Posted by roxybina on Jan 25, 2010 in
awesome,
cool,
shoes,
weird 
Brazilian footwear designer, Andreia Chaves came up with these cool shoes. These are just prototypes, so we’re gonna have to stalk her with emails and phone calls pleading to get his made for the market. That way everyone can have mirrored heels or ‘invisible shoes’. That would be perfect for blinding random people on a sunny day. I love sneaky sh*t like that. Anyway, I’m also digging the heel with cubes of wood (or cheese cubes since I’m hankering for a hunk of cheese right now). The whirl of metal on your feet sure do look cool, just worried if you’re gonna slice a toe or two as you walk. That would suck.
photos: Yatzer
Tags: Andreia Chaves, hankering for a hunk of cheese, heels, invisible shoes, metal heels, metal whirl, mirrored shoes, roxanna bina, wood cubes
Posted by roxybina on Jan 15, 2010 in
bleh,
effed up,
hella fug,
shoes,
weird 
Japanese shoe designer, Tetsuya Uenobe, not only designs shoes but he actually hand-makes every single one. This dude has skills. I mean, I have to give him credit for doing this all by hand… but I still give it a FUG rating. The black and red one is a cat stretching on the shoe. Normally, I would loooooove this… but it just looks like the cat is getting ready to piss on your ankle. Keep in mind these are the ‘art’ shoes. He makes normal shoes for everyday life, as well. Anyway, Uenobe’s shoes are int his museum below… look out for more fupe shoes.
Here’s a video of an exhibit of shoes in a museum in Kruishoutem, Belgium.
PS: check out The Virtual Shoe Museum for some more interesting shoes.
http://www.vimeo.com/6595724
photos: Tetsuya Uenobe
Tags: Belgium, japanese shoes, Kruishoutem, roxanna bina, Tetsuya Uenobe, The Virtual Shoe Museum
Alexander McQueen’s Spring 2010 collection unveiled some fantastic shoes that belong on a steampunk robo-chick! I would wear this around town with a brown, leather bomber jacket and these goggles below. By around town, I mean dropping my kid off at school, the post office, food shopping, and the gyn(that’s not me). I ‘d even lend the five lens goggles to my gyn during the exam because ‘hospitality’ is my middle name! Anyway, the DIY (gob’ment cheese version- mmmm, cheese) version of the eyewear can be made with the bottom photo as a guide. Just glue gun a bunch of metal you find at the bottom of your kitchen drawer to a pair of glasses. Then pray you don’t poke your cats as you give then a sweet nuzzle. It could turn into a bloody nuzzle.
photos: Style, Outsapop
Tags: Alexander McQueen, glasses, goggles, government cheese, heels, metal, roxanna bina, shoes, steampunk
Posted by roxybina on Nov 13, 2009 in
Whhaaaaat?,
awesome,
cool,
shoes 
Maison Martin Margiela designed these limited edition GLASS heels and are selling them, not in pairs, but per piece for $1,300 each or $2,600 for the pair. Basically, you’re paying a month of your mortgage to risk never walking again. Seriously, if you wore these, you’d have to stay on carpet or prepare for a bloody mess! I do think these are ornamental, but what a tease! You have Cinderella’s shoes and you can’t even wear the b*tch’s shoes. WTF? I’d be pissed. I wonder if you can drink champagne out of them. See! I finally found a use for these useless objects! But I think I’d rather get this:
Christian Louboutin/Piper Heidsieck’s Le Rituel
photos: Fashion indie, Perez Hilton
Tags: annie lennox, champagne, christian, cinderella, glass slippers, heels, le rituel, louboutin, maison martin margiela, piper heidsieck, roxanna bina, shoes, walking on broken glass
Posted by roxybina on Nov 11, 2009 in
awesome,
bad ass,
cool,
jean paul gaultier,
shoes 
The original French Punk , Jean Paul Gaultier has teamed with British combat boot maker, Dr. Marten. With laser -cut diamond holes on each side of the boot, it now matters what socks you’ll be wearing. I would with go hot pink socks! These 14 hole Doc’s will run about 300 Euros, which is probably $5,000 with all the inflation and the ‘obnoxious American’ tax. You know Europe probably has an ‘Obnoxious American’ tax by now. It’s been lowered since Obama took over, though. Kidding! I wish they had these boots in the mid -nineties when I would actually wear these. It’s funny, the Doc’s were worn by the punk anarchists and the conservatives wore Keds. I tell you-when in doubt, look at the shoes.
