Waisted_Giraffe Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 All, Light the blue touch paper and retire to a safe distance. Here's one to get your bile and vitriol flowing........ I am tentative in writing this BUT I find that I am not bowled over by either Christian Louboutin or Jimmy Choo shoes; this is not to say that I don't find any of their shoes attractive but can't quite see where such a fascination comes from. I do, as you may have understood, find Vivienne Westwood designs truely fantastic; personally find the typical double curve of the heel cup into heel shaft, platforms and modified toe box shapes truly fantastic. Please enlighten me to the reasons why they are considered so wonderful that people are drawn to spending quite so much. I work in a design industry and understand good / interesting design but feel lost here. I'll leave you to comment as necessary............! R
Dr. Shoe Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 It's a matter of taste. Some people hate them, some like them and others love them so much that they just have to have a pair. Each to their own. Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects.
M-a Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Dr Shoe said it all: It's a matter of taste. For example I adore YSL and Louboutin but I just can't stand Jimmy Choo shoes and I really don't understand what's so great about them. Well, it's a good thing we all have different kinds of shoes that makes us go bananas It makes everything a lot more interesting IMO. “Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels” www.heelsoholic.com
LukeVibertUK Posted November 26, 2009 Posted November 26, 2009 I just can't stand Jimmy Choo shoes and I really don't understand what's so great about them. Glad you said it, as I was beginning to wonder if it was just me...
manhose Posted November 26, 2009 Posted November 26, 2009 Big D, I also work in the design industry and to a degree understand what you are saying. Personally I'm into styles and colours which can go in and out of fashion, i think i would get bored of the same pair of shoes all the time. I do love Louboutins though for their sheer classic beauty, somehow they are so well crafted and have that subtle detailing which makes them so attractive. Would I spend a weeks wages on a pair though? No. The other reason I wouldn't spend so much on a pair of shoes is that as a man who enjoys wearing heels for at most an hour I wouldn't get the benefit of them. So given £400 I would rather buy 8 pairs of fashion heels than 1 pair of designer. Possibly my next purchase http://www.next.co.uk/shopping/women/shoesandboots/7/13
roniheels Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Dr Shoe said it all: It's a matter of taste. For example I adore YSL and Louboutin but I just can't stand Jimmy Choo shoes and I really don't understand what's so great about them. Well, it's a good thing we all have different kinds of shoes that makes us go bananas It makes everything a lot more interesting IMO. I too love YSL and Louboutin and have never identified with Jimmy Choo shoes. But I'm sure there are others that feel the opposite. To each their own.
Waisted_Giraffe Posted November 30, 2009 Author Posted November 30, 2009 all well i'm pleasantly surprised; I am open minded and have no problem with other people's preferences, just thought I was missing something. Richard
Histiletto Posted December 7, 2009 Posted December 7, 2009 I have particular taste and prefer certain styles. If I perceive a designer such as YSL, Louboutin, Blahnik, Choo, and etc., has a pair of heels that makes me really want them, then I do some research at the closest establishments available to determine my next step. Most of the time, designer footwear doesn't appeal to me, infact most of them are more repulsive.
mickeyblue Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 Haha, funny to see that other people think Jimmy Choo is overrated. GF loves them, I say there is nothing to them they look like twigs assembled together without substance, she says that is because they are well built and light as air. Well I guess the wearer benefits from those aspects more than the observer. Louboutin just has this sleek look that I find the best, YSL sometimes too but they are sometimes too chunky in appearance.
M-a Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 YSL sometimes too but they are sometimes too chunky in appearance. ..And that's just what I love with the YSL heels “Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels” www.heelsoholic.com
mickeyblue Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Haha, don't get me wrong, I like substance to the shoe, like I said I really don't care for Jimmy Choo, but something about the YSL seems like it is uneven. The pink shoe in your avatar is what I would consider ideally "chunky."
M-a Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Haha, don't get me wrong, I like substance to the shoe, like I said I really don't care for Jimmy Choo, but something about the YSL seems like it is uneven. The pink shoe in your avatar is what I would consider ideally "chunky." Thanks! I really love my pink darlings “Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels” www.heelsoholic.com
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