Spring 2009 Fashion Week Fix – The Rollercoaster of Marc
It was My Fair Lady meets Nirvana. The FLDS meets crack. There was tartan and dark florals. There were layers and simplicity. There was bustling, corsets, harem pants, and bangles. And, then there were these. These odd raffia-wedge, slightly deconstructed, mid-heeled shoes almost ruined my entire Marc Jacobs S/S ’09 collection for me, almost.
Marc, what kind of fuckery is this? You can’t get me high with your mishmosh of a spring collection, and then, as I scan down some of the outfits, I see these wack job sandals. Actually, that’s an insult to wack jobs. These shoes are just monstrosities and should never see the light of day.
Unfortunately for me, I happen to know Marc does whatever he wants and could give two shits what I or anyone else thinks about his designs— that tends to be the common stance taken with most geniuses. Meaning, this spring, these atrocities will show up on at least a handful of famous feet, and I’ll gently weep to myself in a corner.
Good job on the rest of the collection though Marc. I’m utterly smitten!
Speaking of the rest of the Spring/Summer 2009 Marc Jacobs collection, I couldn’t bring myself to rant about the imaginary love of my life without actually showing you something awe-inspiring.
That awe-inspiring something is the exact opposite of those hideous sandals. They have a fanciful, architecturally gorgeous heel, lots and lots of sparkles, and the perfectly chic gold buckle— I want, I want!
The heels on each pair of shoes are similar in shape, and considering the collection is quite the jubilee of ideas and inspirations, I can see why it may seem okay to have such vastly contrasting shoes, but the feeling I get in the pit of my stomach when I see each of these two shoes makes me sad.
On that note, I’ll leave it to you. What do you think of the two shoes, the S/S ’09 Marc Jacobs collection, or any other S/S ’09 collection, for that matter?
Photo Credit: Style.com
