Would You Wear This Shoe?
An unforgettable style statement from couture’s cutting edge, a fun fad for envelope-pushing pop stars (hello, Lady Gaga), or a podiatrist’s worst nightmare? From the looks of this no-heel skyscraper bootie, we say: all of the above.
Famed footwear designer Giuseppe Zanotti isn’t known for playing it safe, with some of his shoes seemingly straight out of a punk fairy tale. And while his high-end line does include exquisitely designed flats and mid-heel pumps, he’s currently famous for gravity-defying no-heel booties.
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This particular pair, the “Super Wedge,” goes one up on his past creations. At just under an astounding 8 inches high, wearing them will catapult the average American woman (at 5’4”) to a towering 6’ tall glamazon. Putting aside the equally dizzying price (just under a grand), would we even want to borrow these for a leggy lark?
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Tell us: Surreal, sexy or just plain silly?
Photo: Courtesy Neiman Marcus
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