Vogue and Lexus also challenged Eddie Borgo, John Patrick and Moss Lipow to this oh-so-Project-Runway-like adventure. See it all the results en Vogue.

You can snag these booties for $995 at SSENSE.com. But wait, have you entered for a chance to win a $500 SSENSE gift card on FashionIndie yet? Check out the contest now and let us buy one shoe for you.

To read an exclusive interview with photographer Sarah Silver about the shoot, head on over to Lookbooks.com!

Charlotte Olympia – To Die For from Charlotte Olympia on Vimeo.

Charlotte Olympia. To Die For is a tale of a completely justified murder — if not for shoes, what else is there to die for? –featuring Charlotte Olympia’s Fall 2011 collection.

And the nominations go to:

For Womenswear Designer of the Year: Alexander Wang, Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler, Marc Jacobs

For Menswear Designer of the Year: Michael Bastian, Patrik Ervell, Simon Spurr

For Accessories Designer of the Year: Alexander Wang, Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler, Reed Krakoff

A number of designers have also been nominated for the Swarovski Awards:

For Womenswear Designer of the Year: Joseph Altuzarra, Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen, Prabal Gurung

For Menswear Designer of the Year: Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, Robert Geller

For Accessories Designer of the Year: Alejandro Ingelmo, Eddie Borgo, Jason Wu, Pamela Love

The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, named for the four-time CFDA Fashion Award winner, will be presented to Marc Jacobs.

The CFDA Board of Directors chose to present their Special Tribute on Arthur Elgort in honor of his impact on photography and fashion.

The Fashion Icon Award will go to Lady Gaga for being a fashion revolutionary impacting style today.

“We look forward to once again honoring the best and brightest talent working today,” Steven Kolb, CFDA executive director said. “Winning a CFDA Fashion Award is the highest and one of the most coveted honors one can receive in our industry.”

Who do you think will win each of these extremely prestigious fashion awards? Who are your picks for the best?

Harper's Bazaar, with the support of the CFDA, is helping a handful of the world's most promising emerging accessories designers by providing the opportunity to showcase their work alongside the best of American fashion during the New York Fashion Week Collections with the first Accessories BAZAAR, sponsored by Willow Club, at Avery Fisher Hall.  The exhibit will also highlight key Spring 2011 accessories from established designers such as Phillip Lim, Thakoon, Ralph Lauren, Jason Wu, Rag and Bone, Michael Kors, and Calvin Klein.

Featuring the Spring 2011 collections of 18 jewelers, milliners, footwear, handbag and small leather goods designers including Alexis Bittar, Philip Crangi, Albertus Swanepoel, Alejandro Ingelmo, Fenton’s Dana Lorenz, Pamela Love and Dean Harris in a gallery-like setting, the Accessories BAZAAR is right in Lincoln Center, where the international press and representatives from the world’s most important retailers will be gathered to see what New York’s runways have in store for the season. The exhibit kicks off with a cocktail party on Monday evening to celebrate the participating designers, and will be open all day Tuesday, September 14 and Wednesday, September 15th to Fashion Week attendees.

Photo credit: SPEC Entertainment 

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Based in New York, Amanda worked for Moschino and the shoe designer Alejandro Ingelmo before starting Assad Mounser. The current collection is called ‘Space Oddity’ for the David Bowie song.

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When an Olsen starts wearing your shit, you better be ready for some CFDA attention. Alejandro Ingelmo is the single shoe designer who’s on the nomination list for this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award, and his collection of sky high stilettos, metallic sneakers, and intricate strap-on heels is garnering some major attention for this young, Cuban-born designer. WWD got up close and personal with the designer to discuss his history and life pre-recognition. 

WWD: You’re a fourth-generation cobbler. Did you feel pressure to enter the family business?

Alejandro Ingelmo: No, just the opposite. My family disowned me for about a year when I moved to New York because they felt that I was a traitor to the family [for leaving] Miami. I ended up borrowing money from my father, and he said to me, “I’m going to help you out because you did everything I told you not to do, and you succeeded.” But it’s hard. I don’t sleep now at night because of this whole CFDA thing. It’s very hard to put myself out there and apply for these things. Who wants to be judged?

WWD: What was your first break?

A.I.: I quit Parsons and started making samples, and then I cold-called Bergdorf Goodman, a design merchandiser there. I was like, “Oh, I have an appointment with Barneys and Saks, you know, can you make some time for me?” I didn’t have any appointments. She said, “I don’t really have much time.” And I told her I really wanted to show her my shoes, and she said, “OK, well, I can squeeze you in.” And I got my Northface duffel bag, threw all the shoes in there and jumped on the subway. They bought the line. They were the first.

WWD: Many of your shoes have an S&M quality to them, with lots of straps. How did that come about?

A.I.: A lot of it has to do with the covering of the foot — from a technical aspect, the foot has to have a lot of support, but I also feel like there’s something that’s so sexy about a woman who’s not showing everything. It’s the same with the feet — it’s always that play of having something that holds the foot but you’re still showing skin. The front is covered, so even if you have ugly feet, you can wear it.

WWD: And now a lot of celebrities are wearing your shoes.

A.I.: Let me tell you something: I go to Starbucks every day, and I wear my shoes. And there’s a Starbucks guy who saw my sneakers and he was like, “Oh my God, those shoes are hot!” He asked where he can get them, and I said like, well, I make them, so if you want I’ll let you know the next time there’s a sample sale. A month went by, I went back, and he said to me, “What’s up, I bought your shoes!” And I told him he shouldn’t have, that I would have told him when there was a sample sale. And he said that he wanted them so bad, he just got them. That means more than the famous people.