Fashion Fridays: Window Shopping in Milan and Paris

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Footwear Webdesk
Fashion Fridays
March 11, 2011

Knockout Shops
As the barrage of designers, retailers, fashion editors, bloggers and style mavens descended upon Paris and Milan during their respective fashion weeks, boutiques put their best foot forward with dazzling store windows and enticing floor displays. —Angela Velasquez

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Milan
True to its eclectic nature, Corso Como treated shoppers to unexpected color combinations (lots of red and nude), timeless black Louboutins in sleek silhouettes and a selection of Ferragamos modeled on the brand’s most famous styles from across the decades.

Prada added a blast of neon color to the elegant Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II with its range of bright wedges and traveling bags. The travel theme continued across the way at Louis Vuitton with whimsical bellhop-inspired windows.

Paris
Designer names ruled in the City of Light. Christian Louboutin’s moniker provided the perfect framework for ultra-girly platform stilettos embellished with gems, sequins and cheetah print. Hogan banked on Karl Lagerfeld’s appeal. The brand’s sneaker collaboration with the haute designer took center stage.

And in a city famous for its artwork, as it is for fashion, Roger Viviers’ striped pumps, patent stilettos and graphic black and white accessories became part of an artistic story told through his boutique window. Even Mona Lisa got in on the action.