Alaia Grey/Black Braided Leather Ankle Strap Sandals Size 39.5
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The sandals have been raised on 11.5 cm heels.
Alaia Grey/Black Braided Leather Ankle Strap Sandals Size 39.5
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The sandals have been raised on 11.5 cm heels.
Alaia Blue/Black Canvas Floral Print Platform Sandals Size 39
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These pretty and stylish Alaia sandals are just what you need to amp up your ensembles.
Alaia Blue/Black Canvas Floral Print Platform Sandals Size 39
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These pretty and stylish Alaia sandals are just what you need to amp up your ensembles.
Sold|$595
Alaia Black Sparkly Heel
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Francisco, CA
The size of the crystals range from 1/8" to 1/2 ". The shoes have a 5" heel with nude leather lining. They are brand new.
Alaia Black Suede And PVC Chamois Ankle Strap Sandals Size 41
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The sandals are finished off with open toes and slender heels.
Alaia Bordeaux Studded Suede Cross Strap Peep Toe Sandals Size 41
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Featuring a lush studded design, this pair of sandals from the house of Alaia Bordeaux is designed to mirror a lush look of feminine grace.
Alaia Black Patent Leather Criss Cross Ankle Strap Platform Sandals Size 38.5
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
You're ready to rock that special event in these glamorous sandals from Alaia! The black beauties are crafted from patent leather and feature a peep-toe silhouette.
Alaia Black Patent Leather Criss Cross Ankle Strap Platform Sandals Size 38.5
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
You're ready to rock that special event in these glamorous sandals from Alaia! The black beauties are crafted from patent leather and feature a peep-toe silhouette.
Sold|$294
2000s Alaïa Red Heeled Shoes
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Lugo (RA), IT
Alaïa decolletè in red cotton velvet, rounded tip.
Sold|$294
2000s Alaïa Red Heeled Shoes
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Lugo (RA), IT
Alaïa decolletè in red cotton velvet, rounded tip.
Alaïa Black Patent Heels with White Stitching
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Francisco, CA
The lines of white stitching around the line of the shoe add just the right finishing touch, while the round toes are sweet and feminine. These heels are the perfect investment piece...
Alaia Black Heeled Pumps with Silver Stud Detail
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Black leather curved 5" heel pumps with silver square toe detail.
2000s ALAIA Vintage Pastel Yellow Heeled Sandals with Platform
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Lugo (RA), IT
Alaïa high heeled sandals with platform in pastel yellow genuine leather with white flowers motif, adjustable ankle strap and open toe.
2000s Alaïa Pastel Yellow high heeled Flowers sandals with platform
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Lugo (RA), IT
Alaïa high heeled sandals with platform in pastel yellow genuine leather with white flowers motif, adjustable ankle strap and open toe.
Alaia Studded Black Suede Block Heel Ankle Boots Size 38
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in London, GB
Alaia Studded Black Suede Block Heel Ankle Boots -Heeled -Zip closure -Leather/rubber sole -Geometric covered heel -Made in Italy Please note, these items are pre-owned and may sho...
Alaia black suede boots with extreme high heel, Sz 9.5
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Berlin, DE
The classic shape from Alaia in a short boot version.
Alaia black vernis boots with extreme high heel, Sz. 9
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Berlin, DE
The classic shape from Alaia in a short boot version.
Alaia Mini Bomb Strappy Blush Suede Sandal Heels (41 EU)
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
These heels feature ultra soft suede goatskin in blush, a feminine stiletto heel, back zip fastening and delicate pink straps. COLOR: Blush (pink) MATERIAL: Suede uppers with leathe...
Alaia Black Suede Lace-Up Leather Heeled Ankle Boots - Size 39
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in London, GB
Alaia Black Suede Leather Heeled Boots - Stiletto heel - Lace-up - Pointed toe - Leather edging detail Materials: - Leather Made in Italy Heel height - 12cm Insole - 29cm ...
Alaia NEW Nude Tan Leather Gunmetal Stud Strappy Evening Sandals Heels
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
Alaia NEW Nude Tan Leather Gunmetal Stud Strappy Evening Sandals Heels Size IT 36 Leather Stud Zipper closure Made in Italy Heel height 4.75"
Alaia Bombe T Strap Snakeskin White & Black Sandal Heels (39.5 EU)
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Alaïa's black and white snakeskin T-strap sandals are covered in semi-spherical ornaments detailed with polka dots, stripes, and zebra print.
Alaia Black Tan Nude Lace Overlay Patent Leather Trim High Heels Boots
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Alaïa knee high boots with pointed-toes, lace overlay, tonal stitching, patent leather trim, covered heels and zip closures at sides.
