You heard about the Killer Heels exhibit taking place at the Brooklyn museum- “The Art of The High-Heeled Shoe”. Along with shoes like these…
there are some original short films running alongside the exhibit that use the heel as a conceptual starting point. Check out this teaser of SMASH by Marilyn Minter:
What about guys who want to wear something killer? We need to look in the direction of boots…
like these Salomon S-Lab X Alp Carbon GTX waterproof mountaineering boots- shown here with optional crampons.
For more formal situations, Allen Edmonds just released some new boot models. This leather mid caught my eye.
The Allen Edmonds website is using this “see with pants” feature, which allows you to visually audition the look of their shoe with different pairs of pants.
Nice. While the online revolution continues to make it easier for us to avoid brick and mortar shops, a company in New York City happily invites you to their place in the East Village to try on some select handmade footwear called Sabahs.
Sabahs are a new school take on traditional footwear worn 1000 years ago in southeastern Turkey/Syria (think: mellowed-out genie slippers). An American exposed to the style in Istanbul sought out old school cobblers in Gaziantep Turkey to recreate modern versions of this ancient loafer in which high quality leather uppers are handstitched to rubber soles.
The makers of Sabahs encourage the wearing of their footwear sockless, with no fear of swampfoot. The leather bootie shapes around the foot after a few wears as they become more ‘you’. If you can’t pop-up at their base in NYC, Keep an eye on their IG to catch where they might be travelling next. For more check Sabah.com
