Villa Rouge: The Answer to Beijing Women's Footwear Prayers

Among expats, one complaint rings louder than the others: It’s damn near impossible to find a decent pair of shoes around here. The local boutiques are oversaturated with manmade “leather” and cheap frills, while the Western brands are practically marked up twofold. Villa Rouge, smack-dab in between Yashow and Steve Madden, is poised to lead the Beijing women’s shoe market in a new direction.

The selection is sleek and modern, with a muted color palette and, best of all, no fake glitz in sight. It is comprised of six hard-to-find international labels (JC Collezione, CAI, Jean Michael Cazabat, Miss Sixty, ASH and United Nude). Certainly, these fur-trimmed ankle booties, leather knee-high boots and cut-out stilettos don’t come cheap, but at least the prices here actually reflect the quality.

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Villa Rouge.
Daily 10am-10pm. S5-10, 1/F, Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District (6417 5045) 朝阳区三里屯路 19 号 三里屯 Village南区S5-10