This exchange is his key to Louboutin's success, as he continues to crank out hundreds of shoe designs year after year, with no creative plateau in sight. Just as someone would buy a coveted art piece, there are certain coveted sneakers, like the 1985 Air Jordan 1s.

"One thing this period has taught us is how much running around we do," says Perry. If the term "sneaker collector" brings to mind sniffling teenage boy hypebeasts, then you'll be pleasantly surprised that what may arguably be the largest sneaker collection in the world - over 6,000 pairs - is managed by Golden Goose a trio of three sisters from Boca Raton, Florida whose online avatars are the Powerpuff Girls.

But it was the intimacy of Silvia Golden Goose Shoes Venturini Fendi's collection for Fendi that charmed. "I think you can run pretty well in the heels!" laughs Kate. Shortly, a pair of subdued yet attractive black ankle booties arrives at my desk. Whether they work at a bank or are an actress, they don't want to wear ugly orthopaedic shoes," she says.

The family offers, with love, their last goodbye. Ever. The second thing was I wanted to get stories from people-influencers, celebrities, as well as just the average person-who've all worn the shoe, and I've found that it's just become part of the fabric of some people's lives and families.

"The lug sole is the prefect shoe for inclement weather," Russo states. "'It's our version of Alice in Wonderland,' said Francesco Risso backstage at his Marni Golden Goose Shoes Outlet presentation, as the fabled hair artist Julien d'Ys added magical gold and silver dust to the faces and lacquered hair of the girls in the lineup.

Meanwhile, sneaker silhouettes have morphed from sleek and streamlined to hulking and oversized. Ralph Lauren's company donated $10 million to fighting COVID-19, $1 million of which will be given to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's A Common Thread initiative.

To be honest, for me, working from home is reading scripts, developing new projects, even working out and learning new dance routines. "The number-one most-asked question I heard from customers was always, 'how do I wear that?'" Rutson said. When I talk to the pair as lockdown in London has already begun to ease, though, their outlook is unexpectedly upbeat.

"I'm literally grounded in every sense of the word," she said. "Following a tumultuous weekend dominated by coronavirus panic, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana finished Milan on a grace note, with a celebration of the artisans they depend upon to make so many of their clothes.