Haute Couture Fashion Week is always an event to arouse the senses, and this morning we've just been marveling at the groundbreaking costumes on display. We had an extra special surprise from Jantaminiau last night, however, who had cooked up something really rather special in the footwear department: just look at these incredible sequinned claw heels.

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Spotted at the Versace man for Spring Summer 2012 Milan Fashion week, check out these gladiator sandals for your man... what do you think? Would you allow him to wear these?

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The folks over at Footwear News talked to Giuseppe Zanotti, who all but spilled the beans on a Kanye collab: Oh really, Giuseppe? Just in time for his New York Fashion Week debut perhaps? Kanye’s already designed sneakers for Louis Vuitton, but lady shoes are a whole different ballgame. Okay, really, who do we talk to about getting tickets to ‘Ye’s NYFW show?!

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Get an exclusive behind the scenes look at Nigel Barker's NYC shoot for Nine West's Runway Relief campaign, where models like Chrissy Teigen, Carolyn Murphy and 40 others will hit Manhattan's streets to raise money for the CFDA's Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. Wearing limited-edition Nine West boots, every step the models take during Fashion Week will be documented to raise awareness for the cause with Nine West making a $10 donation for every mile walked.

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Posted by Alean Elston on February 27, 2011 in Style · 0 Comments When I came across these shoes, I said to myself. These DEFINITELY fit in the “unique” category for S/S shoes. This shoe began as a prototype back in 2009 and after a year of sketching and development, the shoe has officially launched during the 2011 Spring/Summer London Fashion Week. I love the concept of the shoe, I just feel like these are for “sitting pretty.” For Spring, Matiko has covered ALL of the fashionable sandal basics with their 2011 collection. Platforms, Stilettos, flat sandals, embellishments, bright colors, buckles, and everything imaginable to add to your look during the summer months. The line is functional, chic, and transcends all tastes and lifestyles.

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We're always on the lookout for new shoe talent here at Shoewawa, and one new designer currently ringing our bell is Sultan Al Darmaki. Several of the styles from his new couture label Darmaki made their debut in London Fashion Press Week, and we've just had word that they'll soon be going on general sale.

All these styles and more will be going on sale at TheLuxuryEmporium at the beginning of July.

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Sonia Rykiel included pops of color (a trend we're loving!) in her Fall 2011/2012 collection, including black pumps with bright pink elastic straps!

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Gucci's recent catwalk show in Milan had two primary influences, according to Vogue: Anjelica Huston and Florence Welsh. Enormous vintage vamp appeal!

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These gorgeous retro heels commanded my attention! So beautiful!

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Natalie Kriz attends Vicini Presentation as part of Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2011 on February 25, 2011 in Milan, Italy. Just looking at all the shoes on the shelves makes me drool!

(Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images for Vicini)

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Unique - TOPSHOP's in-house design team feature at London Fashion Week 2011. Click here to watch the show discover the styles that ruled the catwalk.

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Shown in Prabal Gurung's Fall 2011 runway show at fashion week, these Nicholas Kirkwood shoes are anything but shy. Think "bond girl meets bondage girl" - unabashedly tough and sexy. Paired with the mock-foot-wrap tights, the shoes create a dizzying effect that ties in with the buckle strap wrapping around the heel and ankle.

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Wedges are THE shoe style for Fall 2011, and Burberry's chunky, lug-sole wedges will surely be highly coveted among street style bloggers and city fashionistas in the coming months.

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I absolutely love this look from Jonathan Saunders' Fall 2011 collection. Thanks to The Sartorialist for posting the photo! Check out the substantial shoes, they're pretty fabulous too!!

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Toni Francesc presenta en la Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek New York, en la pasarela del Lincoln Center, su nueva colección "Garudà".

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Rachel Comey's Fall 2011 collection was clearly inspired by the chic 70s European woman. Matchy-matchy tops, bottoms and shoes, baby-bell high water pants and gorgeous swing skirts made for a very wearable collection of hip leisure wear.

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18-year-old Russian designer Kira Plastinina presented Lublu, which for fall looked both trendy and sophisticated, but more sexy than ladylike. Lublu strikes a fine balance between edgy sex appeal and grown-up glamour. Ankle-wrap platform sandals tied the looks together.

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Naeem Khan creates the most exquisite red carpet-worthy dresses that any woman, celebrity or not, would be ecstatic to wear. The beauty is in the details...look closely and you see how much work goes into the red patent embroidery, ostrich feathers, and drip and fringe beading. The movement in the dresses was amazing, and I was particularly taken by the feather-lined black and white graphic print dress.

