When it comes to high fashion footwear, practicality is rarely taken into consideration. I’ve seen many crazy shoes on the streets of New York, but when you’re designing runway exclusive shoes, never to be worn by even the top of New York’s elite, the sky’s the limit. As we know, fall 2009 was  Oliver Theyskens final collection for Nina Ricci, an anticipated collection that Theyskens’ fans hoped he would go big on. But Theyskens didn’t go big, he went huge. My favorite part of the collection was the over-the-top shoes, which will sadly remain as archives of Theyskens’ best work. Not only is it a shame that I can’t get my hands on the lace-up ankle boots, it’s a shame that Nina Ricci will never be the same. Whoever is next has some mighty crazy shoes to fill. 

LINKAGE: SNEEK PEEK: NINA RICCI FALL 09 SHOES