Yea or Nay: Valentino Fall 2013 Shoes

JK

un peu de “yea” un peu de “nay”, methinks

http://www.facebook.com/ann.verwiebe Ann VerWiebe

I would wear them. The flesh-colored velvet is different – I’ll bet it makes the shoes easier to walk in.

geans

These look like your knee-high stockings have slipped down to your ankles. Super nay.

Kyle Crawford

hmmmm… anyone else getting a Downton vibe ?

Spicytomato1

My thoughts exactly.

Lilyana_F

Wow, some of these are hell nay.

http://twitter.com/PhDKnitter marlie

I’d have to say NAY. I can’t with the sock-effect.

BuffaloBarbara

Please tell me this wasn’t specifically a shoe-shoot. Because if it was, they need to fire whoever prepped it.

The shoes themselves? Eh. No great impression one way or the other. Which means “nay” at what they undoubtedly cost.

Juss Zuckerman

nay. why did they ruin the pretty shoes!?!?!

Introspective

disqus ate my comment, so i’ll repost:

yes to the black and nude stiletto, the oxford and the last shoe- way to make a shoe go a notch above the average boring silly putty pump.

the rest are a pass. im not so into the granny chic.

rag254

I take it by the flesh tones that Valentino only expects a certain color of flesh to wear their product.

VioletFem

I was wondering the same thing.
allie wallie

My first thought exactly.
myristica_fragrans

and here i was thinking that the one place white privilege would never hit me would be the feet.
- http://twitter.com/katrinamayr Katrina Mayr
  
  I think these might look kinda cool on a contrasting skin tone – like booties but not really. I’m a big sucker for anything t-strap, though. And spats.
http://twitter.com/DarthJaeda Jaeda Laurez

Exactly what I thought. But then again, even if they were the “right color,” I wouldn’t put them on my feet because they are really, REALLY ugly.
poklapy

I mostly agree, but I have to say: DON’T CALL PEACH “FLESH”! THERE ARE OTHER FLESH COLORS!
- rag254
  
  I know! I was using the term for effect.

http://twitter.com/edc123 edc123

LOVE. yay

deathandthestrawberry

Tap dance shoes with spats. No thanks.

Kathleen B

yea

http://twitter.com/foodycatAlicia foodycatAlicia

Nay except in the black. I bet they are really comfy to wear though.

annyb

I think they look UNcomfortable, based on the heels being positioned so far back – very little support for the human heel or arch.

alyce1213

Most of these have the beige “spats,” which I don’t like at all. I do like both black ones and the ones with white spats.

barbarienne

Good god, those beige spats look like my grandmother’s support hose
trimmed down.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QFW22QV426LUOEPGASPZJWJMDE MishaFoomin
  
  Or completely fallen down, making one look even more eccentric.

VioletFem

I really like 4,9, 12. I’m curious as to how the rest of these shoes would look on dark-skinned women, especially the ones with the beige spats.

http://joyouslifesf.wordpress.com Kiltdntiltd

Not loving those fleshy bits. It all looks poorly thought out. That said, if you remove said fleshy bits, the remaining shoes are bland and unworthy of comment.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=603005248 Jeff Warhurst

Hideous.

http://twitter.com/tangodiva Tanya Wade

Nay. I’m not feeling orthopedic just yet.

rloliveira

Spats!

http://twitter.com/kerryev kerryev

I love the two-tone shots from the side but if they’re all fake t-straps, nay.

korilian

What’s the word I’m looking for… Clunky? Fugly? Love that some of the models have obvious blister marks from all the impossible, ill fitting shoes they have to wear. It’s nice to see that they’re only human after all .

Vanja

The more I look at them, the uglier I find them. Nay

http://twitter.com/Mlle_D Donyelle

what is that…velvet?

annyb

It looks like polyester Vellux blanket to me – you know, the kind used at your finer Super8 motel.

http://www.facebook.com/fiddlecub Kevin VanOrd

Nay. Just nay.

formerlyAnon

I *want* to say yea. BUT THEN! I wonder what these look like face on, and if it’s an accident that none of them are photographed from that angle, and if they look awkward and leg-stumpifying from that angle.

So till I do some Internet research I’m stuck at “ye-, uh, maybe.”

Sara__B

The ones with the most slender heels are the most attractive, but I’m not crazy about any of them. NAY.

http://twitter.com/#!/Space_Kitty Space Kitty

NOPE.

