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Fall 2012 Shoe Trends

Buh-Bye Platform Pumps! Hello Pointy Toes!

September 4, 2012 By Lena

Rarely do I get SO excited over a comeback. 

For the last few years, I’ve watched platform pumps get higher, chunkier, and uglier. Much to my chagrin; models, actresses, celebrities and average women everywhere seemed to lap up the trend, taking their legs to new heights (5.25″ and higher, to be exact). While I dabbled in the style-du-jour only slightly – a pair of peep toe pumps here, a pair of platform wedges there – I inwardly cringed every time I clonked around in them. To me, platform pumps are the antithesis of elegance; a boorish style that very few women can pull off with refinement and grace.

(Have you ever seen Kate Middleton galloping around in sky-high platforms? No, neither have I. #restmycase)

And so I’ve been waiting patiently… very patiently… for the return of my all-time favourite look: Pointy Toe Pumps.

Oh, how I’ve missed you! Nothing elongates the leg with sophistication and style more than a perfectly sculpted 4″ pump. They suit every height, frame and age. They dress up jeans and effortlessly go from boardroom to bar. They lend a sexy silhouette to practically every outfit imaginable.

And, they’re making a comeback. …

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Filed Under: Fashion Tagged With: Fall 2012 Shoe Trends, Fashion, pointy toe pumps, random rant

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