A couple of weeks ago, I came to the conclusion that I was in desperate need of some over the top, sky high, monstrous platform shoes. Fast forward to Monday, when I stopped by Trash and Vaudeville to check out their shoe situation. And that's when I saw THEM. The queen of all of their platforms, the strangest combination of heel and shoe - the lattice caged creation by Jeffrey Campbell. I left without them, but they stayed on my mind day and night so I made sure they were put aside when I came in today. They are now mine.
Now as many of you know, its hard for me to leave a shoe in its virgin state - I take pleasure in alteration, whether that means re-covering a boot in studs or bedazzling it to a point of no return. The diagnosis for these was a change of platform color. Although I LIVE for the shape, there is just something about the silver color that I can't hang with. So in the words of Mick Jagger, I decided to "Paint It, Black".
Now as many of you know, its hard for me to leave a shoe in its virgin state - I take pleasure in alteration, whether that means re-covering a boot in studs or bedazzling it to a point of no return. The diagnosis for these was a change of platform color. Although I LIVE for the shape, there is just something about the silver color that I can't hang with. So in the words of Mick Jagger, I decided to "Paint It, Black".
So much better.
& surprisingly light weight too!
Unlike the monster shoes, these were completely unplanned. A quick stop at Tokyo 7 brought me to these Chloe wedges from FW07. Not only was that an INCREDIBLE season for Chloe (under the direction from Paulo Melim Andersson), but its such an iconic shape - I've rarely seen them floating around in black, only in colors that would be awkward for me to wear. With all of the Rick Owens wedge boot knockoffs these days, its nice to wear something that is a similar shape without referencing another design. Total success!
