Check out this gorgeous creation by Manolo Blahnik – the heel-less “Arunium”. The rich brown colour is accented by metal studs that were inspired by Medieval churches. The middle ages meet the future at the empty wedge heel, apparently “an alternative to the clunky platforms that Blahnik openly despises” (amen).
Via ShoeSmitten.
British designer Antonio Berardi has created a pair of heel-less high heels. The Daily Mail suggests wearers accessorize with a matching crash helmet.
Berardi was apparently inspired by Latin American music and 1980′s post-modernism (oh geezus, can a grad student never escape post-modernism?!)
As can be expected, celebrities (that special class of novelty-addicted people with too much time and money on their hands) are flocking to purchase these pricey immobilizers.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Uma Thurman, and Victoria Beckham are apparently on this list – can you imagine them together at a cocktail party, all teetering around in these ridiculous things?
Never mind the shoes; I can’t imagine them at a cocktail party together period. Gwyneth would be staring mournfully out the window, Victoria would be glaring at the buffet spread, and Uma would be busting some ninja moves on Darryl Hannah…wait, who invited her?
