This fashionable slingback shoe is perfect for the days when autumn breezes scatter the leaves. With the pigments of crisp falling leaves, the shoe ushers in the earthy time of the harvest. A Raine original, this daytime shoe expresses the spirit of the season of impending change.

Complete with its own cummerbund and bowtie, this satiny shoe is ready for a formal evening. Its ultra-high heel is studded with rhinestones and catches the light, echoing the studded button-covers of a tuxedo shirt.

A bolt of lightning accross the midnight sky adds heat to the night. Deep blue is broken by the white hot flash. The interior fire remains while sparks burst and scatter in the form of marquis diamonds. This electrical design will light up a room as surely as a sudden lightning storm.

Hard lines meet soft colors in this elegant shoe, just as the contrast of winter's icy edge meets the delicate blooms that follow an early spring shower. The emergence of spring's softness is found in the flexible elastic top that hugs the foot in comfort, and in the raindrop jewels that shimmer with hues of new buds.

The contrasting look of hard, smooth leather against the draped, textured patterns of snakeskin make this boot a knockout! Here Raine combines a sophisticated style with rememberances of those loose childhood galoshes.

The hip look of the 90's combines this heavy athletic tread with the conventional Mary Jane style. The soft leather strap adds a flair as it fans out and is secured by an oversized decorative buckle. The bold green hue creates an upbeat and springy shoe that is a true fashion statement for Generation X.

This theatrical style is a modern version of those South-of-the-Border, over-the-top fashions made famous by Carmen Miranda's unique costumes in the 1940s. The bubble cut-out on the heel is a new element on a classic design. The brilliant hot pink of a fancy ruffle is reflected in the multi-colored insole inside the shoe, turning up the heat on this tropical number.

As March winds blow, the crocus makes its first appearance, announcing the arrival of spring. Here the acrylic heel encases the crocus, and the reflective insole offers a spray of color like petals and pollen dispersing in the wind.

This naughty design is red hot. Angular and spiky from the horn-like folds to the triangular heel, this red devil's 20KT gold leaf interior really sets the shoe on fire. Don't let your mother catch you leaving the house in these!

This unique shoe has multipe sole layers, raising a woman onto a platform where she will be noticed. The rainbow of color and splash of gold incorporated into this shoe speak of the sunny optimism and playful demeanor of its wearer.

The length of one's shoe was a measure of wealth and virility. In the early 1500s the Pope and the King of England tried to limit the preposterous style. Delicately adorned, this exaggerated shoe was obviously designed for an aristocrat.

As a poet of the peroid said, "Wearing high heels to the ball made it fashionable to teeter and fall." For a lady, the angle of the heel often forced her to require a cane (or a gentleman on her arm) to keep from falling. The intricate embroidery and rhinestone buckle show the wealth and opulence of the french court where such shoes were worn.

After the French Revolution, when the high heels of the aristocracy were banned, delicate flat-soled slippers were made of soft kid, velvet and satin remained in vogue for nearly half a century.

Fashion demanded discomfort in 18th-century France. Tiny feet were a sign of social standing, so toes were crammed into tiny brocade pumps while corsets, hoop skirts and wigs completed the image.

By the Victorian era, even liquor flasks took on the shape of a woman's boot, such was the allure of the hidden foot. The boot, of course, decorates the foot amply and stylishly without revealing the ankle, which was considered unfit to be seen. This lovely example is embellished with a floral pattern, scalloped top and waisted heel.

When Victorian morals demanded that women be protected from men, the crinoline with its metal hoop skirt was the perfect undergarment, defining a circle of distance. But as the hoop started swaying and revealed the ankle beneath, designers rushed in with the ankle boot to ensure propriety.

Victorian styles were found both in England and in America in the 19th century. Leather had become an important part of life in the colonies and continued to be the primary material for shoes. Fringe, tassels and lace were popular ornamentation on ladies' shoes.

Evoking the feminine power of nature, reeds are wrapped as they might have been to make an ancient sandal, heightened with a bamboo heel, and adorned with lilies and a pink ribbon.

The wedge shoe made a revival in the 1970s in a sleeker and sexier form than its 1940s ancestor. New materials such as cork had appeared for practical reasons during the rationing of the war years in the '40s. Here a cork wedge heel joins forces with the delicate sandal to create a style that is light on the feet.

This dreamy, contemporary shoe creates the illusion of floating through life in a rarified state. Shimmering, pearlized straps seem to pass loosely over the toes, but are secretly connected and held in place within the sculptured, wedge-shaped heel.

Originally designed for control on the horse, boots were uncomfortable, often with both left and right boots made from the same form. Not until Western movies did the working boot become a show stopper, using such unusual leathers as lizard, python, and kangaroo.

Dancing had been a social grace for centuries, but the 19th century's delicate dance shows were often ruined before the first dance was over. Happily, the 20th century was off on the right foot with ankle straps that let a woman kick up her heels. Watching the footwork of a magnificently attired woman, her shoes jazzed up with rhinestone clasps and eye-catching patterns, was like a ray of sunshine.

With World War II taking up both attention and resources, fashion had to take a back seat to policy. The wedge heel was a practical compromise that still gave women a lift while also providing comfort for walking. The peep toe and sling back show off the foot just enough for that feminine touch in an era when Rosie the Riveter was hard at work in the factory and needed to lift her spirits.

The softness of quilting mixed with an open back lets you slide right into this nightime fantasy. The slipper borrows its elements from boudoir decor, promising to be seductive yet pure. A pearl embedded in each of the folds brings a sparkling quality, live Venus rising from the sea.