Chunky ladies wedge shoes with interesting hollowed out Perspex, or Lucite heels are very futuristic and were a feature of catwalk shows. Cut-out hollowed effect and cone heels are combined to make very new looking fashionable wedge shoes. Whilst you won't see many of the latter on the high street, no doubt in due course mass production companies will soon be offering their copies of Miu Miu/Prada inspired look-alikes.
Wedges have been very popular this past autumn/winter 2006, but now in 2007, we have fashion trend for stronger brighter colours.
Sea-green peep toe wedge shoe near right is by Faith at £50.
Lots of other wedge styles of varying heights feature rope, beads and the shiniest of patent leathers. These ladies wedge shoes left are by Dune and feature fashionable animal print. They combine fashion glamour and staying power height.
These pink shoes from Primark right, are bang on trend with all the correct elements of a spring/summer 2007 shoe.
Note the shiny patent, contrast gold piping, peep toe and linear wood finish to the platform wedge and the electric pink tone - a hot colour with an 80's vibe for spring 2007.
Strap Shoes & Mary Janes
Buckle features have been everywhere this past autumn and the trend continues into spring/summer 2007. Sometimes you will find a buckle closure to complete the strap, other times the fastening is a baby ball button. The green Mary Jane shoe far right is by Faith shoes.
Mary Janes with the simple bar across the front strap have been in and out of fashion since the The Mary Jane shoe is known to have existed since 1914 when skirts were shorter. Unhampered by longer skirts women of that fashion era began to move more quickly. A strapped shoe would have been an aid to walking as well as a pretty style variation. More importantly it was an aid to tango dancing and kept the shoe on the foot. Marks and Spencer have quite a range of Mary Jane styles this season, including coloured suedes.
Shoe fashion of the noughties decade sometimes shows ladies shoes with two or even three bar-straps, whilst boots show many more straps.
Silver, pink and ultramarine are good colour choices for Mary Jane shoes this season, as are fashion conscious Mary Janes trimmed with contrast piping or made up in two tones.
These 'Cody' Mary Janes far right and trimmed in pink are from Jones the Bootmaker at £80.