Fashion + Beauty

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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From the department of Now I've Seen Everything: The high-heeled flipper

These High Tide Heels by Australian designer Lisa Carney have been around for a little while, but I have to say, they're completely new to me.

Really? A flipper, with a heel? What is going on in the world? Imagine for a minute how challenging, graceless and completely not sexy it is to walk in flippers. Now add what appears to be a 4-inch rubber heel. My stars. I think you'd be better off wrapping your legs together Splash mermaid style and hopping around.

To be fair, it's unclear to me if these shoes were ever meant for real life. Carney used them in a runway show, so they were one of those fashion torture devices meant solely for models. But check out the picture above! They're now on sale, somewhere, for actual people to purchase. If you're interested, contact the designer directly right here on her website. And, if you do buy them, please, please, please send me a picture of you wearing them. Or, perhaps a video of you walking in them? Source: Inventor Spot
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  • beck's Avatar
    Posted by beck Tue Oct 7, 2008 6:58am PDT

    hahaha funny! what will they think of next? kinda sad in a way haha

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  • Gidget's Avatar
    Posted by Gidget Tue Oct 7, 2008 8:01am PDT

    Just one question. . .

    WHY?

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  • Ms. K's Avatar
    Posted by Ms. K Tue Oct 7, 2008 8:05am PDT

    WTF...

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  • Beth's Avatar
    Posted by Beth Tue Oct 7, 2008 8:19am PDT

    First the no heeled shoe...now the high heeled flipper.....I think the shoe designers have completely lost it.

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  • SheFinds's Avatar
    Posted by SheFinds Tue Oct 7, 2008 8:20am PDT

    Maybe they're supposed to be modern art, like a Dadaism revival.

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  • vixenvena's Avatar
    Posted by vixenvena Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:20am PDT

    OMG! I want a pair!! These would look delightful the next time I go snorkeling!

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  • leila's Avatar
    Posted by leila Tue Oct 7, 2008 1:21pm PDT

    is the designer friends w/ the one who made the botox bag?!? hahaha!

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  • skinnychic7's Avatar
    Posted by skinnychic7 Tue Oct 7, 2008 2:10pm PDT

    The heel does look funny- as do regular flippers, however the heel may solve the duck walk issue? I don't know, but I wouldn't buy them. Nor would I wear flippers of any kind. Just my opinion.

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  • nini34323's Avatar
    Posted by nini34323 Tue Oct 7, 2008 3:15pm PDT

    WOW THAT ALL I CAN SAY

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  • tellmommy's Avatar
    Posted by tellmommy Tue Oct 7, 2008 6:24pm PDT

    What in the world? Was the designer "born with Alzheimer's"? Please give me a reason!(lol)

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