RenoMagic29

Dear Valentino, I’ll take one of each. – Hannibal Lector

Indigo54

I love ‘em. All of ‘em!

http://www.facebook.com/people/Jessica-TallGirl-Freeman/1043623567 Jessica TallGirl Freeman

NAY. The velvet situation makes no sense. Who wants the illusion of those god awful hose socks…ON THEIR VALENTINO SHOE?

http://twitter.com/jocelynarias jocelyn arias

your rock band should totally be named “the velvet situation”
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Jessica-TallGirl-Freeman/1043623567 Jessica TallGirl Freeman
  
  You are so freaking right.

Aly Light

I see what they’re going for in some ways– they remind of a little bit of Victorian button-ups with spats. I just hate the execution. Like, a slightly kitten-ish style was badly pasted on to some really matronly heels. Nay.

roadtrip1000

A thousand times NAY. Those weird looking inserts look like ped / liner socks for the Very Modest. What’s the point of wearing heels if the shoe has been completely de-sexed?

PeaceBang

Super-love the black and white ones and the just black ones. But the piece of old ham molded around the foot on the rest? Very NAY.

crash1212

NAY! SO ugly.

Jangle57

Ewwwwwww. Nay.

http://twitter.com/jocelynarias jocelyn arias

i was too distracted by the gross scabs and open wounds.

Tamara Hogan

Um, yeah.
JasmineAM

Seriously, I hate to talk about model’s bodies, but this is a professional fashion house. This is the one time photoshop should be used.

Wendi126

If there was an enormous font I would employ it now to type NAY as large as possible to express my feelings about this footwear.

eowyn_of_rohan

Good job, Valentino! You just made it clear you’re not expecting Zoe Saldana, Halle Berry, Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Rashida Jones, or any other woman whose skin isn’t Nicole Kidman-pale to wear those “flesh toned” monstrosities.

MilaXX

Easier to say which ones I dislike. 1 & 6 because the heel height is awkward, 11 because I don;t like the glitter/pony hair mix. The rest are pretty cute.

anotherkate

No, I don’t care for these at all. Why would you do flesh-toned pony hair? (Or is it velvet?). Either way, it looks like a foot fungus. If they had gone with really cool, opposite-the-colorwheel fabrics I *might* be on board…but probably not.

Ediths_Head

LOVE! I’d rock a faux sock/spat for any occasion, really.

Lori

It has been many years since Art Appreciation 101. Can someone please explain to me the connection between the Flemish Masters and T-straps with velour*-ish faux spats-like things? I am not getting it.

*Velour, velvet’s white trash cousin. Always a good choice for shoes that cost more than a car payment.

Qitkat

One would think that with Valentino’s budget for ad campaigns that they could have found models to actually fit the shoes.

BrooklynBomber

I like them.

PastryGoddess

I want all of the T-straps with the spats. The rest someone else can have

melanie0866

Yay! Love them. I would actually wear them, and feel like a million bucks.

barbarienne

NAY.

These may be the ugliest shoes (collectively) I have ever seen. HIDEOUS.

rumcg66

NAY. Those spats are ridiculous.

http://dontmakeitlikeimdumb.blogspot.com/ annabelle archer

So, there are people out there who want to look as if they are wearing a dressy shoe with their prosthetic feet?

Imasewsure

I kind of like most of these – different but not too wackadoo so it’s a small Yeah from me

http://www.ellenciompi.com/ NurseEllen

Hell to the NAY. Sorry, these are not worthy.

Terrible_Person

I like the idea, but the execution is hit-and-miss. Still, there’s enough interest to merit a YAY.

KSuKim

Mmm…no.

peachy

omg YEA x infinity! (except for the black lace ups, yuk) stunning. i’ll have one of each please.

JoAnna Nicholson

Yay, solely because they are not platform hooves.

http://twitter.com/urban_gypsy Tess Danesi

Nay, nay, nay. 1000 times nay.

MoreShoes

Nope. Just NO.

snarkykitten

woooow those are hideous

pugluv

NAY!!

prettybigkitty

Because nothing says luxury like repressed Dutch painters.

tereliz

Ew. Beige spats are a dealbreaker. The only pair I even remotely like are the black spectators.

marilyn

Out. Odd shape that is interesting, and will be forgotten by next season. Better not wear these in the rain.

http://www.facebook.com/CameronETurner Cameron Turner

The fashion forward part of me says yes….. but the ready to wear part of me says absolutely not…… reality wins…I’m OUT.

