The shoes stole the show at the Thakoon presentation. Ivory lace cuissardes by seasonal collaborator Laurence Dacade (a Chanel footwear veteran) imbued the collection with a certain Parisian élan. Stretching up the thigh and peeping at the toe, these boots tempered the seductive cutouts and lingerie details of the clothes. Any designer that can skew over-the-knee boots toward anything but vampy deserves kudos.