16. Step up

Ask any fashion editor or buyer today to name the shoe labels top of their list anda the name Aquazzura will no doubt crop up. Owing to his ability to combine comfort and sleekly hidden functionality (they are consistently observed as some of the most comfortable shoes available), designer Edgardo Osorio is a firm favourite and a true friend to the fashion elite. For his newest collaboration with luxury e-tailer Farfetch, Osorio chose four friends who helm their own high-end boutiques to inspire a collection of eight shoes. With a wealth of experience behind him, why enlist external help? “These women continuously see fashion and are informed about it, with a unique point of view,” he says. And the brief he sent them? “Show me what you like; send me your dream!” Here’s what they think makes the perfect shoe: