Shoes Did the Talking at Paris Fashion Week, and Brands Are Betting It Continues
PARIS — For a season defined by maximalist silhouettes and underwear-as-outerwear, it was footwear that carried the loudest statement. Shoes emerged at Paris Fashion Week as a key luxury category, one offering an accessible entry point into heritage brands even as collections leaned into bold, sculptural designs that dominated the runway conversation.
Jean Paul Gaultier marked a significant step into footwear with its new “tulip shoe,” a flower-shaped silhouette introduced across multiple colorways and iterations, part of a broader runway-wide shift Outlook Luxe described as the season when “the shoe does most of the styling work.”
Saint Laurent made its own case with attention-grabbing metallic footwear, while ribboned mules, chunky sandals and sculptural shapes turned up across the city’s other shows. Together, they signaled that for SS27, accessories aren’t trailing the clothes, they’re setting the tone.
Dresses and elevated contemporary wear remained the backbone of most collections, but it’s the shoes that are expected to carry the season’s influence from the runway to the street, the kind of category that lets a shopper buy into a heritage house without committing to an entire look.
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