MarissaLG

YEA absolutely! I think they’re gorgeous. The ones with the lower heel don’t look as great, but I think these are lovely.

http://twitter.com/jennsaysmeow Fifi LaRoux

I was all set to love them based on the thumbnail. Then I saw the hideous inserts and I facepalmed.

Anathema_Device

Yea on the idea and overall design. Nay on the beige velvet. I think it would look like a skin condition on women of any color.

lrober03

I would probably take most of these without the nude spat things

l_c_ann

Hate the grey pallor of a dead white person spats.

Like some of the heel options that a real person (me) could wear without falling flat on my ____

Bailey Debruynkops

NAY

Zippypie

NAY – clunky grandma orthopedics.

unbornfawn

You took the words right out of my mouth!
- Ursula
  
  I totally agree. Not feeling it.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=589620842 Carolyn Breedlove Hawley

Anyone else think the spats look like moleskin? Pre-emptive blister protection.

Trisha26

Nay…maybe the chunky-heel black on black, second from bottom pic. Otherwise, no.

lindsmh

I’m guessing shoes 1 and 6 (the shorter clunky heels) will be seen on Elle Fanning at some point.
Nay

conniemd

Nay, Don’t get the heaviness of them.

YoungSally

I’m yea — but also very fair skinned… not crazy about the t-strap feature….but like the overall idea.

jmorino08

Yes to the spike heels. No to the chunks.

LaSylphide

The same basic design for all (or am I missing something?), and a not very attractive base design at that. Love to know how much they cost. Nay.

librarygrrl64

Mostly nay, but the stiletto t-straps are passable. I just wish the inset didn’t match the foot and leg flesh of so many of us.

Crystal

Nope. I irrationally hate these.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Sonja-Brisson/1156967466 Sonja Brisson

Nay as in neigh…horsie feet.

Contralto

noooooooooooooooooo

Deep, deep hate.

kittenwithaquip

It looks like they all forgot to take off the dirty little peds that department store shoe salespeople insist you wear when trying on shoes. OOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUT.

Yosa Addiss

yay!

ballerinawithagun

No! So we’ve been through layering dresses, layering tanks, layering skirts, now we’re layering shoes???

Eclectic Mayhem

erm… no.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1208138556 Sara Munoz Munoz

Hard to form an opinion without seeing them with an outfit. Just on the feet they look pretty stupid.

http://www.facebook.com/sara.mcdarby Sara McDarby

Yea – they’re really cool!

Anniebet

First thought was ICKY, then came the giggles.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3JSTXMWWVZN2QNP2UEKJMTWD7U Isabel

No,

If something costs $975 USD, I expect something prettier, especially since they are made in Italy! Plus, the shoes might be toxic (but only for Californians). Read the warning label found on the shopping section of the Valentino site. “California Proposition 65

California Residents:
Under Proposition 65, consumers in California are entitled to receive specific warnings regarding products containing chemicals that are known, to the State of California, as causing cancer, birth defects, or other types of harm to reproductive systems, when exposure of these chemicals to consumers exceeds designated thresholds. The information below is provided under Proposition 65, and we hope it is of assistance when making decisions regarding purchases.
In the following categories may be subject to Prop 65 warnings:

Products made with leather or vinyl
Products that contain batteries
Leaded glassware and certain glazed products used for food and drink
The Proposition 65 notice is as follows:
WARNING: These products contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.”

patticake1601

As long as they aren’t those hoof looking shoes I’m happy.

http://twitter.com/ms_smartiepants Beth Mellone

I love them all! I just need to dig my linen wimple out of the back of the closet.

beebee10

YAY

http://twitter.com/BigBearSpeaks Big Bear

I never thought I’d see racist shoes but here they are. Also, ugly.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3KCDEX4FOTCFHZP6WLKSOOKUVM Danielle

When my grandmother buys shoes, she usually takes a bunch of those ped-socks, and then wears them with her little flats. These remind me a lot of that look.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=768540908 Badriya Al-Badi’a

Love them, I’d wear nearly any of them in a heartbeat!

Puckndc

nay

http://cheekypinky.wordpress.com cheekypinky

Clunky and silly.

Also, insulting to Flemish masters.

sweet_potato

Ugh, nope, not at all, and I love the Flemish masters.

libraangel

HELL NO! The first photo are what I wore to my junior high graduation in 1964; the rest Dr. Scholl inserts

kathrineb

Call me boring and traditional but these are NOT pretty.

http://twitter.com/Wolf_six Michelle O’Brien

Nay! Those nude inserts are horrid!

ccm800

ugly as hell.

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