Alaia NEW & SOLD OUT Black Leather White Braided High Heels Strappy Sandals
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES SPECIALLY PRICED FOR ONE DAY ONLY! Size IT 37.5 (US 7.5) Leather Zipper back closure Made in Italy Heel height 4.7"
Alaia SOLD OUT Nude Suede Cut Out High Heels Strappy Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES The perfect everyday summer shoe, these stunning SOLD OUT Alaia nude, suede cut out sandals feature a moderate heel that's practical.
Alaia NEW Silver Cut Out Leather High Heels Stilettos Strappy Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
Good luck! Includes original Alaia box. Size IT 37 (US 7) Leather Adjustable ankle buckle closure Made in Italy Heel height 5" Includes original Alaia box
Alaïa NEW & SOLD OUT Red Suede Metallic Cut Out Sandals Heels in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Size IT 37.5 Suede Ankle buckle closure Leather lining Platform 0.75" Heel height 4.75" Include original Alaïa box
Alaïa NEW & SOLD OUT Red Suede Metallic Cut Out Sandals Heels in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Size IT 37 Suede Ankle buckle closure Leather lining Platform 0.75" Heel height 4.75" Include original Alaïa box
Alaia NEW & SOLD OUT Red Suede Cage Raised Ball Sandals Heels in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Size IT 37 Suede Zipper closure Made in Italy Platform 0.5" Heel height 4.5" Includes original Alaia box
Alaia NEW & SOLD OUT Red Suede Cage Raised Ball Sandals Heels in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Size IT 40 Suede Zipper closure Made in Italy Platform 0.5" Heel height 4.5" Includes original Alaia box
Alaia NEW & SOLD OUT Black Suede Mirror Laser Cage Heels Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Size IT 37.5 Suede Mirror detail Ankle buckle closure Platform 0.5" Heel height 4.5" Include original Alaia box
Alaia NEW and SOLD OUT Black Suede Mirrored Strappy Heels Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
Retail price $2,195 Size IT 37.5 (US 7.5) Suede Ankle strap buckle closure Platform height 0.5" Heel height 4.5" Includes original Alaia box
Alaia NEW & SOLD OUT Black Suede Silver Chain Metal High Heels Strappy Sandals
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES SPECIAL LOW PRICE FOR ONE DAY ONLY! Size IT 36 (US 6) Suede Metal Zipper back closure Made in Italy Heel height 4.7"
Alaia NEW & SOLD OUT Black Leather Laser Cut Out Platform Heels Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR’S NOTES Size IT 37.5 Leather Zipper closure Made in Italy Platform 1” Heel height 5.75" Includes original Alaia box
Alaia NEW Black Suede Gold Balls PVC Open Toe Platform Heels Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR’S NOTES Size IT 40 Suede Gold hardware Zipper closure Made in Italy Platform 1.25” Heel height 5.75” Includes original Alaia dust bag and box
Alaia NEW and SOLD OUT Black Gold Accent Suede Laser Cut Out Sandals Heels
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Beautifully rich, suede brand NEW black Alaia laser cut heels featuring gold detail. Priced to sell.
Alaia NEW and SOLD OUT Blue Suede Cut Out Strappy High Heels Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
Includes original Alaia dust bag and box! Retail price $1,875 Size IT 35.5 (US 5.5) Suede Ankle strap closure Heel height 4.5” Includes original Alaia box and dust bag
Alaia NEW & SOLD OUT Black Suede Gold Leather Trim Laser Cut High Heels Sandals
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES WHOA! PRICED TO SELL! THEY WILL NOT LAST! Size IT 39 (US 9) Suede Leather Zipper back closure Made in Italy Platform 1.2" Heel height: 5.5"
Alaia NEW & SOLD OUT Black Suede Gold Bead Laser Cut Out Sandals Heels in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Size IT 37 Suede Gold hardware Ankle buckle closure Made in Italy Heel height 5.25” Includes original Alaia dust bag and box
Alaia NEW and SOLD OUT Red Suede Cut Out High Heels Strappy Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
Size IT 38.5 (US 8.5) Suede Zipper closure Platform 0.5" Heel height 4.5" Made in Italy Includes original Alaia box
Sold|$499
Alaia Raffia Wedge
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Francisco, CA
These gorgeous heels are perfectly Alaia. Before he began to practice in fashion, the Tunisian-born and Paris-based designer studied sculpture - from this background, he gained an in...
Sold|$272
Alaia Black Boots US 8
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in London, GB
Alaia black heeled calf leather boots with patent heels.
Alaia NEW and SOLD OUT Nude Brown Suede Silver Leather Clear Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Alaia NEW and SOLD OUT Nude Brown Suede Silver Leather Clear Sandals in Box Retail price $2,195 Size IT 39 Suede Leather Lucite Zipper back closure Made in Italy...
Alaia NEW and SOLD OUT White Leather Cut Out Open Toe High Heels Sandals in Box
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Wedding season is upon us and these brand NEW Alaia white leather cut out heels are a must! These beauties are completely sold out and will not last here long.
