Power Moves With White Shoes

Want to get into a fashion zone? Rock a pair of stark-white heels or booties and feel the energy that ensues. It’s the trend that was reignited late 2017 and seems to still be going strong based on virtually all of the major design houses’ Fall/Winter 2019/2020 collections seen strutting down fashion week runways.

In thinking about it further, one reason for our obsession with the color black in fashion has to do with its inability to really blend in with anything other than itself. So, too, is the color white. It stands out. It’s in your face. It doesn’t dissolve in or resolve to the background. It pops with tasteful noise. It’s loud, yet chic. White is still not considered to be a “go-to”, typical, or sort of run-of-the-mill color choice with certain shoe styles, like stilettos or booties; because of this, it lends itself to a kind of defiance and a certain boldness—immediately telling onlookers that you are fashion­-conscious and confident in your choices.

Here, the model is wearing a rather elegant pair of white pumps by Aquazzura at the Lunar New Year celebration and fashion show at Saks Fifth Avenue.  Note the Louboutin bag—fire!

So, go ahead indulge in the white shoe!