They could be the kind of footwear you’d find on the feet of Morticia Addams, or some Tim Burton heroine. There’s an inkling of the famed bat symbol that calls the world’s darkest superhero to action. Whatever they make you think of, these shoes – spotted outside Issey Miyake’s show at Paris fashion week – have an undeniably Gothic allure.

Photographed by Allan Barger for Fashionising.com.