Extreme intricacy — in the form of carved heels, handcrafted beading and sculpted platforms — retained its power as the footwear signature of Paris’ couture collections. For spring ’09, Valentino’s new co-directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, and veteran couturiers Christian Lacroix and Jean Paul Gaultier romanticized classic pumps with ruffles, embroidery and beading. Laurence Dacade at Chanel and Elie Saab both opted for chunkier aesthetics, showing extreme platforms that helped ground billowing dresses. But it was Giorgio Armani for Armani Privé and John Galliano at Christian Dior who showed the most show-stopping spring silhouettes: platform sandals with swirling carved heels. Here, FN presents the couture collections’ most ravishing styles.
February 9, 2009
La Belle Vie: Paris Couture
Extreme intricacy retained its power as the footwear signature of Paris’ couture collections.
Armani Prive's cut-out pumps with carved heels.
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
Gustavo Lins’ metallic peep-toe booties.
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
Christian Dior’s lace-up sandals with carved heels.
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
Roger Vivier’s embellished pump and wedge.
Photo By: Dominique Maitre
F.O. Baptista’s patent ankle booties.
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
Dominique Sirop’s metallic lace-up sandals with curved wedge.
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
Christian Dior spring couture 2009.
Photo By: Stephane Feugere
Alexis Mabille spring couture 2009
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
Givenchy spring couture 2009
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
Avalon Vega spring couture 2009
Photo By: Dominique Maitre
Stéphane Rolland spring couture 2009
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
Elie Saab spring couture 2009
Photo By: Giovanni Giannoni
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