I guess providing amusement is a valid purpose in life for a pair of shoes, and these ones certainly do it. The wearer just has to be entirely aware of how funny her shoes are — which is where the equation tends to break down.
Even a pole dancer would look weird in those. Seriously, I think she could wear nothing else but these shoes and noone would even notice. They demand attention, they confuse and bedazzle with the almighty “Why?” – why were they made? Why did she buy them? Why does she wear them? Why?
I too dearly love Steve Martin’s famous bit about the CRUEL SHOES — but I will admit, it did not occur to me to pay tribute by actually putting the shoes into production. So Gavin Douglas is ahead of me there.
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Um…er…the colors are nice. Is there any way we can rescue them?
Comment by Twistie — June 23, 2008 @ 10:34 am
Ayyyy! The Shoe of Little Ease!
Comment by Annalucia — June 23, 2008 @ 10:42 am
Ah, Plumcake. You took the words right out of my mouth. You rock.
Comment by Francie — June 23, 2008 @ 11:02 am
Yeah, they’re easy to save. Just take off most of the platform and shorten the heel. They’re actually really cute!
Comment by fatgirlonadate — June 23, 2008 @ 11:50 am
I guess providing amusement is a valid purpose in life for a pair of shoes, and these ones certainly do it. The wearer just has to be entirely aware of how funny her shoes are — which is where the equation tends to break down.
Comment by Bridey — June 23, 2008 @ 3:34 pm
But I would seem sooooo tall!
Comment by Alexandra — June 23, 2008 @ 4:19 pm
Even a pole dancer would look weird in those. Seriously, I think she could wear nothing else but these shoes and noone would even notice. They demand attention, they confuse and bedazzle with the almighty “Why?” – why were they made? Why did she buy them? Why does she wear them? Why?
Comment by Anastasia — June 23, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
I too dearly love Steve Martin’s famous bit about the CRUEL SHOES — but I will admit, it did not occur to me to pay tribute by actually putting the shoes into production. So Gavin Douglas is ahead of me there.
Comment by SP — June 23, 2008 @ 9:55 pm