Milan: September 22
By Susie Sheffman
It’s a gorgeous, sunny day in Milan today as eds from all camps trudge from show to showroom in the uniform du jour—the shortest skirt or dress and the longest, leanest legs you’ve ever seen this side of a runway. Bare, tanned, and made to look even longer and leaner by way of the “sandal boot” (don’t even try to call it a shoe) that’s somewhere between a heavy duty, open toe, cut-out ankle boot and a leg-wrapping gladiator sandal. A fierce, fabulous hybrid with a tough, dominatrix edge, it has totally eclipsed the bag as the numero uno front-row accessory.
So far shoes on the runway have been big honkin’ platform wedges, but the week has just begun. Talk to me after Wednesday, shoe day in Milano!
Met up with New York designer Thakoon Panichgul at the Hogan launch and was then on to Jimmy Choo (Africa), Pringle of Scotland (fluid and pretty), D&G (seaside ode to Coco Chanel’s Deauville), Burberry (earthy, rumpled country garden) and Alberta Ferretti ( fringe festival). Pushed and jabbed my way through the huge crowds trying to catch a glimpse of Cesare Paciotti’s spring shoes at his courtyard garden party. Finito!
Shown: D&G Spring 2009. Photography by Peter Stigter
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D&G | BURBERRY PRORSUM | GIORGIO ARMANI
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