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hoof shoe success continues
'the cult of priapus', with a male and a female satyr
woodland deities, represented as part human, part horse (and sometimes part goat) and noted for lasciviousness...
art?
wearable?
when the fashion world decrees an object to be an 'it' item, that item enjoys a moment
of intense fashionability which outlasts the traditional span of one season. the obsession
with handbags has finished a little now. it feels over. it's about shoes now. certain styles
of vivienne westwood's boots of the 1990's pushed both the boundaries of taste
and the physics of walking, since then, the shoe has reached new levels of extravagance
and theatricality.
'vegas girl' by german artist iris schieferstein, 2009
toy pistol, cow hooves, zipper
'hoofs' by iris schieferstein, 2005
image courtesy froschmann gallery
alexander mc queen's 'titanic ballerina' pumps from his spring and summer 2010 shoe collection
image courtesy obsessed with shoes
more of mcqueen's hoofs from his spring and summer 2010 shoe collection
image courtesy obsessed with shoes
that's an unexpected look - under the sea!
here's singer kelis at an event in L.A. (left) ... and an old ad for sea monkeys (right).
image courtesy nymag and tmz
german company kronier creates angular, futuristic shoes designed to challenge even the most poised high-heel connoisseurs
girl wearing martin margiela hoof shoes
photo by juergen teller
martin margiela 'split' or hoof shoes that he makes every season
(they look sexy if you are into horses or horseplay)
A/W 09 collection by antwerp based a. f. vandevorst
image courtesy public persona
black beauty ... the a.f. vandervorst black leather hoof boots from the F/W09 collection
punitive shoes
see more
bruce and emma willis, emma wearing boots by nina ricci, 2009
photo by steven klein
vivienne westwood stamped leather stiletto platform shoes, spring-summer 1994
Is it an extension of sado-masochism?
I see that we are always inspired by nature, but i never see any animal with high heels! (-:
Any how a few of them could be not bad if more effort!
nike prosthetic running sole
developed in collaboration with amputee triathlete sarah reinersten and össur orthopedic innovators, the 'nike sole' is one of the first commercial removable outsoles, designed for use with össur's 'flex-run' prosth...
erwina ziomkowska: pinned shoes
two kilograms of pins are hammered into old shoes, redefining their purpose and communicative power.
tom dixon: cast shoe
designboom brings you a sneak peek of the british designer's highly anticipated work, spotted at maison et objet 2012. the entire body of works of the new 'eclectic' collection is the fair's best kept secret...
yeti's alphutte
alphutte grindelwald is a truly unique mountain holiday home. from the outside it resembles a traditional barn, but within it o...
michael schoner: coathanger chopper
the clothes hanger moves through out the space, controlled by radio and propelled by two computer fans.
starry night interactive anima
translating the artist's paint daubs into particles governed by fluid dynamics, petros vrellis has created an interactive anima...
inga sempé: stockholm f
within the airy structure, the french designer has created the feeling of a large, open space apartment, furnished in a way tha...
RENAULT 4 ever behind-the-scenes
'horsey' by eungi kim
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