Balenciaga’s newly installed creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, won’t try to sugarcoat it. “This collaboration came to life for very personal reasons. I simply like Manolo. That’s it,” Piccioli said in a statement. Fair enough! “I know him personally and have admired him for a long time,” he continued. “To me, Manolo Blahnik is synonymous with elegance, and as he’s Spanish, like Cristóbal Balenciaga, there’s a certain shared sensibility there.”

The new collab consists of three crystal-embellished styles: slingback heels, slingback kitten heels, and slingback mules. The first style comes in four different colors: black, gray, yellow, and green. Meanwhile, the kitten heels come in black and purple, and the mules come in black and green. “Asymmetrical crystal leaf ornaments are hand-embroidered to drape across a low-cut vamp, echoing Blahnik’s distinct flair for applying equal parts preciosity and grace, fusing jewelry with footwear,” Balenciaga explained in a press release. “These elegant gestures simultaneously recall archival 1960s Balenciaga bijoux, underscoring a consistent kinship and aesthetic symbiosis between creators.” Scroll down to shop the full collection.