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- Alberto Guardiani’s lipstick heel from 2010.
- Christian Louboutin’s “fetish ballerine” shoe from 2007.
- Masaya Kushino’s shoe is made of white leather, human hair, lace and Japanese cypress.
- Prada’s ‘flame’ shoe from Spring '12.
- Rupert Sanderson’s design for the Royal Opera of London’s production of Aida in 2010.
- A boot from Alexander McQueen’s spring 2013 collection
- Alberto Guardiani’s “flutterby” shoe from 2012.