Those shoes…

by Dora Bora//

A post about Aperlaï, isn’t just another shoe-porn post. It’s a post about what happens when two very talented, shoe-lovin’ ladies team up to create shoes so coveted that would even make Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz green with envy.

Alessandra Lanvin and the fresh talent Geraldina Bassani Antivari are two women designing women shoes – mostly named after women – and destined to win women’s heart. With a twist of punk-rock glam, Aperlaï shoes can be both “rough” and feminine, but most importantly – and that’s why I love women who design shoes – they are easy to strut in. A small parenthesis at this point as I would like to give credits for the comment on comfort to my dear friend M. who owns a pair of Aperlaï and also owns a permanent place in my “I-envy-you-till-the-end-of-time” list. Closing parenthesis.

And if you don’t take M.’s word for it, then you gotta trust Blake Lively, Kate Bosworth, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ginnifer Goodwin who are among the celebs that have chosen Aperlaï for their red carpet appearances (and the red carpet is where you definitely don’t want to trip over).

And because Aperlaï shoes speak for themselves …

“Natascia” by Aperlaï, SS 2011

“Lara” by Aperlaï, SS 2011

“Karine” by Aperlaï, SS 2011

“Geraldina” by Aperlaï, SS 2011 (I simply love these shoes as much as the sound of the name Geraldina)

“Eleonora” by Aperlaï, SS 2011

“Carolina” by Aperlaï, SS 2011

“Camilla” by Aperlaï, SS 2011

CREDITS: Text: Dora// Photography: Aperlaï Paris