This week’s Shoe of the Moment entry is different than my previous posts featuring footwear created by designers for women to wear.

At the preview for SKIN, three mannequins were dressed and situated as the focal point to show off Greta Constantine’s capsule collection for DANIER. After I finished taking pictures of the leather and suede pieces worn by these figures, I happened to look down and noticed the shoes on their feet, and was impressed by the sculptured footwear they wore.

Shoe specifications:

• Outer, plastic or plaster (some kind of synthetic material)
• Colour, white
• Heel height, 4 inches or more

Why I chose this shoe: the function of mannequins is to serve as a nondescript structure to present clothing. The feet of these figures are usually moulded into a classic pump style creating a generic look that can survive being used in a retail environment for long periods of time and through countless outfit and display changes.

In this case, the mannequins at SKIN took me by complete surprise, presenting beautiful clothes as well as simulated-shoes. I love the exaggerated curve of the arch of the foot with the tapered stiletto heel. The flared ankle cuff and cut-outs on the heel create a high fashion effect; footwear you’d see in the runways shows of Vivienne Westwood or Jean Paul Gaultier.

I seriously hope someone makes these into actual shoes; it would make for an interesting pair of for fall/winter 2011.