An Annotated Guide to the Highest Shoes of Fall 2016 Inline

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    Brand: Altuzarra

    Heel Height: 4 inches / 101.6 mm

    Altuzarra’s monochrome floral pumps combine multiple straps with a cap toe for an exciting update to the standard-fare cocktail shoe.

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    Brand: Saint Laurent

    Heel Height: 4.1 inches / 104.1 mm

    Hedi Slimane accessorized his ’80s frocks at Saint Laurent with sparkling pumps featuring a seductive stiletto heel. Best worn with something short, sexy, and sparkling, too.

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    Brand: J.W.Anderson

    Heel Height: 4.7 inches / 120mm

    No item goes unconsidered at a J.W.Anderson show. This season, he sent out scaly booties that have a hefty—but still oh-so-high—heel.

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    Brand: Haider Ackermann

    Heel Height: 4.7 inches / 120mm

    Among the jewel tones of Haider Ackermann’s Fall 2016 collectsion were these purple velvet boots with a covered 120mm heel and accented pointed toe. Shades of Bowie, no?

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    Brand: Prada

    Heel Height: 4.7 inches / 120mm

    Prada’s wayward travelers walked down the brand’s catwalk in anchor-trim wedges and white athletic socks. Don't let those gym-staples fool you—these open-toe sandals are for strutting, not running.

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    Brand: Maison Margiela

    Heel Height: 5.3 inches / 135 mm

    The stitched platforms with curved, ’70s heels at John Galliano’s Maison Margiela show blended the sensibility of a school shoe with the unbridled fun of the disco era.

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    Brand: Balenciaga

    Heel Height: 5.5 inches / 139.7 mm

    Demna Gvasalia loves a high heel, and he brought that sensibility to his debut collectsion at Balenciaga. There were court shoes and knee-high boots, but the real hero were these platform boots that come in well over 5 inches tall.

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    Brand: Mary Katrantzou

    Heel Height: 5.51 inches / 140 mm

    Leave it to Mary Katrantzou to update the Mary Jane. Hers feature a front platform, a 5.51-inch heel, and four silver straps to ensure these supersized shoes stay put.

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    Brand: Gucci

    Heel Height: 7 inches / 177.8 mm

    The shoes on Gucci's runway this season came in all shapes and sizes, but the pair that really caught our eye were these flame red wedges. Worn with matching tights, the 7-inch shoes are not for the faint of heart.

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    Brand: Marc Jacobs

    Heel Height: 7.4 inches / 190mm

    Marc Jacobs takes the prize for the season's highest shoe, a club kid-inspired boot, that boasts a 7.4-inch heel. Dangerous? Maybe, but if Lady Gaga could pull it off on the catwalk, so can you.