Articles tagged with "PFW"
W magazine explores footwear for larger sizes and while there are still some challenges to overcome, the outlook is getter better...
"Retailers still consider more inclusive sizing a financial gamble, especially when it comes to expensive-to-produce runway pieces"
"Fashion is and should always be for all"
“I find each time the heel re-emerges in fashion really very interesting,” says Semmelhack. “Often, when quote-unquote women’s heels have been worn by men, it is in ways that are lampooning of women. When I started to see some men wear what are coded female shoes in non-ironic ways, I find a great deal of hope in these moments.”
Original URL: https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/genderless-high-heels-in-larger-sizes
Posted: 23 March 2022
This article from The Irish Examiner (@irish_examiner) reflects on the Spring/Summer 2022 runway shows at Paris Fashion Week and the rise of heels for men. It's not a new concept, just reinvented somewhat, as Jimmy Choo puts it "High-heeled shoes for men are unlike stilettos. The heel shape is adapted from the basic Cuban heel into a special shape that will bring out the best in the masculinity of the man wearing it.".
This is a great read for getting yourself up-to-speed with what's current on the catwalk.
Original URL: https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/fashionandbeauty/arid-40343159.html
Posted: 31 January 2022
Koreaboo gives the run-down on the top male artists in K-Pop who love to wear heels.
Featuring:
GOT7
- Mark Tuan - @MarkTuan
- Jackson Wang - @jacksonwang852g7
BTS
- V - @thv
- J-Hope - @uarmyhope
- Jimin - @j.m
SHINee
- Taemin - @lm_____ltm
- Key - @bumkeyk
- Jonghyun - @jonghyun.948
Eric Nam
N.O.M.
- @n.o.m_official
- B-SIDE - @n.o.m_b_side
- J.K. - @j.k_what
- KOM - @n.o.m_kom
Teen Top
NCT
The Boyz
- Juyeon - @magijuyeon
EXO
- Kai - @zkdlin
2AM
- Jo Kwon - @kwon_jo
Mentioned in the article are the video for "I Need U"...
- BTS - I Need U
and the feature on BTS in Esquire
Original URL: https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/male-kpop-idols-defy-gender-norms-high-heels/
Posted: 25 January 2022
Footwear News reports on how the fashion world a is now starting accept that men's heels are actually a thing (though for many they have never not been a thing!). Led by the major fashion houses of Paris and Milan other designers will in course follow suit.
Original URL: https://footwearnews.com/2020/fashion/designers/mens-heels-fashion-weeks-fall-2020-jimmy-choo-louboutin-1202903728/
Posted: 6 November 2021