I once read that in times of (economic) crisis, trends dictate higher and higher heels deforming women's feet, suggesting an almost post-apocalyptic vision of the world in shreds where women tower over men, children, the old and the disabled by a good 16+ cm (6,3 inches), being above everyone else figuratively and literally (how feminist!), albeit with shaky knees (... not so feminist). Memory's not serving me well at the moment and I can't remember the author nor source of this theory, but I thought it would still be interesting to see if it holds any water:
The last few seasons saw a massive rise of shoes instantly labeled as unwearable, insane or plain ugly even by the most devoted of fashionistas; think Nina Ricci cut-out platform boots and Alexander McQueen's armadillos. Both are revolutionary, redefining the shape and even function of the shoe, extremely difficult to walk in (these characteristics in particular are very reminiscent of the lack of stability of the current world system) and they most definitely make you look tall, thus fitting all the criteria proposed by our theory. These Acne Spring/Summer 2011 wooden block clogs repeat the scenario: they'll make you suffer as the ankle/overall support is basically zilch (Such tiny straps! It's a miracle that not one model tripped over at the show, although you can see some of them holding handrails on the stairs in front of the runway), they'll make you able to look at others from above and they introduce a new, unusual shape. I predict they'll sell like hot cakes.
These clogs also remind me of the Japanese geta sandals, the final reason why my answer to them despite the fact that they're obviously not the most gorgeous shoes in the history of mankind is a big YES. A Swedish brand taking cues from Japanese tradition? Forget the crisis, hooray for globalization!
September 20, 2010 at 2:07 PM
o.O mogu zamislitit pakao hodanja u njima. joj.
September 20, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Gledam video ve? jedan sat jer sve manekenke hodaju tako elegantno, a ja nikako da ukapiram kako je to mogu?e :))
September 20, 2010 at 6:45 PM
The height reminds me of Venetian chopines!
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September 20, 2010 at 7:50 PM
Totally. Did you see any at the Met? ;)
September 21, 2010 at 10:48 PM
I tako ti ja pisem komentar koliko sam odusevljena da vidim jedan tako sjajan blog u vlasnistvu nekoga sa nasih prostora, kad se on izbrisa kada kliknuh na sumbit :( Ali evo da pokusam da ponovim - sjajan ti je blog :D Ne znam kako si nabasala na mene u medjuvremenu, ali mi je drago da jesi. :) Imas novog citaoca, a mozemo da razmenimo i blogroll ako budes zelela. U Jane Doe nikada nisam bila, sto je stvarno cudno s obzirom da Bulevar prespartam bar jednom mesecno. Ali zato ostale second hand shoppove obozavam :)
Nadam se da cu te videti jos koji put kod mene na blogu :)
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September 21, 2010 at 11:10 PM
Hvala ti na veoma lepom komentaru. I ja ?u nastaviti da te pratim, blogroll naravno tako?e može, samo mi reci šta bi želela da piše kao link. :)
September 22, 2010 at 10:02 AM
the part about feet deformation reminded me of Antichrist (the movie).
September 22, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Have you seen it? I've seen all von Trier's films except this one because everyone tells me those scenes are REALLY bad.
September 23, 2010 at 12:54 PM
I liked it. I didn't think those scenes were THAT bad, but I'm not considered the most normal person anyway :D
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September 24, 2010 at 4:21 PM
slightly o/t but i dont know (i mean, i do know) how i feel about acne in general, recently...
September 24, 2010 at 9:05 PM
Not o/t at all. I think I understand your doubts, this collection is so different.
September 26, 2010 at 1:02 AM
never thought i would say that (i live i a past that i have created, fashion wise) but i would love to wear lots of those pieces! do you know if there's a tracklist available? love the music
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September 27, 2010 at 3:47 PM
I haven't found it anywhere so far :/ A comment on YT just says it opened with Karen? Elson's "The? Ghost Who Walks".