Could Pierre Hardy be suffering from a (very) creative form of schizophrenia? His men’s collection for spring, with its hybrid combinations of different shoe types, could suggest as much. One design paired a classic black derby back with a brown brogue front — with the attention to detail extending to the two-tone sole. A loafer tongue was placed on a crossover sandal in another design, while boat shoes were given sneaker soles and babouche slippers were adapted for evening in a colorful brocade-effect leather. “It was fun to do,” Hardy said. “Conceptually, it’s fantastic, but technically, it was a real challenge. [It’s about] offering different combinations and putting things together that aren’t supposed to match.”
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