The Daily Shoe | Runners-Up

Deciding on The Daily Shoe, T's regular Fashion Week feature starring a favorite shoe (just one) from a day of shows (10 or 12 every 24 hours sometimes), was terrifically challenging. How does an editor pick Chanel over Alexander McQueen (both occurred on March 6), Lanvin over Christian Dior (March 2), Jil Sander over Bottega Veneta (Feb. 25)? Not easily. No doubt, narrowing a collection's worth down to just The One was the painful part (contrary to what those who've commented on a heel's comfort factor, or lack thereof, may want to believe). In the end, the shoes that offered newness or reinforced trend won out, although that's not to say that novelty wasn't rewarded (see Versace's fishnet boots), or that gut reactions weren't acted upon. “The Jil Sander shoes” was the subject heading of an e-mail I received from T's Sally Singer: “gorgeous, especially the sandal w/ the neon fuchsia squiggle up the side (like the last look).” The sandals were still coming down the runway. Another e-mail from Singer alerted me to what was ahead: “Tomorrow there's going to be a jeweled brothel creeper at Armani that could be very cute, if you want a flat.” Indeed, that flat was featured, not just because it offered us a break from high heels, but because it hit on the emerging metal toe cap trend and because, frankly, I like flats. Are shoes not personal, after all? Of course there's one — or two or ten — for everyone, but if you didn't find it on The Moment this past month, perhaps our runners-up — Alexander McQueen's heel-less fur-front booties; Christian Dior's elegant pointe-shoe-inspired platforms; Meadham Kirchhoff's glittery, witchy heels, among them — will do the trick.