Happy Shoe Year!
I recently hosted “The carnival of Bent Attractions” here at Marti Abernathey.com. Maria has decided to manage a second Blog Carnival, The Carnival of Shoes and Bags. Having a shoe obsession, I asked Maria if I could host it 202025756868878979 times. So far she’s only agreed to let me host it for the month of January. Pity.
Dana over at Mombian writes about her misconception that The Carnival of Shoes and Bags is only about fantastically beautiful Jimmy Choo’s.
“At first, I dismissed this as something of little interest. Since I’ve become a stay-at-home mom, sneakers are de rigeur, except in summer, when I don sandals and adhere to the dictum of “no socks between Memorial Day and Labor Day, unless hiking.” (This trend started several years ago as an outgrowth of the Laundry Reduction Act of 2004.) I thought my fashion apathy would bar me from the company of those blogging about Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik. Maria has assured us, however, that she will accept any and all posts having to do with shoes (and presumably bags) of any type, age, or intended gender. She’s also interested in what people do with shoes, shoe manufacture, and the social aspects of shoes. Herewith, a reflection on children’s shoes from a lesbian mom’s perspective.”
About the extreme gender binary in kids fashion she said:
“Shoes seem to follow the unfortunate trend in children’s clothing to be branded with action items for the boys (trucks, trains, superheroes) or flowers and frills for the girls (along with the usual assortment of branded characters). Even Robeez has the image of a pink princess holding the hand of a blue pirate on its Web homepage. Sigh. I knew it was a gendered, hetero-centric world, but there’s nothing like buying children’s clothing to drive it home.”
Tom Twerk expressed surprise with the Nike 6.0 Limited Edition Seagle Oncore. Inspired by a custom six-wheeled AMC Eagle, Tom states:
“I was kind of skeptical when I heard this because, well, the car sounds like a monstrosity. Fortunately, the shoes turned out extraordinarily fresh.”
Speaking of monstrosities, FabSugar posted about Victoria’s Secret’s metallic space boots and asked her readers to choose between silver and gold.
“I know I mentioned intergalactic planetary looks as a Spring trend, and this is one of the more polarizing trends, but these are over the top! These Victoria’s Secret metallic space boots found by jgasia are sci fi style gone wrong - I think. What do you think, love or hate?”
While most of the comments were negative, I think i like the pink ones (shhhh don’t tell anyone).
MissMalaprop got her own share of negative comments on this spiffy pink “brain bag.”
She said:
“I love this pink brain bag by New Orleans-based Etsy designer Baking With Medusa! I’ve been a big fan of her shop for quite sometime now, so I can’t believe I didn’t notice this particular bag sooner.”
Jason Y commented, saying
“Very interesting idea. But I think the brain shape is a bit too much for me.”
I have to disagree with Jason, this….
is too much. Anything short of THAT is within the boundries of good taste, me thinks.
Stefan from German Impressions discusses the recent arrival of handbag rental to Germany.
“A lot of women are mad about handbags and particularly luxury models are in demand. Unfortunately only few women can afford them, so the idea of a handbag rental emerged. (It follows the Ferrari rental example, where you can rent a Ferrari for a weekend to be a bit of a stud.)”
Reminds me of the old business adage from Jean Paul Getty, “If it appreciates, buy it. If it depreciates, rent it.”
Jessica Cutler blogged about her infatuation with a pair of $89 (usd) red peep-toe Loubou knock-offs.
I’ll leave you with a the wise advice of Cary Grant (that I found over at Shoeyorkcity):
“I’m reminded of a piece of advice my father gave me regarding shoes: it has stood me in good stead whenever my own finances were low. He said, it’s better to buy one good pair of shoes than four cheap ones. One pair made of fine leather could outlast four inferior pairs and, if well cared for, would continue to proclaim your good judgment and taste no matter how old they become. It is rather like the stock market. It makes more sense to buy just one share of blue chip than 150 shares of a one-dollar stock.”
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By maria, January 16, 2007 @ 12:32 am
“While most of the comments were negative, I think i like the pink ones (shhhh don’t tell anyone).”
I secretly like the gold ones.
By Sholomanarchy, January 20, 2007 @ 6:23 am
You quoted me a while ago…
On the topic of shoes: my friend Zia.
…And the requisite shameless self-promotion: Don’t click here!