Bling Wings

Jimmy Choo’s diamond crystal-embellished low-top sneakers are almost like a star studded dream come true.

After 22 years of being the lords of global luxury accessories, Jimmy Choo came out with their diamond-inspired sneakers. It was sure that the brand’s admirers would have no option but to swoon at the mere idea of it. There is one thing apart from the handbags, leather goods, sunglasses, eyewear, belts and fragrances that Jimmy Choo is most famous for; shoes. Almost every woman aware of the brand desires to own a pair from Jimmy Choo. The experts of the high end fashion industry very rightly called the new diamond-studded sneakers as the new jewel added one more jewel in the crown. Jimmy Choo collaborated with Swarovski to make its crystal-studded diamond sneakers which could be worn by people of any gender. The sneakers described as “the refined sportswear silhouette of a vintage racing shoe, superimposed into a diamond-soled footprint” have definitely grabbed enough eyeballs to become the new ‘it’ thing. The fact that the sneakers are embellished crystals is not the only thing that makes them so desirable. The way shoe making techniques have pushed to new limits is why the sneakers are so impressive. The sneakers feature new innovative double design where a flat classic sole is attached to the upper sole as an inner sole. That sole is that enclosed in an inventive transparent sole made from special plastic mould. This transparent sole comes from the idea of tank treads hallowed out at key points that makes the shoes as flexible as possible. “For the debut deluxe Jimmy Choo sneakers, we imagined how it would feel to step into a multi-faceted diamond, playing with the sense of lightness and clarity the different angles reflect. It was from this idea the Diamond sneakers were born,” says Sandra Choi, Jimmy Choo’s creative director. Despite being a limited edition, these diamond studded sneakers found themselves so loved by the people that Jimmy Choo continues to sell them after two years of its launch. In the same collection, the creative director has made sure that tonal leather, silver plated pythons, amber, black, navy and white are made for people with different tastes.

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From the November 2020 issue of FHM India.