A black girl and her shoes.

  This is the continuation and concluding part of the previous article. AVANT-GARDE   (synonymous with Artsy or Maximalist fashion) The avant-garde dresser marries fashion and art. She is unconventional, explores unusual silhouettes, and draws on architecture, art, nature, and other elements to inspire their style expression. They tend to stray off the beaten paths of current trends as they explore their individual fashion identities. The go-to-designers for this group are Comme Des Garcons , Rick Owens, Yohji Yamamoto , Junya Watanabe ,  Alexander McQueen, the Scandi-5  etc. Designers who utilise embellishments like feathers, grommets and three-dimensional forms in their looks. Heels are grotesque, angular or whimsical, shapes are innovative and interesting. Preferred footwear groups; consider all shoe types but with a twist or an edge, "statement-making" shoes, some infamously dubbed- ugly shoes, conversation' starters, never boring. Associated brands; Loewe , Do...