These black Balmain Pippa 120 patent leather sandals are made in Italy and feature open toes, buckled ankle straps and gold tone plaques with engraved logos. They are set on platform soles and 120 mm stiletto heels. As Diana Vreeland said, ‘Unshined shoes are the end of civilization.’ Thankfully, these Balmain sandals are nice and glossy, so adding them to basket signals the start of something great.