Trend: clear shoes

Reserved for the feet of princesses and strippers, clear heels have and are making a comeback. The only downside? The inevitable gross condensation that becomes visible from the warmness of your feet. The fix? Wear with pantyhose. 

New York Magazine reported in 2009 that the clear shoes were trending for the Spring 2010 shows in Milan. Without a doubt, three designers followed suite and debuted see through shoes. 

DSQUARED²

Spring 2010

Fendi 

Spring 2010

Prada

Spring 2010

The trend continued on throughout the years, disappearing and reappearing in fashion shows. Most notably in 2012, the designer Ilanio for his Supreme Beings show created an amazing but not very practical see through "shoe", if you could even call it that. It is supposed to give the effect that one is walking on air. 

Ilanio

Supreme Beings, March 2012

Marc Jacobs followed in the footsteps of Zara and Sergio Rossi, and created a Cinderella heel for the modern Cinderella. Fashioned out of PVC, these shoes are definitely more comfortable and safer than glass. Available at La Garconne, $595.

Pretty good remake, no?

Stella McCartney jumped on the bandwagon not only in the clear heel trend, but the flat bottom shoe. But that's a completely different subject. Do not even get me started. Debuting just a few months ago for Spring/Summer 2013. 

Stella McCartney

Spring/Summer 2013

Maison Martin Margiela did a collaboration with H&M in October 2012 that I was unfortunately not able to get my hands on, because when I visited the Pike Place store in the middle of December, the collection had already been sold out. The collection featured lots of heavy coats, dresses, oxblood, and clear wedges on the heels. 

Maison Martin Margiela for H&M 

October 2012

And for a cheaper version that is available and will be available for purchase throughout the season is Jeffrey Campbell's Soiree platform, available in taupe and black from Nasty Gal. 

Jeffrey Campbell Soiree, $130

www.nastygal.com

But we must pay homage to the gals who came up with this amazing trend, I'm talking to all my bitches making it rain. But they are made specifically for dancing naked in. And nothing else. Mentioning that, everyone's favorite mess of a 16 year old girl, Taylor Momsen, shows us NOT how to wear a clear heel. Although I do admire her for daring to walk around in these, where on earth are her parents?