
Our appetite for colored soles were first put to the test with baroque informed Prada’s spring 2011 collection. No sooner did her stripe stacked sole loafers do the length of the Milan runway and they had inspired a sea of colored soles.
Seasons later and the colored sole is still making the rounds. How has it lasted so long in the fickle world of trends? Its lifespan has been bolstered on and preserved by trends such the graphic color block wave, the bright floral and now the sugary pastel moment.
These varying moments have continually informed the colored sole, keeping it fresh and current within a relative moment in time.
Right now, I’m currently crushing on these focal colored soles.
Chloé
Add a dose of color block 101 with these wedges. Easy color in 1,2 and 3…
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Steve Madden
Jazz things up with Madden’s purple soled black nuback upper oxfords. Their ‘Jazie’ name could not be more apt.
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T&F Slack Shoemakers London
Palate cleanser in mint green oxford form is perfect for spring.
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Nicholas Kirkwood
Let your inner child out to play with these scribble-flower heels by Kirkwood. The contrasting colored sole is a bonus.
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Bottega Veneta
Color me pink. I like an accessory that surprises, good surprises are always welcome. The focus on traditional artisanal seen in the leather upper is given a modern punch with the bright pink sole.
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Topshop
Kill three birds with one stone with these loafers; the white trend, pastel trend and colored sole trend.
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Stella McCartney
Contrasting colored perspex heels keep things interesting.
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Dorothy Perkins
Do channel the feminine grownup mood of spring 2012 with these girly heels by high street brand Dorothy Perkins. A tan upper is given a complimentary pink sole and heel.
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Past crushes.
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