Hot off the shelves

The Spring/Summer ’08 Collection from Salvatore Ferragamo

The brand new collection from Salvatore Ferragamo pays tribute to the 1950s with ultra-feminine tapered heels. The sensual pump is updated in crocodile leather. These Ballerina shoes come in patent leather in red, emerald green, blue and pink. Try this on.

Price: Rs 25,000-plus
Available at: Salvatore Ferragamo store, Grand Hyatt, Mumbai

Formal and Casual Shoes from Ecco

Ecco is one of the world’s largest producers of casual shoes. Receptor, the most recent innovation from the house of Ecco, is a walking shoe developed in close collaboration with biomechanic experts. Ecco’s Golf line comes in modern designs and is very popular as well.

Price: Men’s and women’s casual & formal shoes Rs 4,990 to Rs 21,000. Golf Line shoes Rs 6,399 to Rs 26,999
Available at: Ecco Concept Shop at the Square One Mall, New Delhi, and leading footwear retail chains across India

New Range from Geoxx

It’s one of the best selling footwear brands in Italy and not without reason. Geoxx shoes are the only ones in the world with ‘real breathable’ technology. This basically means that bad odour—long associated with regularly worn shoes—is a thing of the past.

The technologically advanced shoes have perforated soles, which contain a special microporous membrane that absorbs and expels sweat without letting water in. So, your feet stay warm and dry in winter and cool and dry in summer. Geoxx has a wide variety of casual, sporty and formal shoes in myriad colours to suit every occasion.

Price: Men’s shoes: Rs 2,985 to Rs 7,985; Women’s footwear: Rs 2,985 to Rs 5,285
Available at: Geoxx Boutiques in the Metropolitan Mall, Gurgaon (Haryana), The Great India Place, Noida (UP), Mega Mall, Oshiwara (Mumbai) and other leading footwear retail chains across India