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Surreal Footwear: Who did it best?

[by Michele Obi | 1 October 2007 | 3 Comments| ]

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For Spring/Summer 08 both Marc Jacobs and Miuccia Prada took footwear to a whole new surreal level! Jacobs experimented with all things backwards and attempted to defy gravity, thus moving the heel to rest underneath the balls our feet while Prada on the otherhand gave us something to think about with weird and wonderful, chunky suede platforms. But who do you think did it best?

Who did surreal footwear best?
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Michele Obi is the publisher and founder of My Fashion Life. In between editing, freelancing and spending most of her time on the internet, she also finds time to shop (too much) and obsess over shoes. She loves sushi and counts Matthew Williamson, John Galliano, Valentino and Hussein Chalayan as her favourite designers. Her biggest regret - never seeing Prince in concert!
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3 Comments »

  • My Fashion Life » Blog Archive » Shopping: United Nude Leather Pump said:
    [...] Savvy shoppers everywhere will know that there’s no better time to shop for spring than during the winter sales. Now if you like many of us were fans of the crazy footwear shown by Marc Jacobs during his SS08 show then you’ll love these pumps from United Nude. We’re not too sure how one is supposed to walk in them…but they’re unique, which is how we like our footwear. £120 £75 available from ASOS [...]
    # 14 January 2008 at 7:43 am
  • My Fashion Life » Blog Archive » Stop, you’re killing us. said:
    [...] Question. Does Antonio Berardi really expect us ladies to parade around in these platforms this Spring? We thought the heels at Marc Jacobs would cause havoc on our poor feet but surely they can’t be as bad as these babies… [...]
    # 30 January 2008 at 6:48 pm
  • My Fashion Life » Blog Archive » Stop you’re killing us: Alexander McQueen said:
    [...] Alexander McQueen joins Marc Jacobs and Antonio Berardi in the campaign to create footwear guaranteed to make our feet scream. …and not for joy either. [...]
    # 6 February 2008 at 1:23 pm

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