High Heel Fin
Jean Paul Gaultier created these high-heeled lace-up fins in 2007 for his thirtieth anniversary and called them Les Plongeuses Fin-Heels. They were meant to match his 1977 hooded, one-piece bathing suit. Makes me want to go swimming. Photo NY Mag
Bite Me! Halloween Shoes
Sometimes the more subtle the disturbance the scarier it is. This is the case with the Apex shoes from Fantich&Young. The sole is entirely made out of teeth: 1,050 teeth dentures to be exact. Look at the detail of the gold teeth, too. Here is... [+]
Bridezilla Found Her Shoe
Cinderella’s Revenge is the name for these shoes. They are made out of Swarovski crystals, broken shards of glass, and spikes. They seem to be appropriate for Bridezillas everywhere. Photos from Etsy
The Scariest Shoes
“Humans are Playing God by physically and metaphorically perfecting themselves. Beauty is currently at an all time climax, allowing this project to explore what lies beyond perfection. Scary Beautiful challenges current beauty ideals by inflicting an unexpected new beauty standard.” – Leanie van der Vyver, creator of Scary Beautiful... [+]
Keep on Rolling
A rolling platform. Whenever I think I’ve seen it all, I am proven wrong. Jeffrey Campbell came up with this contraption. I’m guessing to jump into the Heelys bandwagon. Apparently they were a hit because they are sold out! (or they only made one before... [+]
Wooden Wheel
I thought the best way to start back up again would be to go back to nature. So let’s start with something wooden. I found these wooden platform booties and can’t imagine how you could possibly walk with them, let alone go up and down... [+]
Flower Fail
Converse sneakers can be really cool but they can also go terribly wrong. Here is an example of a good idea badly executed. Photo from Camilla Stenmark
Steampunk Booties
These steampunk shoes are sold at Ebay. They look like some contraption from a Sherlock Holmes movie: interesting, but I wouldn’t be caught dead in them. Photos from Ebay.
A Month in Shoes: August
In case you missed any of them or just can’t get enough, here are the featured shoes for August. Enjoy!
Ugly Shoes of the 00's
These awkward shoes from the 2000s were fortunate enough to breeze the red carpet. Not sure what stylists were thinking, but looking back on them now is pretty embarrassing. From Britney Spears to Rachel Leigh Cook to Gwenyth Paltrow, everyone bought into this fashion trend.... [+]