Let us take a moment to bow down in the name of the shoe gods/goddesses and give praise to Balenciaga, whose fall/winter 2010 collection has taken the everyday shoe and transformed it into something that is out of this world.

Shoe specifications:

• Colours, multi-coloured
• Outer, metal, leather, resin, plastic, suede, plywood, etc. 
• Heel height, unknown 

Why I chose these shoes: last season, I wasn’t feeling Balenciaga’s shoes but the house certainly made a comeback with its footwear for fall/winter 2010. Designer, Nicolas Ghesquière took his inspiration for this collection “from domestic things” such as plastic and foam packaging, and items found in everyday life. From this, he developed footwear using atypical materials fashioning it into a geometric collage of various textures and colours. Ghesquière reworks the classic loafer and brogues into futuristic wear with colour blocking and heels that are reminiscent of LEGO or a child’s toy building blocks. These shoes are stunning works of art and I really want a pair... or two.

Images from Style.com