ALAIA High Heeled Lace-up Shoes - green/black
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Baarn, NL
Sky high lace-up shoe by Alaïa in black croco-print leather and dark green suede.
Alaia NEW Black Patent Leather Lattice Cutout Evening Sandals Heels
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Chicago, IL
Size IT 41 Patent leather Zip closures Made in Italy Heel height 4.75" 100% authenticity guaranteed NEWFOUND LUXURY is the premier luxury fashion dealer on the 1stDibs platform. We...
Alaia Beige Suede Sandals With Gold Studs
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in London, GB
Alaia beige suede heels with gold studs, adjustable ankle strap and a stiletto heel.
Master Couturier, King of Cling: legendary fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935–2017) is known by many names, each referring to his unparalleled ability to mold fabric onto the female form in unexpected and radical ways. The Tunisian-born designer spent his entire life in relentless pursuit of a wholly distinctive and most-flattering fit.
“For me, fashion is the body,” said Alaïa. “I make clothes; women make fashion.”
Alaïa is credited with inventing the supermodel through his exclusive fashion shows, the body-con dress — which, quite literally, hugs the body and emphasizes and embraces every curve — and pioneering what industry professionals have taken to calling “slow fashion.” The designer openly rejected empty, of-the-moment fads as well as the structure of biannual seasons and instead took his time, unhurried by press and releasing collections at his own pace. Most importantly, Alaïa was a visionary when it came to traditional notions of femininity and sexuality. At a time when loose, soft silhouettes were the norm, Alaïa’s sexy, waist-cinching hourglass and body-con outfits were shocking.
Alaïa’s “body-conscious clothes,” wrote fashion critic Suzy Menkes, “seemed a deliberate challenge — throwing down a sexist gauntlet in a feminist world.”
While powerful women such as Madonna, Michelle Obama, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington wear Alaïa’s creations today, his origins were remarkably humble.
Born to a farming family, Alaïa always had a creative streak. As a young boy, he would flip through women’s fashion magazines and quickly became interested in the design of women's clothing. He went on to study sculpture at the School of Fine Arts in Tunis and later worked as a tailor for a dressmaker before he found work creating garments based on Parisian haute couture designs. The combination of his classical training in sculpture and practical experience as a tailor convinced Alaïa that fashion was his calling. In 1957, he moved to Paris and worked for Christian Dior for less than a week before being fired. From there, Alaïa secured a job with Guy Laroche and opened his own maison in the 1970s.
At his core, Alaïa was a couturier who cut and sewed his samples himself. He also experimented with zips, seams, unexpected materials, textures, animal prints and floral patterns like an artist. Today, Alaïa’s clothes look untouched by the passage of time and the various trends that have materialized since their debut; they are as fresh, stylish and stunning as ever. His garments are pop-culture icons in their own right: Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia Silverstone in 1995’s Clueless, exasperated with a perpetrator holding her at gunpoint, declares, “But this is an Alaïa!”
Vintage Alaïa evening dresses, skirts and other attire continue to influence contemporary designers such as Nicolas Ghesquière and Hervé Léger. Not only are his clothes timeless in their glamour, but they also represent the groundbreaking vision of an artist, one who was known to proclaim, “I am not a designer. I am a couturier.”
Find a collection of Azzedine Alaïa day dresses, suits, jackets and more on 1stDibs.
Whether they’re Hermès sandals, black Jimmy Choo boots, ivory-leather-and-pink-daisy heels by sublime shoemaker Manolo Blahnik or Christian Louboutin platform pumps, you can find your next pair of legendary luxury vintage and designer shoes today on 1stDibs.
Shoes offered by the likes of Versace, Chanel, Charles Jourdan or Prada are integral to completing your carefully orchestrated street-style or evening ensemble these days, but footwear wasn’t always the big deal it is for your average Adidas enthusiast.
The decorative floor-length gowns that upper-class women of the 18th century wore meant that their shoes, then likely featuring high curved heels finished with woven or embroidered silks — a sharp contrast to the heavy, rudimentary form of the era’s footwear for men — were partially or entirely obscured by the base of their ornate dresses. What good is fashion if it’s tucked away?
Our modern age’s legions of sneakerheads might have trouble tracking down a pair of black-and-gold vintage Jordans but can at least fill their dream closets with original Adidas Gazelles or 1980s New Balances if they put the time in, while 1990s-era Prada pumps or a good pair of mid-20th-century jewel-tone heels in satin or silk haven’t lost their allure with today’s nostalgic fashionistas.
A pair of shoes can commemorate an achievement, mark an important trip overseas and is sometimes a rich manifestation of a hard-won physical feat. On 1stDibs, find Chanel flats or two-tone heels, Christian Dior pumps, vintage Margiela Tabi boots and many more designer shoes today.