Yesterday’s Prada show offered up plenty of styling tips for the eclectic dresser—corsets, notebooks on chokers, tights as pants!—but the runway’s simplest trend to incorporate into one’s wardrobe now is the addition of multicolored shoelaces. Woven in the models’ teetering wedge boots, red and black spangled laces gave each look a streetwise feel and also touched on the nautical spirit of the collection, referencing the many-hued rope sailors use to secure sails.
The trend toward quirky shoelaces continued at Emilio Pucci, where après-ski boots were reimagined in bright colors with sporty laces. Massimo Giorgetti’s kicks had a decidedly fun feeling, the sorts of things that make a chilly winter seem not so bad. Considering that we’re in the midst of a chilly winter right now, a pair of unexpected shoelaces is just the thing to breathe fresh life into your shoes, from sneakers to stilettos. Above, we propose five styling tips to put a little pep in your step.
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