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Leather and wood looks so good, especially when Alain Quilici designs. Hailing from a long lineage of Italian shoemakers, the tradition of making beautiful, quality pieces is well ingrained in his psyche. What’s happening with the Payson Skate Lace-Up Leather Bootie? Ankle length calf mud leather is touched with Victorian laces and stands five inches tall on a carved wooden heel. What’s going on with the platform below? We’re not sure, but we know it’s cool. Just think of them as land skates.
Get ‘em at Opening Ceremony for $1,180.
I stole my first pair of platforms from the Spice Bus in 1997 when Anglophilia was all the rage. Collector of vintage bags, vinyl and kitchen appliances. My dream of becoming a butcher is momentarily on hiatus so I can teach you how to wear muumuus and apply false eyelashes. Follow me on Twitter @CrystlMeatballs.