photos: High Snobette
Tags: boots, combat, doc martens, dr. marten, jean paul gaultier, keds, obama, obnoxious america, roxanna bina, shoes
Posted by roxybina on Oct 28, 2009 in
effed up,
hella fug,
shoes,
vivienne westwood 
Vivienne Westwood is one of my all-time favorites, especially for the corset-ed gowns. However, her more casual line called ‘Red Label’ looks anything but the usual fashion-forward, punk socialite style that is Vivienne Westwood. Seriously, the 2nd photo is like me after I paint with my preschooler. Except, I ‘d have a pissed face, not a ‘420 smirk’ like the model. The horn hat looks like the albino version of ‘Hellboy‘ (before he saws them off , of course.) I do dig the plastic shoes with the wings, though. Apparently, they are the new collection of shoes with Brazilian plastic shoe company, Melissa. I could use some wings in my life.
photos: Style
Tags: corset, hellboy, melissa, punk, red label, roxanna bina, spring 2010, vivienne westwood, winged shoes
Posted by roxybina on Oct 21, 2009 in
Whhaaaaat?,
effed up,
gross,
hella fug,
shoes,
vile 
Ummmmm. I don’t even know what to say. Let’s start with the shoes. Obviously, the heel is what makes our eyes burn in terror. That’s sort of a hot idea to put a lady’s statue as the heel, but whoever thought this particular lady was hot , must have gotten lost in translation OR they find pregnant aliens with stubby legs and droopy boobs ultra-hot. On to the next specimen….first off, as you may already know… I hate feet! (except my son’s). So, this is beyond for me. I’m sorry …. I can’t. At least go all out like this.
photos: fashin
Tags: fashion crimes, feet, gross, heels, pedicure, pregnant aliens, roxanna bina, shoes
Posted by roxybina on Sep 1, 2009 in
awesome,
cool,
shoes 
These are so gorgeous! Except, they are not wearable because they are all made completely from paper. That takes a great deal of talent to make these creations. The best I can do is make a lousy boat. I also can make those Fortune Teller paper games. I used to play that constantly when I was a kid… I was trying to get my fortune and see how the hell I would end up. And so , here I am…still wondering what my fortune will be and how the hell I will end up. Some things never change.
Check out Ndeur Le Creativ Sweatshop for more cool paper art.
**Simply Spray/Teacups & Couture Giveaway Contest**
The person with the most retweets (twitter) of ANY of my posts (see green retweet button below) between now and September 4 (midnight PST) wins a 6-pack of Simply Spray Black Upholstery Spray. That’s enough to cover the fugliest couch that ever was!
How can I tell who retweeted my posts? Because I’m a hot bitch that knows all. No, because I can see it on the retweet thingy. Once the winner is determined, I will tweet you a message for an address on September 6. I will also announce the winner on September 7th on this blog.
So, start retweeting my posts- for the love of an un-fug couch.
Bonne Chance!
photos: Ndeur
Tags: art, fortune teller paper games, heels, jewelry, mask, ndeur, ndeur le creativ sweatshop, oragami, paper, paper couture, roxanna bina, shoes
Posted by roxybina on Aug 20, 2009 in
awesome,
bad ass,
cool,
hella fug,
shoes 
Here are Irregular Choice’s latest shoe collection. Here’s the breakdown:
First- yes (although, I would feel like a Redbull commercial)
Second- yes- because it’s so ‘Snap!, Pow!, Kaboom!’ comic book style!
Third- YES, PLEASE because I would look like a Victorian that shredded a Dandy’s dress shirt for her shoes! Not very lady like! Love it!
Fourth- A firm, Hell to the NO! It looks like a Chewbacca paw. A Wookiee should not be a fashion example.
Be sure to check out Irregular Choice’s brand new cool website and their flagship store in New York City! Good times!
photos: Irregular Choice
Tags: boots, chewbacca, comic book, dandy, heels, Irregular Choice, redbull, roxanna bina, shoes, steampunk, victorian, wookiee
Posted by roxybina on Jul 6, 2009 in
awesome,
colette,
cool,
shoes 
Lacoste presents a collection of shoes by architect, Zaha Hadid. The shoes are crafted from Italian calf leather. “Wrapped around the foot, these shoes adapt in an ergonomic way to the shapes of the body” explains Zaha Hadid. Hadid has designed many buildings and bridges, including a BMW plant in Germany. Anybody who does anything with BMW is good in my book. I like how these shoes have no laces or velcro. They’re like toddler shoes. I made the mistake of getting my son shoes with laces when he was 1.5- 2 years old. What a pain! I’ve wised up and got him velcro ones that he can put on by himself. I save about 30 minutes a day. Although, now I have to entertain him during that extra 30 minutes a day.
Limited edition of 850 pairs, exclusive to Colette starting July 20.
photos: Colette
Tags: architect, BMW, colette, germany, lacoste, leather, roxanna bina, shoes, zaha hadid
