» Masaya Kushino Black antler platform wedge boots. [Image: Masaya Kushino]

» Antonio Lopez (1943-1987) ‘Female Figure into Shoe Metamorphosis’. [Image: FIT Library]

» Aoi Kotsuhiroi “Dawn Ritual”, the one-of-a-kind platforms are composed of urushi-lacquered horns as the heels, urushi-lacquered cherry tree wood as the platforms and leather strings to “tame” the wearer’s feet. Aoi Kotsuhiroi’s creations are stunningly poetic and soulful.

» Alexander McQueen, macabre and heavenly.

» United-Nude for Iris van Herpen Capriole collection

» Breathtaking beauty » From the last collection (Fall 2010) of the great Alexander McQueen » These shoes were painstakingly hand-embroidered with silver threads and crystals, adorned with elaborate hand-carved angel heels inspired by the Dark Ages