BALENCIAGA FW08 slingback

back to the Ghesquière archives we go…
in the first interview he gave after his departure of Balenciaga,
he mentioned how tired he was from being Mr. Retailer…
as a designer he felt prostituted in order to sell,
if we compare this toned down version from the runway pairs we could understand…
icicle heels and mirrored boots, the return of the pointy toe was announced;
yet not everyone was ready to jump into that bandwagon.
it has been over five years and still many fear the sleek silhouette of a witch shoe…