Fashion Trends Spring/Summer 2011
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f you want to know what will be flying off your shelves next year, or simply which colours to choose, read on. Footwear Today has joined
forces with the fashion trend analysis company
Trendstop.com to bring you a taste of Spring/Summer 2011.
Seventies’ homespun crafts movement Spring Summer 2011
Taking a tip from the seventies’ homespun crafts movement, Spring Summer 2011 sees a reinterpretation of the shoe that characterised the decade, identifying a need to move away from the aggressively fierce heels that have recently
dominated footwear. The very antitheses of high maintenance glamour, seventies platforms exude an unpolished, organic appeal, utilising natural fabrics and wooden details. Updated with woven straps and oversized buckles, or with light cork wedges, the Modern Seventies’ trend radiates an attainable, wholesome practicality. The aesthetic is distilled into sling-back clogs with chunky heels or oversized wedge platforms, in raw black and tan leathers. A typically seventies colour palette is applied to chunky-heeled sandals with contrasting straps, comprising of coffee bean browns, perfect tan, wild strawberry reds and dusty oranges, lifted with wheat field yellows and
apple green. Anticipating the next update, similar colours are utilised on patent heeled shoes with square toes and silver detailing, worn with knitted ribbed socks. For Spring Summer 2011 wear a brown leather
oxford, elevated with a minimal platform and finished with chunky leather laces; a tan moccasin clog hybrid incorporates both statements. For the tricky transitional period into Fall Winter 2011, accessorise with school-boy socks, rolled down or pulled up to the knee, or to categorically maximise impact, add some sparkly ankle socks. Next months’ Trends are still under wraps, but promise to deliver some fascinating news….
Seventies’ homespun CAD drawings
Bandage Strap sandals
Dramatic mid-height heels with thick, criss-crossing straps and contrasting stitching.
Strappy snakeskin heels
A cobalt blue snakeskin is a vivid accent against coffee bean brown strappy sandals with revealing peep-toe.
Black suede wooden clog sandals
Taking its style cues from the humble clog, the classic style is updated with black suede straps, an oversized wooden wedge and solid block heels.
Leather cross strap platform sandals
Dramatic yet versatile, the dark wooden heel and platform are complemented by textured leather wild strawberry tones. A slimline contrasting buckle fastening reinforces this emphasis.
70’s style platform leather pumps
These 70’s style platform leather wedges with a chunky heel are seen here in brown and wheat field, with a dusty orange intertwining leather contrast.
Leather clog platform pumps
A simple sling back clog is elevated with a heavy wooden heel, executed in natural colors with contrasting stitching. The style takes inspiration from the traditional shoe shapes of the seventies.
Tan leather platform sandals
Solid natural tan leather platform sandals which fasten with double buckles at the ankle. An asymmetric apple green detailing references a distinct seventies color palette.
Vintage style lace up shoes
A chunky, vintage-style loafer is elevated with a low heel, detailed with contrasting stitching. Raw leather laces reinforce the underlying masculine conceit, and add to the perceived authenticity.
18 • FOOTWEAR TODAY
• MAY 2010
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