London Embraces Feathers, Boots, Slingbacks Footwear for Fall 2024

LONDON — As fashions strutted down the runway, throughout London Style Week, the sneakers they wore didn’t go unnoticed. 

From slingback kitten heels, to revamped trainers and chunky boots, the shoe recreation was sturdy.

For , the designers launched collaborations, reworked deadstock supplies and experimented with totally different silhouettes. 

Malone Souliers took inspiration from midcentury Italian structure and the work of architects Gae Aulenti, Carlo Scarpa and Gio Ponti, who had been referenced via impartial shades and geometric shapes.

The Maureen, a mule with a double strap and a curved higher, was supplied in several variations together with a chain-printed leather-based and a monochromatic model with a sequence embellished onto the straps. There have been additionally slingbacks and loafers in contrasting supplies reminiscent of mesh and croc-leather, and colours — black and white; white and mahogany. 

For the primary time, the model additionally launched ballet flats with velvet ribbons and laces that tie across the ankles.

“We’re recognized for lots of heels and female silhouettes however we need to ensure that issues are very wearable,” stated Coco Fong, co-creative director at Malone Souliers.

One other new addition to the gathering had been slingback and lace-up heels, in black, crimson and frost, with feather pom-poms on the vamp. 

Slingbacks had been additionally significantly well-liked at Erdem, whose assortment was impressed by Maria Callas’ efficiency of Medea in Athens. In ruby crimson, ballet pink, black and ivory the kitten heels had been adorned with ostrich feather trims across the outsole or the top-line — nearly similar ones had been noticed at David Koma. One other design bore a satin rosette on the vamp that swept the ground because the fashions walked.  

The sneakers at JW Anderson had been, as per common, daring: chunky shearling chukka boots in black and brown. The fashions additionally walked in flat, closed-toe sandals in mild ochre and brown shades.

A robust boot second was additionally seen at Burberry with designs in signature earth tones used all through the gathering. The silhouettes included; slouchy leather-based harness boots; over-the-knee leather-based wedged-heel boots, and ankle boots with contrasting welts.

Ancuta Sarca held a presentation impressed by empty airport lounges and the sensation of coziness they carry, referencing comfy airport outfits via using surplus fleece and fake fur on her signature knee-high, pointed-toe heeled boots. In comparison with her earlier collections, this time round she performed round with a extra toned-down shade palette that includes shades of brown, ombre mustard and crimson.

Persevering with on her give attention to sustainability, Sarca additionally collaborated with the 3D-printed shoe producer, Hilos, to create a mule heeled sandal made from 80 % recycled nylon and TPU. 

“They work on a zero waste course of, the place they create the whole lot digitally. So, there is no such thing as a waste or material injury,” Sarca stated. 

Roksanda joined forces with female-founded footwear model FitFlop in celebration of womanhood. The collaboration included leather-based clogs and thong flats in hues of orange, burgundy and black. On the runway, there have been additionally pointed-toe stiletto-heeled mules in cobalt blue. The manufacturers will stick with it their collaboration for Roksanda’s spring 2025 present.

Conner Ives collaborated for the second time in a row with Jimmy Choo. The gathering was impressed by Jimmy Choo archival shapes which included a knee-high boot, kitten-heeled mule and slipper. The sneakers got here in chocolate brown lizard-embossed calfskin and a satin impact calfskin with hand-painted roses by artist Rosie Mennem.

“What I like about Conner and the way he does issues is that there aren’t any boundaries, the whole lot is simply made exquisitely lovely and his cleverness of resourcing the whole lot that’s round him pulled the whole lot collectively — that to me is artwork,” stated Sandra Choi, inventive director at Jimmy Choo.

At Saul Nash, the fashions walked and danced on the runway sporting loafers made in partnership with males’s footwear model Sebago. The designs got here in basic black leather-based with a twist: personalized rubber soles by Vibram. 

Robyn Lynch launched footwear for the primary time in collaboration with Geox. The shoe mannequin was an archival Geox Uomo Snake from 2005, which was additionally the designer dad’s all-time favourite. The trainers got here in three variations of brown and blue, in a mixture of suede and leather-based. 

Colville labored with Italian firm, Faculty Footwear, to create a loafer-mule hybrid made from deadstock leather-based. The sneakers got here in an array of various contrasting colours together with burgundy, black, mustard yellow and lilac. 

The model additionally upcycled sneakers by streetwear model, Diadora, by blotching vibrant-colored paint strokes on the soles and sides of the sneakers.