Kudos to the models who walked the runway in quadruple stacked Christian Louboutin Daffodile pumps! A dramatic footwear choice that perfectly complemented the operatic gowns.

Photos by Anna Bassham

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This was perhaps the most enjoyable show I attended this season at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Adrienne Vittadini's design team, led by Christina Viviani, presented a 13-piece collection appropriate for all sizes and ages. The presentation, aptly titled “Modern Muses,” featured Niki Taylor, Carol Alt, Roshumba, Pat Cleveland, Frederique van Der Wal, Irina Pantaeva, and Carmen Dell’Orefice. Pat Cleveland wore a stunning charcoal knit wrap skirt and batwing top, Nikki Taylor wore camel flannel and Carol Alt wore a red hourglass knit dress. It was refreshing to see real women having fun and looking fabulous on the runway, after a week of rail-thin models taking New York by storm.

Photos by Anna Bassham

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Runway highlights from J. Mendel Fall 2011 Collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. The official Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week YouTube channel...

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Runway highlights from BCBGMAXAZRIA Fall 2011 Collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. I love all the black and camel, and the clutches are tres chic!

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Quoted from Style.com: "Today's Elie Tahari show, the designer would like you to know, is brought to you by the letter L. 'Lots of Ls,' he said backstage, when asked for a summation of the season. 'L for love, L for luxe, L for luscious, L for layering, leather, lace, leopard, longer lengths.'"

Lots of oversize floral lace, chiffon bell sleeves, and dramatic touches of fur make it a dramatic collection full of lust-worthy looks.

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The shoes are Nanette Lepore by Tribeca Design LTD.

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The Tibi Fall 2011 collection was inspired by the 90s, and featured touches of hot pink on beanie caps, dresses and sleeves. Towards the end of the show, a model wearing a red and black print dress fell and removed both her shoes before continuing. But that didn't stop her from smiling and therefore showcasing the power of this confidence-boosting collection. So many dresses to choose from - knit or satin, shift or sheath, mini or maxi, day or cocktail - just pick if you want it in a shimmer, a print, or an earthy neutral tone. Throw on a warm shearling coat, and you're good to go!

The shoes seen on the runway were leather bow-embellished t-strap pumps or brogues, and delicate pointed-toe flats in either black or glittering gold. Shoe Photos by Anna Bassham

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We love fashion icon Betsey Johnson and her quirky designs and fun-loving attitude. How cute was it that she had her staff walk the runway, letting them each show off their personal Betsey style?! The designer unveiled two acts that epitomized the “Best-of-Betsey” glam at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The sophisticated, sleek Black Tag line and the affordable true-blue Betsey Pink Patch collection were celebrated as her cavalcade of models and real girls (+boys) strutted down the runway in the one-of-a-kind Lizzzy-L bootie.

Now that Betsey has taken her finale cartwheel, fans and fashionistas alike can own a piece of her runway look! The super- sexy Lizzzy-L footwear is available exclusively at SteveMadden.com and Steve Madden’s mobile site for a limited time! Get yours today!

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week runway show for Lela Rose.

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Long touted in fashion circles, Alejandro Ingelmo is the new star of shoes, a name that’s compared to Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin. Not bad for someone who’s only been designing for about five years.

Alejandro Ingelmo for Chris Benz shoes channel both wearable art and ladies who lunch. Ingelmo provided closed toed, floral wedges that elevated the dramatic looks in the collection.

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The fabulous shoes are Alejandro Ingelmo for Chris Benz, and the hats are Patricia Underwood for Chris Benz.

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This line is typically associated with gowns, however for Fall 2011, Carlos Miele brought out a bunch of jumpsuits in punchy-colored velvet and luxe fur. The kimono-esque jumpsuits, draped on top and harem-style below, were all belted with velvet and accompanied by dramatic oversized head wraps. The severe braided ponytails showcased gorgeous necklines. The shoes were gold and black or gold and nude.

Photos by Anna Bassham

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Fashion & Beauty Reporter, Sofia Davis had the opportunity to interview designer Zang Toi backstage at New York Fashion Week. This collection was full o...

The shoes are modern Mary Jane style and made of velvet with the House of Toi emblem on the toe. You'll see lots of camel, gray and black in this collection.

