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Finally, a song/video for all shoe lovers.

After the 10 inch heels from Alexander McQueen, it’s now UK based artist Insa who designed a 10 inch high heel. The very colorfull shoe has something smelly. It’s created with elephant dung! The shoes are actually made in honour of Chris Ofili who often made his painting using elepant dung.

I’ve seen kids sneakers lighting up when they take a step by using kinetic energy. Seems like te idea has grown up now and transferred into high heels also. Might be handy at a club.

Via: Übergizmo

Something different this time. Just a few facts about high heeled shoes.

• High heels are guaranteed to boost your confidence and height and they will definitely make that ‘OK’ outfit look just ‘perfect’.
• On average, women begin wearing heels at age 12 and continue doing so until they’re 63 years of age.
• The Guinness World Record for most people running in high heeled shoes is 155.
• Altocalciphilia is the condition of having a high heel fetish. Carrie Bradshaw had a borderline case of altocalciphilia.
• High heels for women are believed to have originated with Catherine de Medici. She wanted to make a bigger impression when she arrived in France to marry the future King Henry.
• Roger-Henri Vivier is credited with (re-)inventing the stiletto heel in the 1950s.
• Imelda Marcos owned over 3000 pairs of heeled shoes.
• Christian Louboutin’s red soles are a registered trademark of the brand.
• Approximately 80 craftsmen will touch one pair of Stuart Weitzman heels during the 6 to 7 weeks of production time it takes to make them.

Net-A-Porter had an interview with Italian shoe designer Giuseppe Zanotti. I especially liked his quote: “My shoes are beautifull after five year. Never put my shoes in the garbage, they are timeless!“.