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Luxe Gold Chained Shoes

The Christian Louboutin Stage Flat is a Hit with a Golden Touch

— September 17, 2012 — Fashion
The Christian Louboutin Stage Flat continues with the Louboutin theme of embellishing luxury shoes with spikes, crystals and chains to create a chic glam aesthetic. The Fall/Winter 2012 Stage Flat is a plain patent leather shoe at first glance, but hiding at the heel of this shoe is a gold chain that adds a golden touch and elevates the shoe to the realm of high fashion.

When women come down the red carpet at the most formal events in the world they have almost unlimited fashion options. Men, on the other hand, are limited to black tuxedos with black dress shoes. The Christian Louboutin Stage Flat is a formal shoe that is still appropriate for the most dressy of occasions, if you are the type who likes to push boundaries and make statements.

Pick your pair up from the Louboutin webshop for a cool $995.
Trend Themes
1. Embellished Luxury Shoes - The trend of embellishing luxury shoes with spikes, crystals, and chains creates a chic glam aesthetic, offering opportunities for innovative designs and materials.
2. Hidden Details - The trend of incorporating hidden details, such as a gold chain hidden at the heel of a shoe, adds an element of surprise and elevates the design to high fashion, presenting opportunities for unique and unexpected features.
3. Pushing Men's Formal Fashion - The trend of pushing boundaries in men's formal fashion, like introducing formal shoes with unique embellishments, allows for disruptive innovation opportunities in a traditionally limited fashion category.
Industry Implications
1. Luxury Fashion - The luxury fashion industry can capitalize on the trend of embellished luxury shoes, creating new designs and incorporating innovative materials to cater to the demand for unique and glamorous footwear.
2. Footwear - The footwear industry can explore the trend of hidden details in shoe designs, finding creative ways to incorporate surprise elements and elevate their products to the realm of high fashion.
3. Men's Formalwear - The men's formalwear industry can embrace the trend of pushing boundaries in men's fashion by introducing formal shoes with unique embellishments, offering choices beyond traditional black dress shoes for dressy occasions.
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