<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"You may know Patricia Field for a few little things called Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada? The prodigal costume designer single-handedly brought back exposed midriffs, giant flowers, and nameplate necklaces, so it&amp;#39;s safe to say she knows what she&amp;#39;s talking about. And she is fed up with all of the fierce footwear we&amp;#39;ve been seeing.\nPinterestFacebookPHOTO: WireImage.comIn a recent issue of Footwear News, Field addressed the &amp;quot;It Shoe&amp;quot; dilemma by saying she&amp;#39;s got her eye on something less sinister than the stuff we&amp;#39;ve been seeing in stores and on the runway: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#39;t necessarily go trendspotting. I just put things together that I think look nice,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;But I am getting tired of these heavy shoes. I&amp;#39;m ready for nice, refined shoes. I&amp;#39;m wanting that Halston simplicity. But that&amp;#39;s just a feeling.&amp;quot;\nWell, I certainly hope her style soothsaying proves to be right soon, because here&amp;#39;s what you ladies have to look forward to for Fall &amp;#39;09 (most of which hits stores this summer):\nPinterestFacebookNina Ricci, Fall 2009. As Susan so elegantly put it when she saw these come stomping down the runway, &amp;quot;Words can not describe the foot-high platform, gravity-defying sculpture-like shoes that hit the Nina Ricci runway. With lethal half spikes as heels, tight bindings down the front and a blinding patent finish, these bad boys make the chain-wrapped mushroom boots that can be spotted stomping down St. Marks and other punk haunts look as sweet as penny loafers.&amp;quot;\nPinterestFacebookLouis Vuitton, Fall 2009. The only time I&amp;#39;d see these shoes and think of the word &amp;quot;demure&amp;quot; is after looking at the Nina Riccis above. The inverted conical heel, mega-platform, and fetish-inspired ankle tie all call to mind just one word: Fierce.\nPinterestFacebookGivenchy, Fall 2009. These aren&amp;#39;t so much shoes as they are...weaponry. When Field said &amp;quot;heavy,&amp;quot; I think she may have been referring to the many ounces of artillery these stems are packing (full disclosure: I&amp;#39;m kind of obsesssssssed with these!)\nPinterestFacebookBurberry Prorsum, Fall 2009. I&amp;#39;m sorry to report that there&amp;#39;s nothing but heft here, too. Designer Christopher Bailey has been focused on the warrior-like look for a few seasons now, and I think pretty much nothing says &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;m going to kick your arse&amp;quot; quite like a pair of four inch black platforms with a rugged ankle strap.\nPlease, Patricia Field, save us from these shoes! If you can make a fanny pack look cool, for heaven&amp;#39;s sake, surely you can influence the fashion powers that be to do &amp;quot;nice, refined shoes,&amp;quot; can&amp;#39;t you? If not for the sake of style then at least for our poor aching feet? A demure little peep-toe pump? A teeny tiny kitten heel? Please?\nWhat do you girls think--are you ready for more refined shoes, like the Sex and the City wardrobe guru is? Are you looking forward to tossing your fierce-looking shoes, or do you think you can stand another season of &amp;#39;em? And which of these shoes above do you think you&amp;#39;d have the hardest time walking in? Share!\nAdd glamour.com to your Google homepage\nFollow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter!\nPhotos: top, WireImage, rest, Catwalking/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.glamour.com/story/are-you-ready-for-more-demure>