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Archive for the ‘Shoes’ Category
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Despite being made from plastic, Vivienne Westwood’s ‘Lady Dragon’ shoes for Melissa were one of the big hits of 2009 selling out repeatedly. They’re now available in these four new colourways, none of which have found much favour with Shoeperwoman readers, who weren’t impressed at all. What do you think, though, fashion jury? Are you fans of these new colours, or would you rather see them consigned to the fashion jail?
These are all available from Epaulet, where they’re $149 per pair.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Whoa. It’s like a normal shoe suddenly developed one hell of an inferiority complex and decided to prop itself up by whatever means necessary, in order to become bigger and better than all the rest.
Well, it’s certainly bigger: the heel is 16cm (over 6″) and the platform 6.5cm (2.5″), but are these shoes better than regular shoes? You know, ones that don’t appear to be on stilts? Even as the seasoned heel wearers we are, we know we’d risk serious injury on these, but if you fancy seeing what the weather’s like up there, they’re £744 at Far Fetch.
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
It’s been a while since we were last forced to arrest a fashion impostor, but these Giuseppe Zanotti boots are so clearly trying to pass themselves off as shoes that we had no choice but to swoop in and cuff ‘em.
Just to add insult to injury, these aren’t just boots-pretending-to-be-shoes, either: they’re PEEP TOE BOOTS pretending to be shoes. You know, so that you can look like you’re wearing a pair of sparkly peep toe shoes with a toe-less leather sock? Just like you’ve always wanted? No?
If this does sound like a good look to you, these are £869 at Far Fetch.
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Go Jane have been a little more careful than Steve Madden when it comes to “being inspired” by other designers work in the ankle boots arena: there are enough differences between their boots and the Giuseppe Zanotti originals for them to stay out of trouble, but just enough for it to be clear where the influence has come from.
The biggest difference of all, though? Well, the Zanotti boots are $1114.80 at Colette, while the Go Jane versions are just $29.40. Get them here.
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Did you hear that Alexander McQueen is suing Steve Madden for copying one of his designs? We know! Steve Madden accused of copying – who’d have believed it?
We somehow doubt McQueen will have much trouble with copies of this latest collection, for Spring/Summer 2o10, though – if, of course, they ever go into production. Take a look at our gallery to see why. (Click on the thumails to view full-size)
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
The words ‘Very Hot’ in the title of this post are Emanuel Ungaro’s, not ours. We’re… not sure about these shoes. In fact, we’re not really sure about ANYTHING produced by a brand that calls Lindsay Lohan its “creative director”. That scares us a little if we’re totally honest.
But back to the shoes. Anything that describes itself as “Very Hot” seems like it’s just desperate to be challenged on that assessment, and so we ask you: ARE these shoes Very Hot? Or are they just very… not?
Emanuel Ungaro Very Hot strappy pumps, £640
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
The shoes won’t be available to purchase until November 14th (and even then, you’ll probably be lucky to get your hands on a pair), but the first images of the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection were released this month, so naturally we want to know what you think. Will you be lining up to fight over them, or will you give this one a miss? Prices range from 40 – 200 euros.
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Friday, October 2nd, 2009
At last! Shoes that have, not just a face, but a tail, too! And whiskers! Haven’t you always wanted your shoes to have a tail and whiskers? Oh, come on, they’ll go perfectly with the Kermit jacket and Fozzie bear sweater!
Made by Jean Charles De Castelbajac, these shoes re-define the phrase “leopard print”, giving us, not just the print, but the entire animal. We have to admit, they did make us smile, but as for paying $746 to actually wear them? We’re going to say “no” to that.
And hope the shoes don’t bite us for it…
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Ooh, look, an ankle boot! That’s nice. Wonder what it looks like from the other side?
Whoops, our mistake! We must’ve somehow uploaded a picture of a strappy sandals by mistake. Or … wait:
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Brrrr! Starting to get a bit chilly now, isn’t it? And as those Autumn nights draw in, we know you’ll all be looking for ways to continue wearing plastic flip-flops without freezing, right? Well, shoe brand Sanuk has the answer: it’s called the Tube Flop, and as you can see, it’s the unholy alliance of flip-flops and tube socks. (Or “legwarmers” as we would call them.)
Flip-flops and tube socks, flip-flops and tube socks. Nope, no matter how many times we say it, it never sounds any better. Or looks any better, actually, because seriously: if you really MUST attach socks to sandals, is there any reason the socks must be so damn ugly? The ones in the middle, for instance, remind us of a pair of curtains from the 70s. That someone threw up on.
And we’d also like to take issue with this rash statement from Zappos:
“Wearing socks and sandals used to be an absolute fashion faux pas; now, it’s a chic statement!”
No, Zappos. No, it’s really not. Just trust us on that one.
[Thanks to Officer Ma'at for the report!]
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