It’s been a weird couple of years for high fashion footwear.
Granted, shoes have always been a space where designers get a little extra creative — in 1930, Salvatore Ferragamo released a sky-high pair of platforms which appeared to be crafted out of rainbow playdough, the 2000s had the Lady Gaga-favoured Alien shoes, courtesy of Alexander McQueen, and we hadn’t even reached peak Crocs popularity before we got the Balenciaga heeled versions.
