Fashion

Prada showed its animators. Dior asked to be believed. In the AI era, that difference is the whole story.

By Marissa Rotolo Like a child drawn to her babydoll, Manolo Blahnik’s reverie for Marie Antoinette has awakened a yearning that has lasted for decades, only to be revived in ultra high-definition. Blahnik has taken to giving Marie Antoinette another chance to be grasped in a whole new way: through her shoes. Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette: A Dream in Shoes The infatuation with Marie Antoinette isn’t new: Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette” (2006) unfolds like a surreal dre

By Marissa Rotolo Esperanza Funk / @efunk260 via Pinterest Eyes follow the fateful click-clack of a heel across a barroom floor: the stage where Carrie Bradshaws and Alix Earles of the world come alive. Whether it’s Manolos, Jimmy Choos, or a pair splashed in funky patterns, heels are the soundtrack of their stories, each step part of a symphony. There is so much taste splashed upon a good shoe, and as I’ve grown up I’ve become so much more aware of the appeal of a good shoe

By Marissa Rotolo Instagram / @keywestcherries via Instagram It’s 2009. The era of Youtubing Karaoke versions of Ke$ha songs, babysitters and watching my mom step out in her frosted Mac lipstick and sequin tops. When nobody is looking I’ll sneak into her room and host a fashion show in her heels. Most of my priorities still lie with Disney princesses and, let’s face it, age-appropriate interests. One thing lingers in the back of my mind, and in the minds of little girls eve