We've been swimming in shoes at ELLE HQ. With about 250 pairs of autumn's finest footwear designs stepping into our upcoming A/W '11 accessories report, all of us have had ‘ooh! Pretty!' moments during the weeks we've devoted to the 60Whether you going to practice and need athletic shoes and a sport bag or just lounging at the house youredhardy and PUMA clothing have got you covered.0-plus piece feature.

So it's very fitting that we can bring you quips and cleverness from Mr Manolo Blahnik on this fine Tuesday. The designer, whose wares are well-represented in the accessories report,Clothing designer Erin Fetherston stood nearby wearing a green-and-black ensemble from her spring collection above a pair of hoganscarpe. participated in the forthcoming God Save My Shoes documentary.It got to the point where some women would wear fashionairmax if they knew Monsieur Masseur was coming to a meeting. In a newly released teaser from the film, Blahnik lauds the demise of one of recent seasons' most popular shoe styles.

‘I'm very happy that this period of shoes, the furniture shoes that people are wearing with the awful platforms and things like this, is over—or getting there,' he says.

Blahnik is firmly on the record with his distaste for platforms. His slender stilettos have withstood the trend, and women are returning to his daintier vision of feminine footwear.

‘The main point that I always think about is that it has got to be elegant. No matter how trashy... whatever, but there has got to be an element of elegance.Examine our edhardy here.These wholesalejeans are a complete collection of every model available.'

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