High heel designers to wear on rooftop bars in fashion capitals around the world (or wherever you’d like) – all summer long.
These high heel designers from around the world do things a little differently; their shoes are like art pieces for your feet, and can make even the most conservative outfits stand out. These fashion-forward statement high heels are fit to carry you to parties around the world, from daytime rooftop brunches in Toronto, to evening cocktail parties in Miami.
They’re the kind of designs that aren’t exactly ‘timeless,’ but can sculptural art pieces for your feet really go out of style? Considering we’d still like to raid Carrie Bradshaw’s high heel collection almost 20 years after the Sex and the City series finale, I’d venture to say these luxury heels will be more like heirloom pieces.
Like the Mach & Mach high heel craze of 2021 (still obsessed, tbh), or the 2022 infatuation with Jimmy Choo bow-trimmed pumps, these are the kinds of high heels that you treasure because of how they make you feel, just as much as how they look.
If you’re ready to add a little pep to your step this summer (literally), these 8 high heel designers are in fashion this year, and might just be part of your favourite luxury shoe collection forever. Read on to discover the glamorous kicks from these 8 international fashion designers.
The Nomade Edit: Fun, Fashion Forward High Heel Designs To Dance The Night Away In This Summer
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Kat Maconie is a London-based footwear designer that takes maximalist high heel designs to a new height. The eponymous label’s heels are bold and colourful with an architectural structure, and have us dreaming of dancing the night away in Rio de Janeiro. The signature kicker stacked heel is perfect for it: you’ll make a statement in these shoes in comfortable confidence. Our favourite pair? Try the AYA Kicker Heel on for size.
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Sophia Webster’s signature butterfly heel makes this London-based luxury high heel designer stand out. I for one will never get tired of these bright and colourful shoe designs – they’re flirty, feminine, and always make a statement. While the brand is most known for its butterfly high heels, it has also branched out into sneakers, handbags and accessories, and a mini-me collection.
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Les Petits Joueurs is an Italian luxury accessories brand that creates quirky-chic high heels that you’ll want to reach for on every night out. Les Petits Joueurs’ high heels are full of unexpected design features, from cut-out panels in boots, to iridescent pumps, and dazzling fuschia pink stilettos enrobed in rhinestones. The brand is carried in some of the most exclusive luxury department stores in the world, and also creates statement bags with the same architectural feel and stand-out colours. It’s no wonder this brand has fashion editors daydreaming of outfit possibilities.
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The Attico designer high heels feel like shoes you’d reach for when on your way to an exclusive rooftop soirée in the humidity of Mexico City. Their designs are the perfect mix of sophisticated, playful, and sexy. These are the kind of heels you’d wear on New York City nights out; they’ll make you feel chic all the way from the rooftop bar, to the 2 am after-hour snack runs to the bodega. What more could you need from a pair of high heels?
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Alevì was founded by two long-time Italian fashion industry professionals who brought their industry-savvy expertise together to create versatile statement footwear that can easily take you from event to event. These high heel designers create heels that are confident and feminine, using metallic neon colourways encrusted with crystals to stand out. These are heels you’ll want to wear on date night, girls’ night, and really, any chance you can get. 😉
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Nicholas Kirkwood high heel designs are innovative and artistic. They feel like something you’d wear to an art gallery opening (better yet if you’re the curator). Each pair is elevated with design eccentricities that make the heels both artful and elegant. Think satin mules with pearl heels, and woven colourful leather on a delicate strappy sandal. Reach for your Nicholas Kirkwood pumps when you want to feel chic and sophisticated – like the gallery opening guest who effortlessly knows all the design references.
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Malone Souliers balances sophisticated shapes with modern colours and materials. The designer high heel brand was founded in 2014 and has since made a name for itself globally, with stockists worldwide. Malone Souliers’ use of quilted satin, embroidery, and a signature form-fitting curved shape in styles like the “Maureen”, make these heels feel like they belong to a modern-day Marie Antoinette.
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Schutz makes the shopping list as a high heel designer that’s both luxe and affordable. The brand’s heels have a certain cool girl je ne sais quoi, from strappy bold orange stilettos to robin’s egg blue mules, to statement silver buckles adorning Barbie pink slip-on heels. Schutz heels are confident, young, and plugged into every fashion moment. Think of Schutz high heels as your confidence fairy dust for when you’re stepping out to manifest your very *best life.*
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