COLE HAAN (USA) Wedge Pump

Where sensible meets stylish and creates a match made in heaven! Part wedge, part sneaker, this Cole Haan shoe is designed not only to keep your look polished, but also—thanks to the fine smooth leather upper and Nike Air technology—your comfort level high.

The heel is just the right height (especially if you do a lot of walking), and the shoe offers a good degree of arch support, too (which is somewhat unusual for a shoe without a strap or a tie).

3.1 PHILLIP LIM (New York) Coloutblock Pumps

The style set can’t get enough of 3.1 Phillip Lim’s sophisticated footwear. In contrasting shades of rich fuchsia and prune, this modern style features open sides and a pointed toe for a decidedly feminine feel.

At mid-heel height (3.5" / 9cm), this shoe is the perfect silhouette to be worn during the day at the office and then to after-work cocktails.

Play by the new fashion rules and pair yours with an equally bright outfit, or style it with a little black dress and bare legs.

(RRP US$450)

VINCE CAMUTO (USA) Platform Pumps with Heel Cut-Outs

Build a sensational party look from the feet up with Vince Camuto’s platform pumps!
A classic round-toe pump with a clean leather silhouette front the front, this shoe hides a little delight in the back -- along the chunky heel, the designer has added animal prints-like cut-outs that show a peek of metallic leather shining through.
Wear them with everything - mannish tailoring, denim, or party dresses.
Heel measures approximately 5.2 inches/13.2cm with a 1.2 inch/3cm platform.

VINCE CAMUTO
While Vince Camuto the man is well known to insiders in the American footwear industry, his name is largely unknown to regular consumers. Fashion lovers will, however, be quite familiar with brands he has created, among them Nine West, which he co-founded and where he served as the creative director and, later, CEO. After the Nine West Group was sold, Camuto finally stepping into the spotlight with his own eponymous line in 2001. His Camuto Group is now a powerhouse that controls over $2.5 billion at retail and holds the $750 million Jessica Simpson master license and its 22 categories, as well as footwear divisions like Tory Burch, BCBG and countless other brands and private label for 5,400 department stores and retailers around the world!

HOUSE OF HARLOW 1960 (by Nicole Richie) Pumps with Inset

In the few short years since she launched House of Harlow 1960, burgeoning fashion icon Nicole Richie has turned what was at first a modest line of costume jewelry into an empire replete with ready-to-wear, shoes, and more — and there's no mistaking her distinctive boho-chic vibe in every piece of merchandise.

Do not be deceived by the modest and vertiginous appearance of this House of Harlow 1960 stilleto. Its secret: a beautiful, snakeskin pattern embossed yoke, cleverly placed on the back of the heel. Chic and sexy, this shoe will seduce more than one ;-)
Heel height: 13cm / 5 in.
(RRP US$250)


Nicole Richie spotted in NYC last week (12 Mar) with the come-hither pumps on her feet.

ASH (Italy) Denim Platform Pumps

We don't need a new trend to be reminded of how much we love our jeans. But given this season has revealed a whole new affinity for denim accessories, we thought these towering heels in distressed denim from ASH of Italy is a fantastic new way to stay on top of the trend. The 4 ¼” heel is made comfortable by the inch-high hidden platform in the front and the great angle of the shoe. Pair them with everything - from your favorite LBD to skinny jeans - for a fashionably look that will wow 'em!
(RRP US$165)

This season, denim rules in the form of shoes, bags, playsuits, jewellery and iPad sleeves, all showing that mixing it up is never a bad thing.

DOLCE VITA 'Adra' Studded Peep-toe Platform Heels

Living La Dolce Vita -- Life is meant to be lived... as fashionably as possible! So give your prim pumps a rest and take to the town in these risqué 'Adra' peep-toe studded platforms by Dolce Vita.
Contrast pyramid and round studs aside, these babies will induce height in a totally walkable way. By how much, you ask? How about 5 whole inches!
(RRP US$240)

Platform Heels
Platform heels are first said to have been used in ancient Greece to increase the height of important characters in the Greek theatre. Their popularity rose significantly in 70s and 80s, especially among musicians (remember David Bowie and KISS?). In the late 90s, the sensational UK girlband Spice Girls brought platform heels into mainstream fashion as they frequently performed in these shoes. Catching onto the trend, women (and men!) began to go for these footwear statement in a big way. Platform shoes are of particular advantage for women who love to wear high heels but find it hard to balance in thin-soled, spikey stilettos.

ABOUT DOLCE VITA
La Dolce Vita, in Italian, apparently means the good, sweet life, or the easy, laid-back life. Since its 2001 launch, U.S. label Dolce Vita has showcased chic footwear and clothing lines inspired by those very ideals. Young, restless and glamourous, the brand’s head designers are literally their own muse. Their needs and wants reflect those of their buying public. One of them, the charismatic and multi-talented Ivy Kirzhner, also happens to be a photographer, performer, music artist, and the lead of Aikostar, one of the key Filipino-American fronted bands in NYC. How cute is Kirzhner when she reportedly said this about her occupation (as a shoe designer): “Being Filipino-American, the Imelda-ness flowing through my veins has got a lot to do with it!”

Dolce Vita designers: (L to R) Jillian Shatken, Amy Amato, Ivy Kirzhner.


Dolce Vita footwear has proven to be a big hit with celebs.


Watch the Dolce Vita Fall 2010 preview at FashionWeek LA:-