Along with the fashion of comfortable but stylish clothes comes comfortable shoes. Still with the slender heel of last season's stiletto, shoes for fall have heels that are a manageable, medium height. All over the runways lower heeled shoes and boots were being shown with the longer length skirts. Walking is going to be a lot easier as long as you have perfected your walk in a pencil skirt.

The new shape has a fifties feel. It is longer in length in the toe, kind of like a winkle picker with a modern look. The longer length helps to elongate the legs, as the eye is taken from toe to knee, unlike stilettos where the eye starts at the ankle.

What's good about these elegant shoes is that you can wear them anywhere, in the office, on the street, at a cocktail party. And you don't have to rush to take them off when you get home.



Go-go boots like these on the right from Miu Miu were also featured on the runways, with a slightly higher heel than was worn in the sixties. They add a new proportion to fall's clothes. Don't forget to keep your legs waxed, there will be no hiding behind 70 denier tights this year. This year the look to strive for is bare, even if you do have to cheat a little and get some of those barely there stockings.
 
by Izaac Mizrahi

Colour will be added to the legs, not by colourful tights but, by the shoes and boots themselves. Colours range from nude, pastels, and very bright colours that remind you of your neighbour's new Honda. A new developement in fabrics is an iridescent patent leather. Other fabrics used are satin, tweeds, faille, and very supple, highly polished leather.

Matching handbags and shoes to your whole outfit gives a very ladylike appearance, and to be especially so, add a pair of gauntlet gloves to wear with the shorter length sleeve. Having a completely coordinating outfit is also a good trick for not so tall people to help give a taller appearance.

Does this mean we have to throw away our high heels from last season? Well, you may find yourself loving the lower heels (they are more comfortable after all) but for those wild parties when you want to wear your little tight dresses and look sexy, I think you can't beat a pair of black patent with a four inch heel!


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