Giuseppe Zanotti Shoes

It’s the end of the week and you know what that means: a crazy shoe of some sort or another on which I’d like to hear you pontificate. This week, the object of our Fill in the Blank affections is the Giuseppe Zanotti Suede Bow Sandals. That name just sounds so…innocuous, doesn’t it? Suede is soft and friendly. Bows are happy and girly. This sueded, bow-decked sandal? It could kill you like eight different ways, including (but not limited to) impalement and falling over and smacking your little head on the pavement. Still, though, these shoes are totally hot for those who are skilled enough to maneuver in them.

Or at least that’s what I think! Tell us what you think by finishing the title sentence in the comments, or just proceed directly to Luisa Via Roma and buy these shoes for $895 via Bergdorf Goodman.

Giuseppe Zanotti Heelless Crystal Studded Sandals, $2140 via Neiman Marcus

I’ve written about Giuseppe Zanotti Heelless Shoes several times, and despite my general ardor for the brand’s recent work, I’ve never found myself completely enthusiastic about this design in particular. Although I appreciate experimental design (and I especially appreciate it when it’s accessible to people who can’t pay bespoke prices), the previous iterations in smooth, minimal metallic gold leather just left me feeling a tad cold.

The Giuseppe Zanotti Heelless Crystal-Studded Sandals, on the other hand, are all kinds of over-the-top awesomeness. The turquoise suede and seemingly random beaded embellishments actually do a little justice to the in-your-face structure on which they sit. Finally!

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Giuseppe Zanotti Platform Pumps, $795 via Nordstrom

With the incredible sell-out success of the Christian Louboutin Daffodil, it was only a matter of time until other designers of a similar caliber created their own version of the shoe to get in on a little bit of that sky-high shoe money. Like Louboutin, Giuseppe Zanotti has done high platforms with high heels plenty of times in the past, but the construction and shape of the Giuseppe Zanotti Platform Pump makes the extreme proportions all the more obvious.

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Giuseppe Zanotti Snake Print Sneakers, $650 and Alexander Wang Dillon Sneakers, $385. Both via ShopBop

With brands as luxurious and varied as Christian Louboutin, Lanvin and Miu Miu already jumping on the high-end sneakers bandwagon, the number of designers that would like to dress our feet during our down time as well as our workdays and evenings is only going to continue to increase. This season, we have two notable new entrants to the field of women’s tennis shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti and Alexander Wang.

Wang is perhaps a more obvious fit for this product category; his aesthetic has always been casual and contemporary, and the athletic inspiration in his recent collections virtually assured his fans that sneakers would be on the way. The Alexander Wang Dillon Lace-Up Sneakers (right) are no surprise, but the Giuseppe Zanotti Print Snake Sneakers are a little less predictable.

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Giuseppe Zanotti Metallic Leather Wedges, $895 via Net-a-Porter

Back in October, we talked about the first pair of heelless Giuseppe Zanotti shoes that showed up online, a gold d’Orsay pair that were sleek but also kind of terrifying. Just in time for vacation season, the Giuseppe Zanotti Metallic Leather Wedges are here to meet all of your warm-weather heelless shoe needs.

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Giuseppe Zanotti Mangrove Snake Peep Toe Pumps: Were $750, now $375 via Net-a-Porter

As you likely know by now, when Net-a-Porter has a sale, the site adds new products and takes additional discounts off existing sale items every Monday. That makes for some lucky finds after a few weeks, and today I have scoured the 11 pages of sale shoes to find the best bang for your buck: the Giuseppe Zanotti Mangrove Snake Peep Toe Pumps.

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Giuseppe Zanotti Heelless Platform D’Orsay Pumps, $895 via Bergdorf Goodman

Heelless shoes have been lurking at fashion’s periphery for quite some time. Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness are already well-known fans of the challenging shoes, and victoria Beckham has been known to experiment with them from time to time as well. Other than the world’s best-known lovers of extreme footwear, though, the style’s fans are a small group. With such a challenging shoe, they have to be.

That’s why I was mildly surprised to see the Giuseppe Zanotti Heelless Platform D’Orsay Pumps for pre-order at Bergdorf Goodman. Although we’ve seen semi-heelless platforms for sale on mass retail sites in the past (most notably Alexander McQueen), this pair is the most affordable fully heelless option I’ve ever seen.

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Giuseppe Zanotti Colorblocked Platforms, $750 and $695, respectively. Both via Bergdorf Goodman.

My recent love for Giuseppe Zanotti is well-documented in these parts. In fact, it’s been so intense for so long that I can scarcely remember a time when I didn’t love the man’s designs, although I can vaguely recall that such a time did exist. The two shoes above – the Giuseppe Zanotti Neon Colorblock Platform D’Orsay and the Giuseppe Zanotti Neon Colorblock Platform Sandal, respectively – should illustrate exactly why all of Zanotti’s past sins have been long since forgiven.

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Giuseppe Zanotti Crystal Embellished Booties, $1695 via Net-a-Porter

As you guys may or may not know, Megs and I have been holed up in Pennsylvania for a few days, riding ou the hurricane and waiting for New York to return to normal. Now that it has, we’re back, and we appreciate your patience while we took a couple of days off (mostly because I forgot my laptop charger.) That said, we come bearing awesome shoes: The Giuseppe Zanotti Crystal-Embellished Booties.

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Giuseppe Zanotti Suede Platforms, $695 via Zappos

I don’t mean to be a broken record when it comes to Giuseppe Zanotti, but I feel like at least a few of you have to feel me on this. Over the past few season, Zanotti has gotten as close to wall-to-wall excellence as it gets in the ever-mercurial fashion world, and it’s rare that I find myself feeling anything but instant lust when I look at a pair of his shoes.

Obviously, the Giuseppe Zanotti Suede Platforms are another in a long line of Zanotti shoes that I’d like to have in my closet immediately, if not sooner. From the shape to the color to the material, this design couldn’t be more perfect for Fall 2011.

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