Friday, April 15, 2011

LIKE! and DON'T! - General design crits - 18 April

WOMEN'S SHOES

1. LIKE!

I love these "twins" from Camper because they are sweet and quirky and funny and pretty. I also like that they are practical, which for me means: flat, comfortable, quick and easy to put on and take off, and are solid and well-made, without being boring, unfeminine or orthopedic looking. I like these shoes particularly because of their mismatched surface design, which, although different on each shoe shows a definite link between the two shoes making them unmistakable a pair. All of Camper's "Twins" shoes are in this way non-identical twins.


2. DON'T!

I don't like these stilettos, even though they are shiney and colourful and mismatched because they look so impractical and uncomfortable. High heels, and stilettos are an extreme case, are supposed to increase a woman's attractiveness by making her taller and changing her posture to emphasise her breasts and buttocks, but I find the whole idea barbaric and sexist, something akin to foot-binding. Wearing these kinds of heels has even been proved to be damaging to the physical body. I certainly wouldn't wish these shoes on anyone. I guess i'm just a Jesus-sandals, flat-shoes and tackies kind of girl.

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