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designer shoe

designer shoe

3 3.5
A shoe made by a famous fashion brand that is usually expensive and stylish
  • noun
  • /dɪˈzaɪnər ʃu/
: zapato de diseñador
  • They all showed up fresh from the office in $1,000 suits and designer shoes, and you're wearing a year-old pair of jeans from Old Navy.
  • a pair of designer shoes

I'm not one to spend on designer clothes and designer shoes.

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Examples

  • I hope you're going to Italy to get me another pair because these are my designer shoes.

    American Ninja (1985)

  • So, what, you trying to... get yourself some designer shoes?

    Bright (2017)

  • We are committed to providing quality shoes and designer shoes at every price.

    Blog text (10)

  • Wearing the brand name "bqueen.us" ladies' designer shoes provides a sumptuous feeling.

    Blog text (14)

  • Many celebrities wear designer shoes to red carpet events to show off their fashion sense.

  • After saving for months, she finally bought a pair of luxurious designer shoes for the special occasion.

  • He opened a store that specializes in rare designer shoes from famous brands around the world.

Synonyms

Gucci
vsdesigner shoe
44 4.1

A famous Italian fashion company that makes expensive clothes and bags

is a specific product made by such luxury brands rather than the maker
Valentino
vsdesigner shoe
15 5.1

A famous Italian fashion house that makes expensive clothes and accessories

is a costly, stylish product created by such fashion houses
Dior
vsdesigner shoe
11 4.2

A French fashion brand that makes expensive clothes, bags, and perfume

is an expensive, stylish product produced by such luxury brands

Antonyms

ordinary
681 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

generic
12 4.6

A product sold without a brand name and usually cheaper than branded ones

How Prestigious

luxury
369 4.2
designer shoe
3 3.5
branded
22 3.7
generic
12 4.6

Surface Forms

designer shoe singular
designer shoes plural

Morphology

designer + shoe

The meaning 'a shoe made by a well-known fashion designer' is directly and compositionally derived from 'designer' (a person/brand who designs fashion) modifying 'shoe', so a learner who knows both words can infer this referent. This attributive compound pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English noun-noun modification, making the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Designer shoe comes from shoes made by a famous fashion designer or well-known brand, where the maker's name and careful work make the shoe special. That's why designer shoes today mean 'expensive' and 'stylish' shoes.