Five times high fashion high heels went extra

Out there footwear.

[S]aint Laurent stunned social media with the release of its roller boot high heel earlier this month with the design treading the vey fine line between high fashion, sculpture and medical emergency. It’s not the first time that designers have attempted to redefine the shape and concept of footwear, though. From Alexander McQueen’s wonderful armadillo boots to Nicholas Kirkwood’s Keith Haring collab, we take a look at fashion’s most out there footwear.

Saint laurent’s Roller Heel

Recommended as a high fash-un sculpture only. Saint Laurent debuted their roller heels to a delighted internet earlier this month and even your most daring stripper heels have looked like ballet pumps ever since.

Vetements lighter heel sock boots

Perhaps the greatest example of Vetements’ ability to conflate the everyday with the extraordinary, the lighter heeled sock boot from the Parisian brand is both an impressive feat of design and a a signifier of the 2017 fashion zeitgeist. Cult classic.

Nicholas Kirkwood’s Keith haring Collab

Nicholas Kirkwood has been designing architectural, unforgettable footwear for over a decade. Amongst his many collaborations (Rodarte, Erdem and Prabal Gurung) is this fine looking shoe created with the Keith Haring foundation, which you should wear to every art gallery opening ever.

Alexander McQueen’s PLato’s Atlantis Armadillo Boot, SS10

Beloved by Lady Gaga (who owns three pairs!!) and reportedly worth $100,000 per pair, the Alexander McQueen Armadillo boot is arguably fashion’s most recognisable statement shoe. Revealed at the late designer’s last ever show, Plato’s Atlantis SS10, the shoe became an instant talking point and and eventual classic bridging the gap between the animal and the elegant and appearing more as an extension of the model’s body than as a shoe.

Thom Browne’s SS17 Ice Skate Shoe

Thom Browne famously denies his audience wi-fi or phone signal at his shows, which is perhaps the only reason these ice skate boots didn’t become an instant social media hit. Observers had to wait to get outside after the show to explain to the world that finally someone had re-purposed the ice skate for everyday wear. Given the noted elegance and spectacular performance of figure skaters, it’s a wonder no one got around to it sooner.