Unsolved Mysteries: Prada’s flatform lace-ups sell out

These £510 Prada “flatforms” are so popular there is currently a waiting list for them.

If someone has a reasonable explanation why this has come to pass, we’d love to hear it.

This entry was posted in Crimes of Fashion, Shoes
and tagged flatforms, prada
Posted on March 17, 2011

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Aline C on March 17, 2011 at 5:57 pm said:

oh. my. god.
EWWWW!
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lizvocal on March 17, 2011 at 6:56 pm said:

That is all kinds of ugly.
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drea on March 17, 2011 at 7:21 pm said:

maybe because people want height without hurting their feet? I don’t know, I wouldn’t wear them or spend over £500 on them.
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andrew on March 17, 2011 at 9:11 pm said:

platforms are never impressive. they make short girls look even shorter
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Dani on March 17, 2011 at 10:29 pm said:

You know what those look like? A pair of fancy brogues, on top of a hippie wedge platform, which is further on top of a flip-flop platform, which has been further stacked on top of some glacier-climber’s crampons. Lovely, Prada, lovely…
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- April on March 17, 2011 at 10:35 pm said:
  
  Just what I was thinking.
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Okie on March 17, 2011 at 10:42 pm said:

Isn’t it a shame when people will purchase something just because it was made by a recognized designer? I’m with lizvocal…”That is all kinds of ugly.”
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Ashley on March 17, 2011 at 10:45 pm said:

The concept is there, but it wasn’t done in a refined way. In short, they could have been prettier, and have had more of a defined concept behind them. It isn’t a shoe made to last more than one season, and it really could be if done with more precision.
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Alys on March 18, 2011 at 12:43 am said:

The answer is “Sheeple.”
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Alison on March 18, 2011 at 1:58 am said:

Really ugly shoes. People are likely buying them because of the label. If they looked exactly the same but said “Wal-Mart” on the label I’m pretty sure there’d be no waiting list.
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Amee on March 18, 2011 at 2:21 am said:

because people like ugly things.
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Mary on March 18, 2011 at 7:00 pm said:

Awww, come on guys! I really like them. I think they’re crazy and fun! I’d probably buy them, if I had the money, that is…
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maddy on March 18, 2011 at 7:02 pm said:

looking at the platform, maybe you can float on water in those shoes.
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Cookie on March 18, 2011 at 8:29 pm said:

I saw these a little while ago over at the Chap website, and I can only agree with their comment:Most Revolting Shoe Ever Made
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Jane on March 19, 2011 at 5:28 pm said:

Somehow I have a feeling I’ll be seeing an army marching around wearing these horrendous shoes. If they can walk in them, that is. (:
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buffalo on March 21, 2011 at 10:24 pm said:

The answer is, “Tom Cruise”.
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Tali on March 22, 2011 at 12:07 am said:

because, well.. Caroline has them
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Yamina on March 23, 2011 at 11:48 pm said:

The “Teenage Frankenstein” musical needs shoes for their big choreographed prom finale.
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arctic on March 26, 2011 at 1:09 pm said:

I really agree with Mary. They might be ugly and might last only for a season but they look so fun to wear.
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Olga on April 1, 2011 at 3:02 am said:

I can see their appeal from a fun point of view – I liked the brown/orange better than the black/blue – but they’re definitely not elegant.
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Jessy on April 15, 2011 at 9:12 pm said:

I’ve got nothing else to say but: Oh my holy God
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