November 13, 2007
My first memory of patent leather is from the opening scene of Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts was using a Sharpie to cover up scuff-marks on her knee-high patent leather boots – a look that was associated with street-walkers and go go dancers. But now, thanks to designers like Pauric Sweeney, Yves Saint Laurent and Giuseppe Zanotti, I can hardly keep my credit cards from bouncing.
I started with a pair of patent leather strappy stilettos from Miu Miu,...