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Lace up lovelies! (photo by BellaMarchesa)

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The Fall/Winter 2011/2012 collection takes us on an emotional journey thru Virtualand, a familiar place in our dreams and on our computer screens. Here Faux Reality reins and transports us in a cinematic domain where 70's excess glam divas morph into virtual modern heroines.

Giant prints of flora, reptile and abstract grid patterns look HyperReal on modern black silk shift dresses while graphic bold stripes enhance the 3D effect of minimalist coats, knit blazers, and tube dresses. Bands of black suede enhance the contours of deconstructed tweed jackets, skirts and day dresses for a Faux bondage, multidimensional effect while creating the illusion of digital grids.

Striped shoes, color blocked minimal bags, and knit and chiffon layering pieces animate a mostly black look...

I love the wedges, and the side-parted hair knots!

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Ladylike but a little funky, Lela Rose for Payless Fall 2011 shoes have a "substantial" feel to perfectly complement the straight, narrow silhouettes and angular shoulder designs of Lela' fall apparel looks.

The Allerton is a classic Mary Jane with a round toe atop a double-tiered sculptured platform sole. Chunky wood heel is enhanced by a unique fabric detail inlaid into the wood.

The Ashland is similar to the Allerton but is a wedge.

The Hubbard showcases a unique combination of textures and details. The style features an up-the-vamp upper that gives the pump a bootie-like silhouette with room for mixed materials, laser-cut perforation details, straps and buckles. The Hubbard features the double-tiered sculptured platform sole and a chunkier straight heel with contrasting inlaid fabric detail.

The Madison showcases a new mid-calf shaft height combined with an upper featuring a wool flannel panel detailed with mini square laser cut perforations. The bootie features the double-tiered sculptured platform sole and the chunkier straight heel with the contrasting inlaid fabric detail.

The Monroe is a classic Mary Jane dress pump with round toe, ankle strap and a basket weave detail at the heel counter that reveals the back of the lower ankle.

Coordinating handbags will also be featured in the Fall '11 collection, which is due in Payless stores and Payless.com in early September 2011.

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"Lela Rose Fall 2011 centers around diaphanous fabrics and filmy printed overlays in pursuit of the hazy and obscured imagery seen in the works of contemporary artist Gerhard Richter. Sculpted shoulders, strict silhouettes and scraped prints as seen in cotton canvas and obscured taffeta show visible trails of the artist's tools. Dip dyed silk, printed feathers and blurred chiffon recall Richter's rendering of fragile illusions while cumulative layers of veiled tulle are used to expose prior layers. Filament embroidered mohair, hand-loomed organza and burnished brocade in colors such as sapphire, smoke, deep green and copper bring a painterly palette to the collection." - Lela Rose

The Lela Rose for Payless Fall '11 runway collection includes five key styles featuring a "substantial" feel to coordinate well with the straight, narrow silhouettes and angular shoulder designs of Lela's fall apparel looks. The line includes a Mary Jane pump, a Mary Jane wedge, a high-vamp pump, a mid-calf bootie, and a classic dress heel.

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Another day at New York Fashion Week Fall 2011 brought a gorgeous new collection from Vivienne Tam! The beaded flapper dress topped my lust list, but I also fell in love with the black sequin dress with plunging back, and all the messy up-dos. Images from Fashionologie.com

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Thank goodness Binetti had a presentation in The Box this season, and not a runway show. I got up close and personal with this beautiful collection. The details were amazing, just look at the shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti! I even spotted the Zanotti bow evening sandals I've been lusting after, and they look great on the foot. Models' hands were adorned with silver cuffs with stones and spiral wire rings, and their hair was coiffed in embellished wraps. The clothes gave a nod to the roaring 20's with sequins, silk fitted trousers, heavily draped silk blouses and feathered dresses. I've always felt I belonged back in the 1920s, and this morning I lived the dream, if only for five minutes. Take a look at the other pictures, I got quite a few footwear shots ;)

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Here is the newest BODHI Shoe Bag (in dusty cheetah). Especially great for Fashion Week!!! The bag is made from protective coated linen and holds 6 pairs of shoes. #nyfw #mbfw

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"Tuxedo Park"

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I was told that the shoe company who designed these fashion week runway shoes is originally a jewelry company - Tuleste Market. Aren't they lovely?!

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These babies tripped up a few of the runway models, but they still look amazing!

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The shoes were thick platforms with studded toes and other accents, and two models had trouble staying upright in them. One even did a full spill on the runway - ouch!

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One word...Gorgeous!

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