Posted by roxybina on Nov 23, 2009 in
awesome,
cool,
steampunk,
vintage 
Spats have made a comeback thanks to the Steampunk trend. Here are my 2 favorite Spat makers, Ashes & Empires ( the gothy ones) and German designer, Maide (the Victorian ones). Spats are a great way to cover your cankle or disguise your fugliest shoes. I dig that. I was doing some intense research ( I googled ’spats’) and found that they are still worn in the military around the world. I also found that molten metal pourers wear spats to keep the hot, liquid metal off their feet. My intense research also found that Johnny Depp in Benny and Joon wore them, as well. With those three pieces of information, there’s a joke in there somewhere… I just can’t find it right now.
photos: Kingdom of Style / Haute Macabre
Tags: benny and joon, boots, german, goth, johnny depp, maide, metal pourers, military, roxanna bina, shoes, spats, victorian
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 Sep 22, 2009 in
Say it ain't so!,
effed up,
hella fug,
pants,
vile 
Two fashion things I hate in this world (except for scrunchies and UGG boots) are sweatpants and khakis. Alexander Wang had a personal vendetta to make me cringe and vomit when he designed his Spring 2010 collection. Why do I dislike these two hideously, inferior fabrics, you ask?
-Khaki’s remind me of frat boys wearing khaki’s. They also remind me of safari wear, which in turn reminds me of the movie, Out of Africa and further spurs my memory to the time when I was 7 and was forced to see this movie in a theater with my family. That was one expensive and uncomfortable nap. Scarred!
- Sweatpants reminds me of my tween, tomboy stage where I wore yellow Benetton sweatpants endlessly. It matched the family car- a yellow Toyota ( nefariously nicknamed the ‘Bina-Banana mobile’). Scarred, once again!
Stop this insanity!! Serenity now.
photos: Style
Tags: alexander wang, banana, benetton, boots, khaki pants, khakis, meryl steep, mobile, out of africa, pants, robert redford, roxanna bina, scrunchies, spiring 2010, sweatpants, sweats, toyota, ugg
Posted by roxybina on Aug 31, 2009 in
gross,
hair,
hella fug,
weird 
Nicholas Kirkwood’s furry ankle boots have a Planet of the Apes flair to them that I don’t think is attractive. There’s a lot of hairy fashions going around. Click here for a few…. Although, I haven’t seen the hairy fashions on the streets yet, I’m tempted to carry a bottle of Nair, just in case, and splash when needed. What they don’t tell you is that after a couple years, the hair becomes like this. Nasty! While we’re on the subject….ever see a donkey with dreadlocks? Here’s one! These boots cost $1200…. Let me save you $1195 and glue some Yaki-braids to a pair of Payless boots…. really.
photos: Luis Avia Roma
Tags: boots, hair, hairy, nair, nicholas kirkwood, payless, planet of the apes, roxanna bina, shoes, yaki, yaki braids
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 Jun 29, 2009 in
Alexander McQueen,
bleh,
effed up,
hella fug,
shoes 
These shoes are anything but usual. Imagine the engineering that went into creating these shoes. One has a missing a piece, the other is teetering precariously, another has a chunk missing. Really? They should get the design team of these shoes on to design airplanes and skyscrapers and like, other stuff. My fave out of the bunch is the first photo with black stalactites growing from the boots. That is some kyptonite looking boots. I think Alexander McQueen designed those. The rest I could do without.
photos: The Lipstick Diaries
Tags: Alexander McQueen, boots, celine, crystal, fug, heels, roxanna bina, shoes, stalactites, stalagmites
Posted by roxybina on Mar 31, 2009 in
awesome,
bad ass,
shoes 
Let’s take a break from the hoity-toity fashion shows with this. Dr. Marten has released some really cool pastel colored boots. I remember wearing Docs in High School, but the colors were pretty basic back then. This was when grunge was big, so I used to wear these with flower dresses and a knit sock hat. Pretty hideous by today’s standards. It was Marc Jacobs fault….and Nirvana. Anyway, these go for about $114, which is pretty good since these will last you forever. I wonder if these come in the up the knee version…
Photos: nitrolicious
Tags: boots, docs, dr. marten, grunge, marc jacobs, nirvana, pastel, perry ellis, roxanna bina
Posted by roxybina on Mar 6, 2009 in
cool,
effed up 
Rodarte is one of the most cutting edge fashion designers. This collection reminded me of Mad Max , but in the swamp. But in a good way. I really like the thigh high boots, but they could make the thinnest of the thinnest look like a fattie. That means the ladies above are almost nonexistent, because they look good in the boots! Anyway, The dresses are starting to grow on me as I write this entry. The asymmetry is what really is drawing me in. That and the pastels. The last photo reminds me of fool’s gold. When I was a kid , I used to collect them and try to trade the ‘gold’ for candy. Unfortunately, it never worked and I looked like a fool! Fools’ Gold! get it!…. yeah, … I’ll stop. That’s the perfect outfit for a gold digger, by the way.
photo: Style
Tags: boots, fool's gold, mad max, rodarte, roxanna bina, swamp, swamp thing
Posted by roxybina on Jan 26, 2009 in
gross,
handbags,
hella fug,
shoes 
These are Maison Martin Margiela
shoes that should be not be $545. They look more like $5.45. They missed the decimal point. Honestly, cork shoes are not very attractive in my book. I think of winos (like, Amy Winehouse) and faux French bulletin boards found at TJ Maxx. Anyfugly, I wonder if these shoes fall apart if they dry out too much. That would suck. MMM also made the knee high boot for maximum fug. Click here to see it. I was searching for a matching cork dress , but all I found was this granny purse. Somehow, cork reminds me also of the 1970’s. Like macramé, fruits jiggling in Jello, and beards. Gross.
photo: Nitrolicious
Tags: amy winehouse, barneys, boots, cork, cork shoes, Jello, macrame, maison martin margiela, roxanna bina, TJ Maxx, wine
Posted by roxybina on Sep 30, 2008 in
hella fug 
Check out Posh’s boots by Antonio Berardi! They cost $6000. They have no heel. WTF? I’m all for edgy fashion, but this is plain silly. I’m a chronic heel flexer when I sit down in heels. Like I have to dig my heel into the ground to stretch my feet. I wouldn’t be able to do this. Annoying! And you wouldn’t be able to stab an aggressor with your heel, that’s a serious downside. At least her heel won’t get stuck into the subway grates on the sidewalk.
Tags: Antonio berardi, boots, posh, shoes, silly
