These color-blocked designer booties look a touch like high heeled sneakers, but you probably wouldn’t want to go jogging up the street in a pair. They’re Pierre Hardy’s lace-up ankle boots, made of neoprene – the same kind of flexible rubber used in wetsuits.
These shoes were new to net-a-porter for £831.60 in September 2012 but have sold out.
The shoes were available in purple, turquoise and beige, with a 5 inch heel and suede trim.
If you think you’ve seen neoprene used in a designer high heel before then you’re right: Christian Louboutin used the material a year or so beforehand ie in 2011.
Louboutin didn’t stop at replicating a sneaker though: his heels went the whole way though with the dive concept.
Louboutin’s yellow “snorkeling” dive booties created a huge splash when the designer unleashed them. Like most high heel sneaker creations they sold out quickly and are no longer available.