Welcome to our third installment of Fall 2006 shoe trends! Yesterday we covered Pretty Flats and today we will focus on all things patent leather. I have been waiting all week to post these beautiful shoes! I LOVE patent leather and am excited that it is everywhere for fall. There are so many shoes on this post, it might be slightly overkill. There are just so many amazing ones out there, I had to make sure I shared them all - Enjoy!
As always, I have listed my favorite designer and non-designer picks below.
The Designer Versions
Christian Louboutin Platform Pumps, $690, Available here
Kate Spade Kassie Pump, $275, Available here
TONS more designer and Non-Designer options, so read more
Bruno Frisoni Patent Platform Sandals, $585, Available here
Fendi Patent Platform Pumps, $510, Available here
Gucci High Heel Pump, $450, Available here
Jimmy Choo Patent Leather Pumps, $496, Available here
Yves Saint Laurent Jeanne Loafers with Patent Trim, $650, Available here
Marc Jacobs Peep Toe Pumps, $350, Available here
Marc by Marc Jacobs Patent Leather Platforms, $295, Available here
Tod's Jodie, $459, Available here
The Non-Designer Versions
BCBGirls Lomas Pump, $88.95, Available here
Steve Madden Pawla Pump, $89.95, Available here
Nine West Francisco, $79, Available here
Diba Mardi Pump, $79.95, Available here
B.P. Cayenne Pump, $59.95, Available here
Boutique Nordstrom Tara Pump, $69.95, Available here
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Okay...number three really disturbs me, but I am all about the rest...dear God...I need to go shopping, and soon! These shoes are to die for, that's my story and I am sticking to it!!!
1XO,
L.
i can afford these! (the nd one's) i'm excited!
2These are GORGEOUS. Thanks FAB!
3i likes 'em all except the second pair.
4I never get tired of looking at shoes, its like a new experience everytime Fab posts these pictures
5Yay, dressing like a tramp is in style now! LOVE those CL's. Gorgeous.
6we will all look like mariah shortly
7Ooh I love patent shoes, I have about 7 pairs already in different shapes and colours. I love the Gucci's _ I don't think I have purple.
8Looks very 1940's. Love it! Hope this doesn't mean padded shoulders are making a comeback.
9reminds me of marylin monroe
10They are beautiful...shoes are art yayita!!! That is why we love to look at them!!!
11they totally are sailor!
12Oh no, did someone say shoulder pads???
13LOL noooooooOOOOOOOoooOOOOOOO!!!!
14Those are all gorgeous. I am definitely getting that last pair. I have it in red as one of my Fab Finds. But I'm getting them in brown. That's a bad picture of them.
15oh i love shoes
16Me too
buaaaaaaaaaaaa I wish I was a size 8
17If I could walk in the steve madden pawla pumps, I would def. wear them!
18I'm not such a fan of patent leather. It reminds me of Pamela Anderson and various porn stars.
19It reminds me of the little girlie shoes my mom used to buy me when I was a kid. Along with the pompom socks
20when are popmpom socks coming back LOL
21hopefully NEVER yaya!!!
22Peepshow, I have a love/hate relationship with it. I think patent is cute in certain situations, but it can definitely get you into porn star territory with the wrong outfit. It should be used to sex up an otherwise conservative outfit, but not paired with an uber-sexy outfit unless you're going for that look, lol. I think an ideal look with patent shoes like the 1st CL pair would be those with a knee-length slim pencil skirt (gray or black) and a white fitted button-up blouse. Work appropriate but still chic.
23I Want pompom socks! with high heels and shorts I bet Mariah will rock it
24Pompom socks went out? Dammit!
25not in my worl Jenn, i still imagine them
26oh yaya, when you say pompom socks, i picture you with sparkly tennis-shoes that have neon shoe-strings,pink and purple pompom socks, daisy dukes, and a sparkly top with shoulder pads, hair in pigtails, with hooker make-up on....a perfect replica of the 80's!
27THE HORROR!!! Stop describing your elementary school picture day outfit.hehehe
28*gasp* you weren't supposed to tell anyone *hides in shame*
29Im sorry but I would never pay 500 bucks for shoes. I dont even think I would if I won the lotto.
30I don't like the one with the wedge, but I love all the peep-toe shoes. I've been trying to find a good quality, comfortable pump.
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31"A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman, and loose enough to prove you're a lady."
--Edith Head
this is a stupid question, but what is the best way to care for patent leather? I have had a few pairs and they always get scuffed up and dull looking. I'm not hard on my shoes. In fact, I'm very careful with them, but they always end up looking icky after a month or so of wear.
32That's not a stupid question! I was wondering the same thing. I haven't had any since I was a small child, but I was thinking they might be high maintenance. Maybe you should ask Dear?
33I used to hate wearing my shoes of that material when I was younger. Bc if they scrap together they make the most awful sound in the universe
34I like Christian Louboutin Platform Pumps, Bruno Frisoni Patent Platform Sandals, Jimmy Choo Patent Leather pumps, BCBGirls Lomas Pump
35I have 2 pairs of patent shoes and I love them both but they are both 4ins and I can bearly walk in them.
As Carrie once said " they pinch my feet, but I love em "
36I love the Marc Jacobs peep toe. I wonder if any of these are comfortable...
37BCBG and Steve Madden's are hotter than the designer shoes. When did that happen?
38Steve Maddens are cute but they're soooo uncomfortable!
39Dont know how you ladies do it, I cannot wear anything painful on my feet. My best friend even buys shoes a half a size smaller if she falls in love with them. She wears them even if they kill her!
40Oh I so can't wear uncomfortable shoes. I dealt with uncomfortable but cute shoes in the past and had to either walk around barefoot or have someone give me a piggyback ride
41oh how i love patent leather. bought some hotttttttttt red stuart weitzman's a few weeks ago that i cannot wait to wear! those jimmy choo's are gorgeous.
42All have quite a lot of sex appeal apart from the Marc flat platforms; the Kate Spades, YSLs and Tods rather less so. The Louboutins, Frisonis, Fendis, Choos, Marc Jacobs, and (rather surprisingly) the BCBGs have it in absolute abundance!
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