Balmain Spring 2016 Shoe Highlights: Paris Fashion Week

Balmain is continuing its lace-up footwear message for spring. Designer Olivier Rousteing sent a number of different wrap-tied sandals down his runway show at Paris Fashion Week, which featured an army of supermodels including Kendall Jenner, Joan Smalls and Lindsey Wixon.

Suede and leather peep-toe booties were laced up the front, secured in with golden eyelets. Cage booties were also done in a sort of netted material, in black and a refreshing teal colorway (Kendall Jenner was spotted wearing the runway shoes a day before the show).

As the show went on, the straps got thicker. Thick fabric strapping had a turban-like effect, and were a style repeated from the label’s resort ’16 presentation.

Though skyscraper stilettos and mad sex-appeal is what Balmain does best, it would be fun to see the brand branch out of its comfort zone. Following a few seasons of virtually the same shoes, customers surely must be itching for something new.

For Balmain’s spring ’16 shoes, click through the gallery.

To read more of FN’s Paris Fashion Week coverage, see below:

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