Pick up the pace and pump it up-prepare for liftoff

Photograph: Chago Akii-Bua and Brian Jones
shoes from Chicago's Louis Vuitton and Saks Fifth Avenue stores

Louis Vuitton black leather Stairway wedge half boots ($1,480) at Louis Vuitton, 919 North Michigan Avenue. (left)

Donna Karan Collection tiger-print calfskin and black patent leather Saskia pumps ($575) at Saks Fifth Avenue, 717 North Michigan Avenue. (top)

Donna Karan Collection black embossed-leather Claudia pumps with zipper ($575) at Saks Fifth Avenue. (right)