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Mark Jacob's "Back-to-Front Shoe"

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kit On January 24, 2014




Fife, United Kingdom
#1New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 20:06:48
Read the report before commenting please



@Erin Kelly, Daily Mail, Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Said

They're ankle-threatening, ludicrous, impractical and overpriced. But these shoes will be a huge hit.

It looks like something Salvador Dali would dream up.

Or some sort of reject from the footwear factory.

This is, in fact, the world's first back-to-front shoe, courtesy of designer Marc Jacobs.

Whether you think it is a gimmick too far or a piece of fashion genius depends how far up the fashionista ladder you are - on a scale of one to crazy.

Heels have been getting more and more bonkers since the fashion police decreed that kitten heels were over a couple of years ago.

We've had towering platforms, clogs, wedges, block heels and conical stilettos.

But they've all had one thing in common: They were at the back of the shoe.

You know, the area where your heel actually is.

But the Marc Jacobs shoe twist turns conventional fashion ( not to mention orthopaedic) wisdom on its head and places the heel at the front.

A chunky, four-inch heel nestles horizontally just under the ball of the foot. Where you'd expect a heel, there is nothing but fresh air.

The centre of gravity therefore is somewhere under the arch of the foot, forcing the whole body to tilt forward.

The effort of staying upright in them will be the equivalent of an advanced level Pilates class.

Relax, try to lean back on your heels, and you'll fall backwards.

The must-have accessory to match the shoe then ought to be a crash helmet.

To buy into the trend will cost you ?270 for a plain pair and ?330 for a more elaborate design decorated with metal swirls and Swarovski crystals.

They are part of the American designer's 2008 collection, which attracted mixed reviews at New York fashion week.

Jacobs himself described his new collection as "the emperor's new clothes" and said it aimed to overturn conventional fashion.

Podiatrists, who already frown on stilettos, are far from impressed.

Lisa Surridge, a lecturer at the Smae Institute specialising in foot health, declared: "These shoes would impair the normal function of the foot."

They are absurd, torturous, dangerous and wearable only by women who never have to walk further than the nearest red carpet and have more money than sense.

I give it a week before Victoria Beckham is spotted in them.


I think this is ridiculous... And sad that someone wants models to have to wear something like that.

Sorry if there's a thread already on here.
negasable On August 05, 2008

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West Side, California
#2New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 20:10:20
Thats the dumbest invention I've ever seen.
queenofhearts On December 16, 2009




, United Kingdom
#3New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 20:11:37
I wouldn't wear them things if someone paid me there horrible .
negasable On August 05, 2008

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West Side, California
#4New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 20:14:29
They look like a retarded version of high heels.
angelcake On January 18, 2016
Say whaaa





Eastleigh, United Kingdom
#5New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 20:28:12
i think they're great!!!
Erlend On July 29, 2009

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Troms?, Norway
#6New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 20:41:59
Even normal high heels seem practical compared to those.
thefourfoldroot On March 02, 2008




London, United Kingdom
#7New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 20:46:38
If the heels were springy...that would be fun..for women, obviously
ditzydoll On May 22, 2009




birmingham, United Kingdom
#8New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 20:51:15
i do like em but i dont fancy falling over in public

plus it looks as if the heel would catch?
angelicsin666 On May 11, 2008




teesside, United Kingdom
#9New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 21:12:55
one word...

RIDICULOUS
Forget_About_Me On June 22, 2014
Victory is mine!





, Canada
#10New Post! Oct 13, 2007 @ 22:02:32
There is no other word to describe that except OOOOOGLY
kit On January 24, 2014




Fife, United Kingdom
#11New Post! Oct 14, 2007 @ 15:34:51
@thefourfoldroot Said
If the heels were springy...that would be fun..for women, obviously


I know you just want a pair for Christmas...
Forget_About_Me On June 22, 2014
Victory is mine!





, Canada
#12New Post! Oct 14, 2007 @ 15:35:48
Let's all get some!
shoegirl On December 05, 2007




, California
#13New Post! Dec 05, 2007 @ 17:48:29
i feel like this was a mistake ... and then someone walked up and said "FABULOUS!" and they decided to keep it ... against their better judgement.

those should be burned ...
rocky On September 11, 2010




, United Kingdom
#14New Post! Dec 07, 2007 @ 16:17:15
Why would you pay all of that money on something that looks like it's been mangled by a cat?
Vizzy On February 20, 2012




, Florida
#15New Post! Dec 07, 2007 @ 16:25:10
Ack! They look goofy and do NOT look Dali-like at all...to me anyway. Shoes by Dali would be WAY cooler, though I can't imagine Dali designing a shoe really
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