["chloe strappy shoe boots" at net-a-porter for $745]
Every time I see these Chloe shoe-sandal-boots ("shandoots," according to genius wordsmith Henry Holland), I think of a conversation I overheard that, I think, epitomizes fashion as a whole. It went something like this:
[Scene: outside the giant Bloomingdales in San Francisco, Chloe display window]
Middle-aged woman with wedgie and bad bleach job, pointing at the Chloe shandoots: "I just can't understand those. I mean, come on."
Friend: "Fashion designers are so ridiculous. Those things are so weird."
Wedgie woman: "I know. I mean, they make no sense. Who would wear those?"
OK, fine. They'd have a point...except for the clincher: wedgie woman was herself wearing HIGH-HEELED SNEAKERS. Yes. Those white, laced-up monstrosities with giant, white, platform lug-soled heels that enjoyed a brief, brief moment in 1996. Possibly the only pair of shoes MORE pointless and self-contradicting than the Chloe shandoots.
Just goes to show you (ha, I just typed "to shoe you") that fashion really just comes down to opinion. And context, I suppose; I'd immediately see that lady's shoes as absurd and gag-inducing, while her world apparently condones them (?!?). And she probably doesn't read Style.com and W Magazine as often as I do, and therefore didn't get introduced to the crazy Chloes as something fabulous and innovative. INNNNTERESTING.
So, while our lesson for the day may be that "Different people have different 'pinions/Some like apples and some like inions," MY lesson for the day is that I sure am glad I'm not walking around in white lug-soled sneaker heels. Amen.
3 comments:
Ha! Good eavesdropping work.
hey there! thanks for your kind words and it really is funny that we both are from the claremont colleges! as for the flea market, i would recommend getting there early (around 9 to avoid the pasadena heat and all of the pushy consumers that begin to infiltrate the rose bowl at around 11). the first whole section when you arrive is generally all things dedicated to your home. i've found fabulous things there, including my coffee table, amazing mirrors and fun trinkets. if you walk towards the back, there's a bridge that connects to another area where you'll find vintage shoes/dress galore. have a great time and i look forward to hearing about what you get!
kid sister wore these shoes at her NY summer jam appearance... i was like GIRRRRL... get that MTV2 money. but anyway she wore them really weirdly with this kind of cutesy grey dress with ruffled shoulders by ??
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