They have both been conjuring a similar, curiously retro-ortho shoe shape.
When Nancy Shevell married Paul McCartney, Stella made her this pair of sandals to go with the dress:
I actually don't think that the sandals do go with the dress; whereas the dress evokes Wallis Simpson's vintage chic, the shoes evoke vintage dowdy.
This similar shape turned up as well at Chanel (but with a thong), far above, on Kristen McMenamy, and below:
To my mind, this shape reminds me of support socks and wavy Famolare soles:
What would I have shod Ms. Shevell in? A closed-toe simple pump. I feel a Stanley Kowalski-inspired guttural cry coming on: Stelllllaaaa!
Those are some dowdy shoes! And totally wrong for the dress. I imagine on the right figure they could look smashing with a pair of cigarette pants in caramel taffeta.
ReplyDeleteI hated Nancy's shoes. Other than those, she looked divine.
ReplyDeleteGranny sandals were hot amongst hipsters this year...Saltwater Sandals:).
ReplyDeleteSaltwater sandals I like! (My daughters had some.) I think that their lines are much more flattering than these considerably pricier examples . . .
ReplyDeleteI like coffeeaddict's restyling of the shoes.
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