#141 LANVIN NOIR/MARINE HIGH TOPS

BACK AGAIN AFTER A LONG HIATUS. WHAT BETTER WAY TO START THAN WITH THESE LANVIN HIGH TOPS. LANVIN GENERATED ATTENTION A FEW SEASONS BACK WHEN IT RELEASED SOME SILK (OR WAS IT SATIN?) HIGH TOPS WITH ANKLE VELCRO STRAPS IN BRIGHT COLORS (THINK HOT PINK). I WASN'T TOO CRAZY ABOUT THEM OR THEIR SUBSEQUENT RELEASES, ESPECIALLY AT AN AVERAGE PRICE OF ABOUT THE MID $800S FOR THEIR HIGH TOPS. I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE USE OF EXOTIC MATERIALS OR SPECIALLY TREATED LEATHERS.

FAST FORWARD AHEAD. I SAW THESE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO & INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM. THEY ARE TO ME THE PERFECTLY DESIGNED HIGH TOPS. STREAMLINED, GREAT SHAPE, COOL CUT & LINES, SUBTLE FEATURES. WOULDN'T MIND SEEING AN EXACT MODEL WITH AN ANKLE STRAP BUT I'M NOT COMPLAINING. I NEVER SAW THESE ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. SO I HAD TO GET THEM FROM JAPAN, AS ALL THE EURO SITES THAT DID CARRY THIS MODEL HAD SOLD OUT. WHILE I USUALLY LOVE MY BLACK SHOES TO BE ALL BLACK, THE USE OF THE DARK BLUE WITH THE BLACK COMBINED WITH THE OFF-WHITE & GRAY SOLE MAKES FOR PERFECT SYNERGY. I ALSO LIKE HOW THE INSIDE LEATHER IS BROWN.