Aquazzura works its Saint Honoré silhouette in a rich hunter green suede, close-fitting through the ankle with a rounded toe. A back zip closes the boot, and a chunky mid-heel keeps the shape grounded.

Aquazzura's Harper is cut from suede in a deep plum, pulled on rather than fastened for a clean, uninterrupted line from ankle to toe. A slender stiletto heel and a tapered point keep the silhouette sharp.

Lanvin sets a white leather panel into the vamp of this black slingback, a graphic two-tone line in the spirit of the house's Art Deco heritage. The toe is long and pointed, the strap closes with a gold-toned buckle, and the insole carries Lanvin's signature blue. The heel is the surprise: short, glossy and sculpted into a flared spool.

Aquazzura's Harper, this time as an ankle boot in smooth black leather. The shaft rises just above the ankle with a single seam at the side and no visible fastening, and the toe tapers to a long point over an 85mm stiletto. Nothing on it competes with the shape.

Aquazzura's Voltaire slingback is cut with a deep, asymmetric side opening, so the vamp reads as one clean sweep of beetroot suede from the pointed toe to a narrow strap behind the heel. It stands on an 85mm stiletto with a squared tip, and the suede carries the colour with a soft, matt depth.

Low-heeled shoe in soft lambskin leather with pointed toe, tapered wedge heel, and leather sole.

Aquazzura’s Saint Honoré takes its familiar silhouette into black nappa leather, cut close through the ankle to a rounded toe. A back zip opens the shaft fully, and a low block heel keeps the shape planted and quiet.