Shoe designer Brian Atwood at work

  The magic starts with a sketch. A Brian Atwood collection starts with the shoe designer extraordinaire sitting down at his sketching desk in his Milan design studio. The desk is crowded with coloured pens …

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High heel boat shoes

Boat shoes are a nautical fashion footwear trend that took off in the 1980s. Traditionally a boat shoe is a leather lace-up, moccasin type shoe with a non-slip sole to prevent you slipping overboard when …

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Are Christian Louboutin heels comfortable?

Christian Louboutin’s red-soled high heels are not known for their comfort. In fact, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who said Louboutins were comfortable to wear. There’s a good reason for this. Christian Louboutin …

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Are Jimmy Choo heels comfortable?

British brand Jimmy Choo is known for its high-end stilettos and contemporary classics, but are Jimmy Choo high heels actually comfortable to wear? Jimmy Choos do have a good reputation for comfort, or at least …

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Are Manolo Blahnik heels comfortable?

When we look at this March 2019 picture of former First Lady Melania Trump boarding a plane at 7am in a pair of Manolo Blahnik stiletto heels, comfort is not the first thing that comes …

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Gianvito Rossi is the son of Sergio Rossi

  Any profile of shoe designer Gianvito Rossi (creator of the above-pictured classic 4 inch pump) has to start by confirming what many might already well know: yes, Gianvito Rossi is the son of top-end shoe …

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