Hello and welcome if you're new to my channel or
if you're a subscriber a warm welcome back in this video I'm going to be
talking about ladies designer shoes and in particular giving recommendations on
some of the best brands in the market in terms of quality and comfort I'm Anesu Sagonda and I manage a luxury lifestyle management business here in
London my content is largely educationally
focused and geared towards people who are typically new to money or keen to
explore alternate mid lux or super brands that are a little under the radar
but still very much weighted on quality as I mentioned in this video I'm
going to be talking about ladies design shoes and recommending some of the best brands a good chunk of my clients men and women are corporates and what I find
with the women who use my personal shopping service is the one item they
buy the most of is shoes and the first question I get invariably is always what
do you recommend based on quality based on comfort there are a number of brands
that particularly stand out largely for my own experience but also feedback from
clients from other stylists from sales assistants and even the brands and I
want to try and talk through those and at least help anyone who's about to buy
designer shoes either a first time purchase or somebody who is building
their collection to bring in shoes that have got longevity they're comfortable
and also very good quality I'm going to kick off with an Italian brand that's
been in existence for a little under ten years but in the last three years in
particular it has risen to prominence and we're starting to see a lot more of
it it literally stomped its way to the front of the fashion pack as major
celebrities started wearing this particular brand and these are
celebrities whose wardrobes are watched by the world over and one in particular
was Meagan Markle once she was engaged to Prince Harry and started attending
official functions Aquazzura very quickly became a staple in her wardrobe
they're very simple understated elegant shoes with a little je me c’est quoi said to
them so for example a court shoe a suede court would have mesh panels
which just adds a little something to them haven't done that much
but the little he's done has been very effective but what I particularly like
about these sheets and all the shoes I'm going to recommend including the other brands
in this particular video is that the quality of very well-made the finish the
look of the shoe and also the comfort and in particular Aquazzura
they're the cheapest in terms of entry-level they start at around 450
pounds entry-level but the sole on all the shoes is the same I have a pair of
sandals which I'm going to use as an example this is one of the iconic pairs
of shoes and you'll see this repeated every season in different colors but
they do have classic colors like the gold silver and the black and what I
really like about them and I wanted to point out is firstly the sole the sole
is just one soul the whole way through but the quality of it it's a very very
good sole its robust its relatively thicker than the other shoes but what I
like is that it's it's bulletproof in terms of if you're walking on a gritty
surface a cobbled surface it's still very comfortable it buffers that very
well and secondly you will not get any water through this I have walked on
surfaces that are wet not just wet but you know damp and very wet and my shoe
has not soaked through but it's something that I've noticed with other brands for
example and Malone Soulier and Jimmy Choo they have fairly thin soles so when you
walk on a wet service in the rain even if it's very quick your shoes typically
will soak through and an example I have these Jimmy Choo court shoes I don't
know if my camera will be able to pick up the subtlety but this is a water stain and what
happened is that it was raining and I walked through literally from a car to
a building and I could feel the inside actually start to get a little wet but
with this you're not going to have that issue the other thing I would like to
point out is apart from just the very good sole and how robust it is is the
cushioning you cannot tell because it's so well made and it's flat but with high
heels what makes them uncomfortable is the positioning of the shoe how sharp
their arch is and so when your foot comes down in this they have got some
really really good padding going on in the shoe which you can't feel because
it's so well made you can't even see it but the padding is
very good and when you wear these shoes even for fairly long periods of time at
times standing for 20 minutes 30 minutes they're still fairly comfortable because
this is very soft and it sufficiently pads you so a big plus of the shoe that
I really like it's well made very comfortable but just overall when you
look at the finish of it it's very good and for 450 compared to the other brands
I'm going to talk about it's an absolute steal I’m torn when it comes to the next
brand Prada and Miu Miu and that's because there's such a huge discrepancy between
their shoes and their bags it's a well-known fact that Prada bags are not
the best in terms of quality in terms of just wear and tear and what I would
recommend is if you're going to have a Prada or Miu Miu handbag I have many Miu Miu bags if you wear them sparingly they are occasion bags so they come out
once in a while but as a bag that you wear every day they just don't last very
well and stitches become undone gluing falls apart it's just a lot of work to
maintain those bags but their shoes more than redeemed the brand and I remember a
number of years ago I wanted a pair of shoes these sandals which are very
simple very basic sandals that pretty much every single brand does a take on
them but these particular ones after trying so many of the years I settled on
these in a heartbeat and that's because of just how comfortable they were they
are they' the perfect balance between the balance of the shoe and also the
comfort they are very skimpy in terms of the stiletto the very thin straps but
they hold you in very securely and I felt very comfortable and their shoes I
would highly recommend but as a brand they are fantastic the quality the
finish they also have the customisation service where you're able to customise
the heal height if you want leather or the exotic skin the fabric that you
would like as well as also add your monogramming to the bottom where you can have your initials added to the bottom the other thing I really like about
prada shoes apart from just the quality is that all repairs or any issues you have
with the shoe they're done free of charge absolutely fantastic brand and I
would highly recommend for both sandles for court shoes they also do trainers
which wear very well and are very comfortable the other thing I'd like to
say it's it's quite a big thing is embellishment on shoes there are a number of brands there's a new brand Amina Muaddi a very much up-and-coming brand that
