Dazzling Toe Shoes Dance for Clover Canyon’s Winter Palace Collection

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They had us at bedazzled toe shoes. Clover Canyon’s Autumn/Winter 2013 presentation at the Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week was a rich collection inspired by Russian culture.

The "Winter Palace" by Rozae Nichols for Clover Canyon (Autumn/Winter 2013), Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion WeekThe “Winter Palace” by Rozae Nichols for Clover Canyon (Autumn/Winter 2013), Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week

Entitled “Winter Palace,” the collection was designed by Los Angeles-based Rozae Nichols and featured riveting, kaleidoscopic prints and, our favorite, glittering shoes.

The collection was designed by Rozae Nichols and featured riveting, kaleidoscopic prints and, our favorite, glittering shoes

Icy, embellished pumps bling up Clover Canyon's Russian-inspired collectionIcy, embellished pumps bling up Clover Canyon’s Russian-inspired collection

With fur-trimmed jackets and mini dresses covered in Hermitage-inspired swirls and patterns, the danger and romance of Russian novels like Tolstoy’s ‘Anna Karenina’ or Akunin’s ‘Special Assignments’ come to life in — couture.

Ballet flats have had their share of stylistic renditions from snake-embossed leather to crazy prints, but having them this bedazzled is quite refreshing.

Ballerinas doubling as models for Clover Canyon's Autumn/Winter 2013 collection and showing off their skills in dazzling toe shoes

Ballerinas doubling as models for Clover Canyon's Autumn/Winter 2013 collection and showing off their skills in dazzling toe shoesBallerinas doubling as models for Clover Canyon’s Autumn/Winter 2013 collection and showing off their skills in dazzling toe shoes

We say it can be done and that there is a place for such a pair of shoes for our everyday wardrobe, but I guess that remains to be seen until a designer or a brand takes on the challenge of making it mainstream.

Meanwhile, we content ourselves to the closest we can get of this Russian-inspired collection with Chloé’s blush leather ballet flats and Nicholas Kirkwood’s Swarovski-encrusted pumps available at Net-a-Porter.

Chloé Leather Ballet Flats, £354.20

Chloe Leather ballet flats

Nicholas Kirkwood Swarovski Crystal-Embellished Suede Pumps, £1,803.20

Nicholas Kirkwood Swarovski crystal-embellished suede pumps

Nicholas Kirkwood Swarovski Crystal-Embellished Suede Pumps

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