2008 Summer Shoe Trends - Predicted...


Shoes are the finishing touch to any outfit, they will make it or break it and let's face it, what woman in her right mind doesn't love them?

Designers went all out this season with some wonderful and some simply weird creations:

Gladiator shoes a design modelled solely on the leather sandals a Roman fighter of past times would be seen sporting in battle. Dolce and Gabbanna, Balenciaga and Jean-Paul Gaultier all got to grips with this trend and Ashley Olsen was seen sporting a pair of black gladiator shoes a few months ago. The style seems to be catching on at many of the new season’s catwalk shows and is tipped to be a very popular choice for the high Street this summer.

Creamy or Steamy
Givenchy models were seen teetering on cream coloured killer heels with straps wrapping seductively up their legs all the way to their knees; fastened with a buckle for a powerful, strong look.

Peep-toes
Shoe-boots have been around for a while and the trend shows no sign of disappearing just yet. However, the new way to wear them is with a peep toe, just showing a hint of your sexy new nail varnish. Kylie and Sarah Jessica Parker have both been seen wearing them and who doesn't love the sexy wink of perfectly pedicured tootsies.

White, Gold & Cream will be the main colours of the season and the lines will be clean cut and simple with block colour favoured over patterns.

Matthew Williamson and Alexander Wang also took the trend one stage further with cut out sections at the sides of their shoes as well as the front.

Giant Wedges

Wedges were one of the most colourful looks on the catwalk this season with heels getting even bigger and more inventive.

Valentino had some of the most extravagant styles with neon pink and yellow paired together with bows and large cut out wedges creating a space age look.

At Calvin Klein and Marni things were a little simpler and although some of the shapes were futuristic and modern they were kept clean and simple.

Designers pushed the height of their wedges to the extreme and it was definitely a case of the bigger the better.