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Luxe Leather Slip-On Sandals

Balenciaga's Chrystal Mules Transform a Signature Shoe to a New One

— March 1, 2019 — Luxury
Luxury fashion house Balenciaga introduces its latest footwear design entitled the 'Chrystal Mules.' It essentially draws the label's Derby Shoes and transforms the structure to be suitably labeled as a sandal. The new Mules are a part of the brand's Spring/Summer 2019 selection and it boasts an outlandish approach at a formal model.

The exterior design is complete in a sleek black finish. It is constructed from black calfskin leather materials and at the heel is a special cutout design. The removed area of the original Derby shoes opens up to showcase a red leather material making up the insole and the footwear's overall interior. The arched sole unit is 20mm with crystals at the back for some premium accenting details.
Trend Themes
1. Luxury Footwear Innovation - Balenciaga's Chrystal Mules demonstrate a futuristic and premium approach to formal footwear designs that inspire luxury brands to incorporate innovative materials and shapes.
2. Transformation of Everyday Shoe Models - Balenciaga's transformation of the Derby shoes to Chrystal Mules with a special cutout design highlight the potential of re-imagining else everyday shoe models for fashion with a twist.
3. Combining Formal and Casual Footwear Aesthetics - Balenciaga's Chrystal Mules demonstrates how it takes a formal derby shoe model and transforms it into a casual slip-on sandal featuring a sleek black finish with crystal accents, that challenges formal and casual boundaries to create a new hybrid design category.
Industry Implications
1. Luxury Fashion - The luxury fashion industry can take inspiration from Balenciaga's Chrystal Mules by incorporating more disruptive innovation in their product lines, leveraging unique materials and designs to elevate brand value.
2. Footwear Manufacturing - Footwear manufacturing industries can explore transformative design updates to create innovative new shoe models that blend casual and formal aesthetics to create a new look and feel.
3. Jewelry and Crystal Industries - The jewelry and crystal industries can take advantage of increased demand for accessories that are featured in premium footwear designs while featuring novel materials like crystals and glass to create unique complementary accessories with high-end footwear products.
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