Petit Stilettos Are The Shoe Of Choice For The Fashion
Conscious Woman
After years of tottering around on stilettos and skyscraper heels women can now
give their feet a break and still look stylish. Women can pass on the sore feet and
bad backs with their new shoe best friend – the kitten heel or Petit Stiletto as their
being dubbed.
According to Vogue’s Sarah Harris the low heal is the latest shoe trend to embrace.
She claims that Chloe, Stella McCartney, Marni and Missoni are all pioneering the
new heel height and it is a far cry from the kitten heel which was popular ladies shoe
styles in the early 1990s. The designers have opted for strappy styles to keep the
shoes from looking like a flashback to the kitten heels of 1991 and to update the
style and keep it looking fresh.
In fact Ms Harris believes that we “can expect to be impressed” by the new trend.
Almost every shop, as well as online shops such as edigiland.com, has taken this
trend on. And the desire for these shoes is almost hysterical amongst the
fashionistas out there.
The designers have gone all out to create wearable and stylish low heel ladies shoes.
Chole’s offering takes their shape from a pirate boot and has a wide saddle leather
buckled straps which Ms Harris describes as “the new gladiator, ideal to toughen
spring’s procession of pretty dresses”. Anyone wanting an evening look should opt
for Marni’s bronze and black suede sandals while and Missoni’s boast a wooden sole
and Ms Harris advises us to “jump on the bandwagon; wooden soles are everywhere
this season”.
And for the comfiest option women should opt for the Geisha-inspired low wedges
at Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein. But is it a trend that is set to catch on well Sarah
Harris reckons that “once tried, you’ll never want to wear heels again… unless of
course, you’re already hankering after Louis Vuitton’s tri-colour crocodile towering
court shoes from autumn/winter 2010…”
Meanwhile, the Times is reporting that the flared trouser is making a comeback
which they recommend teaming with a kitten heel or the petit stiletto, which is what
French Vogue has rechristened the kitten heel. Lisa Armstrong writing in the paper
reckons that the low heel looks “good” with the flare-ette as she is dubbing the new
flared trousers.