Oct
13
‘Feet’ shoe versions by 3 designers
Sometimes an idea is so strange or too kitschy for it to trickle down into the mass market, so it certainly feels like ideas can circulate only within the high-end spectrum. I don’t believe in this thing where if one designer did it, another isn’t allowed to go near that territory… This attitude is quite common in the snooty world of runway fashion, of course a hard copy (like when Chloe repeated those studded biker boots originally designed by Versace) is not that classy…but as long as there is enough variation I love to see different versions of the same concept. It is kind of like the designers way of putting their own stamp on things. I still can’t forget this shoe, the one with the feet painted on top, by Comme Des Garcons in 2009…I love it still! I just think it’s adorable.
Mcqueen (2009) takes this concept to a whole new (slightly off putting, creepy) level, adding a heel and sculpting feet formation. I feel for the cobblers who had to sculpt these. I do love this version too.
Last but not least, another version by Celine. I think I prefer this one to the Mcqueen, only because of the freshly manicured vibe I’m getting, there is less of that creepiness and more of a feminine twist. These are so unique, like nothing I’ve ever seen…and maybe they’ll even do a version in black. I also think it’s so ballsy (in a good way) for them to design something like this, kind of like saying F-U to having a requisite manicure at the salon (something I hate doing)…this is definitely for a lazy gal like me.
I really like the thick stitching in the McQueen shoe – it is as if the shoe was being sewn to the skin (Nightmare Before Christmas kind of vibe)
My favourite is Vivienne Westwood’s ‘animal toe’ shoes, especially the ‘bondage’ boot.
…I love it when designers use kitsch in a way that just can’t be captured by fast fashion. The silly subject matter rendered in luxurious materials really works. Can you imagine some toes being screen-printed on some cheap plastic H&M brogues? Nope.
Not down with it. As someone who hate feet, gets creeps out by feet, it makes me more than uncomfortable.
I almost fell off my chair when my brother came over wearing those feet shaped sneakers!! I am not a fan of feet and I love them covered, for the most part, in boots–unless I get a fabulous pedi and then I go barefoot!
-Lauren
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The stilettos are cool enough, but the shoes are ugly X)
my favourites are definitely the cdg ones, but i like them all.. also, as someone else mentioned – vivienne westwood’s version is also pretty damned fine!
One more version by Ukrainian designer Fyodor Vozianov: http://suitster.com/shop/0-11-c2-0/ For sure it was inspired by designs you posted above, but to me Vozianov’s shoes are still quite good-looking and elegant, which is a rare luck for a bold concept like this. By the way, 1-2 years ago Vogue Italia named Vozianov one of the most perspective new international designers (can’t say ‘young’ because actually he is not young)
i have a pair of those five fingered Vibrams – its the only time that men have been jealous of my shoes!
I don’t like the way these look but I really love the idea — it’s just not my aesthetic. It’s really very funny though and the humour of it would mean I would wear them.
that’s something for foot-fetish guys!
I like the shoes you presented, and i rather prefer the Mc Queen than the Celine ones…
But you forget the Vivienne Westwood shoes that were done a long time ago!
I’m afraid that this is one trend that I just can’t stomach – even the Westwood animal toe shoes freak me out a little bit! x
Don’t forget the V. Westwood ‘feet’ shoe!
Another great one.
I can’t remember, but there was another designer who wasn’t Vivienne Westwood who did this… Was it Paco Robanne? Elsa Schiaparelli? Perhaps it was Elas Schiaparelli did the finger gloves…
inspired by vibram 5 fingers? awesome!