Every year, season after season, they change heel and toe according to fashion but remain a fixed presence in any shoe rack. When we think of pumps, literally low-cut shoesthe mind goes to the always desired heeled shoes, the stilettos, often feared for their inconvenience. Yet, in the true sense of the term, décolletées are also ballet flats or sandals, as long as show the instep. In American English they are called pumps (a name that apparently originates from their noise) and when they are black there is no doubt that they bring together women of all ages, mothers and daughters, lovers of rounded, square or sharp tips.
Furthermore, a model that is not afraid of temperatures: if spring summer is the ideal period, the precepts that hindered its wearability in the cold are now cleared through customs. In addition to sheer tights, in fact, today they are worn with various types of stockings and socks, even (or even better) if opaque and double. They are even worn under flared trousers, once the prerogative of platform shoes.
Black pumps have always been a field of experimentation for the most acclaimed shoe designers, da Manolo Blahnik a Christian Louboutin. Imagine from worthy I’m one of those accessories Balenciaga, a brand of which the designer is the creative director, immediately viral and talked about for their mix of genius and provocation: they are carried in the hand because they are a clutch. Like the French brand, many others, depending on the collections, choose to reinterpret a great classic with flair. We offer you below the most popular pumps for spring summer.
Creative heel
The autumn/winter that we left behind was characterized by original heels, with new shapes: commas, waves, curves at the expense of the height of the typical 12 centimeter stilettos. An exemplification of the success of the creative heel are the “double sandals” proposed by Jacques for spring summer, from the collection The Sculptures. The impression is that of two shoes, different in color and pattern, superimposed and in fact one sole is attached to the one below. Two heels turn into one.
In the case of black pumps, the maison with a more pop spirit (see Moschino or Loewe), have already been reinventing the heel for past seasons heart shapes, eggs, balloons, logos and lipsticks.
With strap (and socks)
Regardless of trends, pumps with ankle straps remain among the most sought-after models. Interesting proposal Givenchystill under the creative direction of Matthew M. Williams when the spring summer fashion show took place. It was said that low-cut shoes combined with more or less double stockings and socks are a new trend and in fact models have also been flocked with built-in knee-high. From Chanel to Louis Vuitton, in mesh or sponge effect, many have adopted the 2 in 1 shoe. Williams for Givenchy has put a chiffon veil in the strappy pumps, which goes down from the calf to cover the heel.
Almond shaped
They are slightly less low-cut pumps: wider bands of leather, suede or plexi create the shape of an almond on the instep. Very topical, the almond shoes they have been the workhorse of several collections, from Alaïa to Blumarine, Maison Margiela, The Row. Often two-tone, they know no geometric limitations.
Slingback
Shoes that close with the strap over the heel, leaving it bare, they don’t get away from the torments for the summer, preferably with medium-low heels which, it seems definitive, better suit the practicality of our times. Slingbacks give immediate balance to the figure, whether they have a slim and elongated shape or play with volumes.
Kitten heels
As a rule they do not exceed 5 centimeters and when they spread, at the end of the 1950s, also thanks to myths such as Audrey Hepburnwere considered “adaptation” shoes for teenagers (also called kittens). How could teenage girls walk in high heels straight away? Pumps with kitten heels, elegant, easy to wear and combine with skirts and trousers, are among the most worn in every outfit.
Ground level
Halfway between Friulians and dancers, the pumps that remain on the floor, perhaps with a contrasting shiny mini heel, have it all the look of the most classic heeled shoes without, of course, giving them the same impetus. Thinking that they are more comfortable at all costs could turn out to be a trap. Surely, they are chic.
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– 2024-04-08 12:07:21
