"AFTER THE DOOM AND GLOOM OF 2008-2009, men and women are becoming more adventurous and looking outside the staple shoe colours of black and tan. Brightly-coloured footwear has been popping up everywhere lately, from the runways of Paris and Milan, to Brisbane’s Vein Wear shoes. For their latest releases (above), Vein Wear has taken the colour wheel for a spin, splashing out with purple, grey, green, brown and maroon.
“Colours have always been popular for us,” says Vein Wear designer/owner Chris McCallum. “They inject a certain light, adventuresome spirit into a collection, and I found these new tones particularly attractive.”
Sometimes people can get caught up in worrying about what coloured shoes will go with, but Chris says it doesn’t need to be stressful, especially with contrast being such a key fashion trend in recent seasons.
“Our new purple shoes will look great with all sorts of coloured jeans...black, white and denim, as well as black trousers, as the soles and laces are black,” he explains. “Grey works well with blacks, blues, and greys, as well as light pink and mauve. Green shoes work with cream, tan, brown and black; while maroon looks really striking against basic black or charcoal.’’
This season, catwalks globally were dotted with colour. Comme des Garcons brightened up sombre suiting with hard-to-miss lime green and lolly-pink shoes; Junya Watanabe showcased dusty pink brogues with grey suits, and Tod’s served up a range of driving shoes in rich ochre and olive green.
Vein Wear’s entire new colour range has been done in velvety-soft nubuck leather, perfect for the chilly winter months. “Nubuck looks and feels a lot like suede but is actually better quality and lasts much longer than suede,” Chris explains.
Shoes from the new range will be priced at $249 each and are available at either Vein’s Valley or City boutiques, now. Pop instore or jump onto
VEINWEAR.COM and colour your sole this season."