does a lot of embellishments it's new to the market and I know they've
been issues in terms of embellishments falling off things happening with the
shoes but these are teething problems and with each season the shoes are
getting better and better but the brand that has got the embellishments
right and they also offer the customisation service is Miu Miu which is part of
the Prada Group and I have a number of pairs with embellishments and to date I have shoes that are five between five to ten years old
none of the embellishments have fallen out over time they are solid they are
bulletproof and they are very well made and my shoes last they're comfortable
they look good and I have I actually have not had any issues with Prada or
Miu Miu shoes where I've had to actually take them back so that's a brand I'd really
like you to get on your radar if you don't already have it because they're
great for both formal shoes and also your casual shoes and next shoes yet
another Italian designer they pretty much dominate the women's footwear space
it's a brand called Gianvito Rossi and the designer comes from very good
pedigree his father is Sergio Rossi who unfortunately died just over a week ago
may his dear soul rest in peace but Sir Gianvito literally stormed the fashion
scene a bit like Aquazzura but five years ago with a shoe called the plexi
and the plexi is a shoe with the plastic at the side and then it has the patent it
started off with the patent at the front and the back but they have since
developed the shoe you can get it in either leather or in suede but this particular
shoe the plexi it’s the one shoe I have bought the most of
for all my female clients and last count I was on 25 it's a very comfortable
shoe it's very well made it's very well balanced it's a phenomenal all-around
shoe and it's the first shoe I ever bought two colours in the same style I
don't think I'll ever repeat that but that's just because of how comfortable
the shoe is and particularly for this height what I also like is that it's a
very good alternative to the Pigalle I really like this particular Pigalle
from Christian Louboutin I mean Christian Louboutin is famed for his
shoes everybody talks about the red bottom people aspire to owning
their first designer shoe and it being a red bottom but in all honesty the
red bottom of all the designer shoes I don't say this lightly it's the most
uncomfortable and not the best made this shoe their particular shoes fall apart
quite quickly I have had shoes that I've worn a handful of times and the heels
have broken and their repairs are phenomenally expensive now you do get
cobblers who look out who are able to repair their shoes but it used to be
just one particular cobbler and he used to capitalise on that but the shoes they are not comfortable Mr Louboutin knows this they're not particularly well made and
the Pigalle is the one shoe I really like from Louboutin and I do I miss
wearing it but it's just horrendously uncomfortable and even when I'm just
standing in these shoes I feel like my ankle is going to snap they they have a
very sharp arch and they just don't work for me but the best alternative I found
it has been the Gianvito Rossi plexi you also have the option of the black patent both
the back and the front and also the darker plastic which means it would be a
darker looking shoe and therefore compete a lot better with the Pigalle
but this still is a very sexy looking shoe just like the Pigalle but I highly
recommend Gianvito specifically because as I said before the quality how
well-made they are the the finish the look of them the balance and just the
longevity I look for example this plastic is exactly the same as when I
first bought it it hasn't softened it hasn't hardened it's just exactly the
same but in terms of a brand I would highly recommend this and it's something
I'd like to buy more and more of their styles are also fairly simple they have a
handful of styles which they just replicate every season and that's
because they work the styles are classic they're very simple but elegant and they
do them in fairly bright colors it's a very colorful brand and my final
recommendation I'm going to move away from Italy and it's a Spanish brand
it's Manolo Blahnik I guess I've saved the best for last
when I first discovered designer shoes 20 years ago when I started my working career Manolo Blahnik came up on the radar fairly quickly and a few years
later there was the whole Sex and the City with Carrie and the Hangisi shoe the navy
blue shoe she wore when she got married and that catapulted Manolo on to a whole
different level it was really doing fantastically well but now it was
stratospheric but Manolo Blahnik shoes are handmade he focuses very much on on
attention to detail so for example if you look at this particular shoe it's a
shoe that's over ten years old it's worn fantastically well there's absolutely
nothing wrong with it it has not discolored nothing has frayed nothing has
been lifted it it is as good as it was when I first bought it but what he has
done is with the heels you need that padding where the balls hit my foot and
what he's done is he's added this extra bit with the stitching so it adds to the
padding and the added comfort of the shoe and then he's got quite a bit of
padding on the inside but in terms of just the quality the construction
attention to detail the comfort the balance it's second to none and as an
all-around shoe where I look at all the variables I'd consider when recommending
issue then it's Manolo Blahnik the styles are very simple very colorful he does a
lot of colour again he has a handful of designs like Gianvito Rossi and he just
repeats those over the seasons does different colors different heel heights
different fabrics and customers will typically wear their shoes during their
life during their entire adult life and they'll just replace the shoes
when they want something different they want a different take but in terms of
just a well-made shoe with great balance for both casual casual or formal for
weddings for occasions then Manolo Blahnik is a great one-stop shop I've given you four brands and in a
later video I'll give you another three possibly four brands but these
brands are phenomenal in terms of the quality the construction of the shoe
the comfort they've been able to strike a very good balance and
I'd highly recommend for both casual and also smart starting prices for example
for your Gianvito and Manolo are around 550 going on 600 for Gianvito Rossi but
it's well worth it because the shoe is going to last a very long time provided
you look after it you could keep it for you entire adult life and pass it on to your
children for example that's how well-made they are the
comfort is second to none but as always if you have any further
questions or you'd like any other information do let me know and I can
send through the the relevant information otherwise thank you for
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