Uhhhm…guess my fashion taste is not forward enough to really like those Bless shoes - but anyway, i like the idea of combining socks and shoes…

Shoes seen at Azita store

Greece is for Lovers is a Greek Design studio, i became aware of through Mademoiselle “Très Plus Cool” Fenke. The wooden Nike by Greece is for Lovers was part of the Nike-Showstudio art-project 1/1 Art of Football that was shown in Basel during the European Football Championship. While the Football-Mania and the Exhibition are over, the Showstudio exhibition gallery still presents selected artwork. Worth to watch.
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Maison Martin Margiela´s accessoires for men: For me, definitely not “some kind of wonderful”, but at least some kind of special. Unfortunately a thing i would beg my boyfriend NOT to buy. Or …can you imagine to hook up with a guy wearing some strange skull boots?

Photos via Maison Martin Margiela

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Shoe designers and their hallmarks? Easy to think of red soles and the mascot Carry Bradshaw. Reversed spoilers haven´t been yet the first thing that´s coming into my mind. But, what do I blabber - Nicholas Kirkwood would shudder if being confronted with my uncouth way of talking.
What reminds me of reversed spoilers is called “slanted sole” and this is, besides vertiginous stiletto heels and the courageous play with shapes and materials, the young designer´s hallmark.

Nicholas Kirkwood is an exceptional talent. With only 28 years of age, the Central Saint Martin´s graduate hasn´t only made his mark in fashion and design industry, he also developed very unique and unprecedented design handwriting. Keenly, the London-based designer mixes provocation and aggressiveness with female- and sexiness. Slickfully, Kirkwood unites clear shapes and avant-gardistic forms with rare material-mixes and highly self-confident he admits, that his shoes indeed aren´t for everybody but the forward (more…)

Seen at Topshop.

To innovating footwear - this is Marloes ten Bhömer´s mission. Working with materials such as Carbon fibre, fiberglass, Stainless steel , Polyurethane resin and  tarpaulin, the Dutch designer who graduated from the Higher School of Arts Arnhem and  the Royal College of Art in London, produces shoes that are both provocative and otherworldly. Marloes ten Bhömer´s work fuses artistic and  technological experiment in order to discover shoes anew and offers an alternative to existing design languages and  typologies. With clean lines, unconventional materials and keen construction techniques ten Bhömer´s wearable shoe-artworks refer way more to architecture and design than to women´s fashion. Made to be worn while not being conform to existing style codes and clichés, Marloes ten Bhömer´s shoes are still rather exhibition items than pieces you´ll find on the street. Currently, Marloes ten Bhömer´s setting up her independent shoe label MARLOESTENBHÖMER ® and I am very curious, how her less artsy, more fashion-fitting designs will look.

Photos via Marloes ten Bhömer.

Digitally operated shoes by TheGreatEscape, a Berlin-based Bureau for visual creativity. The guys rock - don´t miss to watch the demo reel. It´s just….the best i´ve seen for months.

Pictures via TheGreatEscape