Dries Van Noten Shoes

Forget everything you ever knew about a lucite heel, because Dries Van Noten Fall 2011 is here to redefine the concept for you. Van Noten has never made a hooker heel in his life (at least as far as we know) and specializes in a particular sort of European quirk that couldn’t be further from the sort of thing that you’d imagine on pole professionals. For Fall 2011, he somehow managed to take a material very much associated with a certain kind of woman and transform it to make shoes that will be coveted by her exact opposite.

Not all of the shoes in the collection were lucite-heeled, but they all followed along those same lines. As a whole, the collection is esoteric but still imminently wearable, and the funky shapes and material combinations make for a singular look that you potential customers might find more useful than they would imagine.

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Sick of ankle-breaking, sky-high platforms and boring flats alike? Want something simultaneously ladylike and modern to add to your wardrobe? Like pastels and have some extra cash? Dries Van Noten Spring 2011 would like to talk to you.

The collection streamlines the retro feel of near-wedge slingbacks, pumps and sandals and adds a futuristic touch here and there with occasional metallic heels, which are just enough to remind us that these shoes didn’t come straight out of the best vintage shop in the entire world. I would have preferred to see more of Van Noten’s signature feminine prints represented in the line, but if you’re looking to add something to your wardrobe that not every other designer on Earth is already doing, these shoes are a good place to start.

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