At Some Point They Become Stilts

Platform Shoes Taken to Their Logical Extreme.

Manolo says, there is only one person who would wear such ridiculous feetwear.

Answer below the jump.

Ridiculous!

Victoria Beckham!

34 Responses to “At Some Point They Become Stilts”

  1. carrie October 8, 2007 at 1:04 pm #

    they would actually be quite likeable without those bricks attached to the bottom!

  2. Poochie October 8, 2007 at 1:13 pm #

    You have to give the girls some credit for good balance at least. An amazing feat of architecture.

    Luv
    Poochie
    shoedaydreams.blogspot.com

  3. linda grant October 8, 2007 at 1:18 pm #

    No other name even entered my head.

  4. Victor October 8, 2007 at 1:25 pm #

    Does she never stop posing?

  5. Texasexile October 8, 2007 at 1:41 pm #

    Those shoes are just stupid looking.

  6. K2 October 8, 2007 at 2:31 pm #

    They look like pontoons for seaplanes. Just stick a propeller on her back and she’ll be ready to take off and land anywhere on water.

  7. T October 8, 2007 at 2:39 pm #

    I thought those were shadows before I read some comments and looked at the picture again, looks ridiculous.

  8. LaVida2 October 8, 2007 at 2:51 pm #

    Somehow you just gotta love her cheekiness to wear something that insane….designers probably LOVE her.
    Makes me wonder…how in hell does one walk in these?

  9. Sophie October 8, 2007 at 3:11 pm #

    You have to hand it to Victoria….you’d never pass her in the street without taking a second glance!

  10. Anonymous October 8, 2007 at 3:26 pm #

    As was posted previously, you gotta give the girl credit for her incredible balancing abilities.

    I am starting a new blog, BookWise and Loving It. I hope you’ll check it out.

  11. amisare waswerebeen October 8, 2007 at 3:27 pm #

    As was posted previously, you gotta give the girl credit for her incredible balancing abilities.

    I am starting a new blog, BookWise and Loving It. I hope you’ll check it out.

  12. gemdiva October 8, 2007 at 4:55 pm #

    Well the shoes do help to distract you from that mess of a dress.

  13. cheeky October 8, 2007 at 6:41 pm #

    She must have the nastiest feet.

  14. daisyj. October 8, 2007 at 6:45 pm #

    I think I know whose look she was trying to cop, too:
    http://thedude.com/images/2006/06/crossed_stilts.jpg

  15. Tracy October 8, 2007 at 7:12 pm #

    Interesting… she seems to be hiding herself behind all the makeup, those crazy tiny outfits, and spectacularly tacky shoes.

  16. Joan October 8, 2007 at 7:26 pm #

    And here I thought it was going to be Bai Ling! Can’t win ‘em all, but at least I don’t have to wear those shoes.

  17. khazar October 8, 2007 at 7:43 pm #

    She looks like she’s trying out for Carnation Queen.

  18. class factotum October 8, 2007 at 8:10 pm #

    Poochie, shouldn’t that be “An amazing feet of architecture?”

  19. Carol October 8, 2007 at 8:29 pm #

    What linda grant said! I almost didn’t bother to check.

  20. Rita October 8, 2007 at 8:56 pm #

    Somebody please tell me, what on earth is “posh” about this woman?

  21. All Natural Diva October 8, 2007 at 9:40 pm #

    If I had legs like that, I sure wouldn’t showcase them with oversized horses’ hooves super-glued to the bottom of otherwise-cute stillettos.

  22. Deandrea October 8, 2007 at 10:48 pm #

    cheeky…oh, yes, she does….manolo has posted pics here. they are a mess

  23. Laura October 8, 2007 at 10:50 pm #

    to be totally fair to Posh here, she IS at a photo shoot, not dressing out of her own closet.

  24. Poochie October 8, 2007 at 11:08 pm #

    Class Factotum

    Of course! Ba-dum-dum!

    ; )

    Luv
    Poochie

  25. Gracie October 9, 2007 at 12:10 am #

    I was going to say “You can tell this person never has to drive a car because she wouldn’t be able to feel the pedals” but then I saw the dress and it’s just totally obvious she never does anything all.

    Fashion created by a chef: “The tomatoes are exploding! Quick! Put a couple of sticks in them!”

  26. Jen October 9, 2007 at 12:21 am #

    I could see these on Nicole too.

    And maybe Mary Kate.

  27. faye October 9, 2007 at 12:45 am #

    they are for an uber glam, edgy, futuristic photoshoot for elle magazine.

  28. Linda Grant October 9, 2007 at 4:56 am #

    There isn’t actually anything posh about Victoria Beckham but in the absence of her being ginger, sporty, scary, babyish etc they had to call her something.

  29. casey October 9, 2007 at 9:26 am #

    i thought there would be more comments about the elmo-skin dress. then again, would she be as famous if she wore normal clothes?

  30. slownews October 9, 2007 at 11:41 am #

    The don determined that Ms. Beckham had committed one too many crimes against fashion. Left to their own devices, the henchstylists decided on the old but effective “shoes of concrete” trick.

  31. Danielle October 9, 2007 at 4:54 pm #

    To echo the sentiments of others:
    1. Those shoes could ONLY be attached to the feets of the Victoria Beckham
    2. Those shoes ARE fantastic, if one were to lop off the bottom “brick”
    3. Those shoes are ridiculous, but they somewhat balance the ridiculousness of that dress.

    At least she’s entertaining to look at/watch in a way that *doesn’t* involve drunken car-crashes or exposed va-jay-jays.

  32. Anthony Cady October 9, 2007 at 11:41 pm #

    Shoes are by Nicholas Kirkwood – and unusual for him – his other designs are remarkable and worth looking into. Not so for the fashion clown wearing them…

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