445 via Neiman Marcus.

I’ve had the Diego Dolcini Fanned Zip Back Sandals sitting in a tab in my browser for a full week now, and Friday seems like as good a day as any to tackle their boundless…well, their boundless whatever. I don’t know if I admire these shoes for their chutzpah or dislike them for being overdone, but either way, I appreciate that Dolcini goes on making fantastical, over-the-top, very European (if you catch my meaning) shoes for all of us to talk about. Read More…

Welcome to Friday Funday, in which we totally slack off for the day before the long holiday weekend by making you guys do all the work. Kidding! But it is time for Fill in the Blank, this time with the Diego Dolcini Platform Sandals. Feathers have had the attention of the fashion press lately, what with all the women getting colorful feathers put in their hair, and personally, I love that trend. Read More…

Sometimes, I have far more fun perusing the shoe collections of lesser-known designers than those of footwear heavyweights. Italian designer Diego Dolcini has been plying his trade since the mid-1990s, and his Spring 2011 footwear collection is everything that Jimmy Choo’s spring collection should be – sexy, architectural and trend-referencing without trend-aping.

My personal favorite is the greige chunky-heeled sandal that mixes minimalism with Italian-style sensuality in a rather skillful way, but others may prefer the considerable multicolored charms of the collection’s stilettos. Read More…