Sarah Jessica Parker can always be relied on to bring some seriously attention-grabbing shoes to the party, can’t she? In this case, the “party” was the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, and the shoes were these blue leather n’ lace Nicholas Kirkwood platforms, which SJP paired with a black dress, allowing everyone’s attention to go straight to her feet:
For me, these shoes represent Nicholas Kirkwood at his typical best. The trademark platform is present and correct, and not only is it attached to a glorious blue suede upper (isn’t that colour fantastic?), it also has a Mary Jane strap, complete with cute little button. The shape of these is just so “Kirkwood”, and I’m sure the designer’s fans will love them just as much as I do. If you’re one of those fans, these are £475 at Browns.
Carrie Bradshaw may be famous for her Manolos (although she later defected to Louboutin), but Sarah Jessica Parker wore neither for her appearance on Letterman last night, choosing these blue Nicholas Kirkwood platforms instead.
Just in case the shoes weren’t “statement” enough, SJP paired them with a short sequined animal print dress, toning it all down with a white blazer over the top. Take a look under the jump to see the full outfit, and don’t forget to tell me what you think!
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These shoes are apparently so rare that Colette have only two pairs to sell. Both of those pairs were still in stock at the time of writing, however, which suggests that either no one’s been willing to cough up the £1,005 you’ll need to buy them, or… no one’s actually WANTED to buy them. I suspect it may be a bit of both: as much as I love Nicholas Kirkwood’s work, I can’t help feeling that the platform on these looks a lot like something nasty that the wearer of the shoe happened to step in. Hmmm.
The heel, of course, is the other stand-out detail here, and is made out of oxidized metal blocks, stacked precariously on top of each other (or rather it LOOKS precarious). It’s unusual, sure, and a whole lot of work has obviously gone into creating these, but even so, I’m going to take a wild guess that these WON’T be the most popular shoes I’ll write about this week. Am I right?
Some of Nicholas Kirkwood’s designs can be a little too “out there” for some tastes (although personally I’d happily wear all of them, if I only had the cash!). These ones, however, are slightly more restrained than some of Kirkwood’s designs, and while they still have that trademark “rocking horse” platform sole, the rest of the shoe is suitably simple, so they should be easy enough to wear.
I love them, but do you? Get them for £455 at Far Fetch, if you do.
I’m used to greeting almost everything Nicholas Kirkwood does with absolute glee, but these… these are different, aren’t they? And they’re clever. They’re interesting. They’re artistic. They’re… well, they’re really PINK, aren’t they?
These shoes are all of those things, but are they something you’d want to buy and wear? I’m on the fence on this one, so I’ll leave it up to you to decide. If your answer is in the affirmative, you’ll find them at Louisa Via Roma, where they’re £697.50.
Nope, they’re definitely not identical twins, but the family resemblance is fairly obvious, no? That particular shape of platform is just always going to say “Nicholas Kirkwood” to me, and I’m sure that’s what ASOS intended with these ‘Hectic’ sandals , which also have a similar (although far from identical) buckle detail on the toe, too.
They’re metallic rather than suede, have three buckles rather than one, and are missing the slingback the Kirkwood shoes have, but I still felt a strong sense of deja vu when I saw them. The Kirkwood shoes are hard to get hold of now, but retailed for around £480. The ASOS versions, meanwhile, will cost you just £50 from the ASOS website.
Look familiar? They should do: I’ve banged on about Nicholas Kirkwood shoes often enough here that I’m sure even those of you who aren’t fans will be able to recognise the influence behind these shoes: it’s all in that distinctive “butterfly” effect cutout panel on the side!
“Influence” is all it is in this case, though: the rest of the shoe doesn’t owe too much to Mr Kirkwood, but is possibly a more wearable (not to mention) affordable version of his signature platforms. These are from New Look, and will cost you £30.
