NOT a Crock!

I rarely make fashion predictions, but oddly enough – I have a hunch that Clogs (and Mules) are going to make a serious effort to get into the lime light. I am willing to embrace it as long as they steer clear of those turned up toes, and the exposed metal brads. Oh yeah – and can they come in a narrower width?

Check out the following trend setting items:

Rick Owen’s Mules

Rick’s Clog

Ann Demeulemeester’s Mules
Frye’s

Bhömer’s Shape is similar, but in a non-obvious and completely mind-blowing way.

…also, I couldn’t find it, but Recent Eliminee, Sandra Nyanchoka, from America’s Next Top Model had become somewhat known for her red plastic wedge clogs. I remember seeing something similar online in “smoke”. If anyone sees them, let me know!

Melissa “Clogh” (not it)
This trend seems to be saddle-backing on the already popular Bootie from 06/07, but I’m seeing more wedges, and attention to the form of the front of the shoe (more mule shapes).

(Louboutin bootie)

Here is an old excerpt on that trend…

Everywhere, the shoes contributed to an altered silhouette: at Balenciaga, it was platform boots hobbling down the runways with bubble skirts and skinny pants; at Chloé we saw chunky, cognac-colored wedges with baby doll dresses and slouch pants. While chunky platform wedges are all over the s/s ’06 collections and campaigns, and designers from YSL to Moschino to Paule Ka are forcing the (still unproven) fashion statement, we couldn’t have predicted the deep message of high platforms to complement today’s complex styles. But Balenciaga and Chloé aren’t the only proponents of the round shoulder jackets and platform-plus-baby-doll look. The brocade-like leather clog version at Prada was an essential vehicle for moving on from the sweet ladylike feel of recent collections. The gladiator-style half boots at Louis Vuitton only added to the modern bohemian eccentricity of that collection. At Yves Saint Laurent, the platform front of his super-high heels worked well with the more aggressive spirit in his a/w ’06-’07 line. And though Terry de Havilland‘s platforms weren’t shown on the runways, they continue to see increasing sales and new retailers are vying for their platform classics. The silver and natural-colored python versions are the best this season. It seems that designers are forcing women to feel new lines of the body, and to embrace the challenge of dressing up. For this new mandate, platforms make the most forceful assertion.

– JC Report, issue #87

Maybe Lets just keep them looking more bootie inspired and less clog inspired, eh? Prada?…