The spring summer ’23 season of Paris Fashion Week had promised to be jam packed with all of the usual presentations and appointments, and then some. But while the week delivered in its pace and quantity, it was also filled with missteps and miscalculations on quality. Even if its a common saying in fashion, more is not always more. Still, the season offered a point of view on what comes next, especially as the world muddles through pandemic and economic uncertainty. The same goes for footwear, an accessory that tends to reflect feelings of security (or lack thereof), celebration and shifting power structures . The last of which pertains to the platform, which continues to be the enduring silhouette of this era, as an accessory of defense, of power, and of voice. Here, the top 10 shoes of Paris Fashion Week’s spring summer ’23 season: 1. Rick Owens’s dressed up platforms Haven’t you heard? Even Rick Owens is getting into Barbiecore , and his signature apocalyptic, grill-toed boots