Extraterrestrial Freindly Fashion from United Nude
It’s important to have a nice repertoire of shoes in order to assure you are ready for any occasion: a casual day with friends, a night out on the town, a summer picnic, a snow day, a work day…but what about a trip to the moon? Well not to worry, because the folks at United Nude have got you covered.
The creatively contemporary and boundary pushing footwear line has teamed up with Spanish performance artist Alicia Framis to come up with a shoe for the Moon Life Project, a conceptual project based on the belief that humans will one day live in outer-space. Behold the build-your-own platform shoe! This carbon-fiber shoe comes to you boxed in pieces along with assembly instructions and interchangeable parts to allow for a more personalized and custom look.
While you cannot deny the shoes are certainly an intriguing concept, to me they look a bit like a Bowflex machine designed by Tim Burton. It’s a good thing the moon has very little gravity, because I can envision myself falling constantly in these things. Call me a luddite, but if this is the future in shoe technology, I don’t know if I will be able to adapt! I think I’ll stick to my pre-assembled shoes on my first planet of origin.
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wildflower 13 years ago
It looks like a dental chair, to me.
erik nabler 13 years ago
That is totally what I was thinking, too! Like a dental chair for those who are extremely scared and need to be restrained during procedures….
Or perhaps one that could have been used in “The Marathon Man.”
Virginia Postrel 13 years ago
I was thinking massage chair, but the Bowflex is better. BTW, you misspelled Friendly in the headline.
The Accidental Tangoiste 13 years ago
Hm! It really does look like a Bowflex.
Banana 13 years ago
This looks exactly like the shoes Snow Whites step mom was forced to wear on her wedding.