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Regular readers may remember way back in October, when I mentioned Christian Louboutin’s claim that Barbie’s (yes, the doll) ankles were ‘too fat’ for his shoes. Well, today I am pleased to report this event hasn’t soured the relationship between the shoe designer and his plastic friend, as he is now set to release the second of his series of three collector’s Barbies. Read the rest of this entry »

In case the world wasn’t already too full of insecure teenagers and documentaries about fat people; designer shoes guru Christian Louboutin recently declared that Barbie (yes, the doll) has ankles that are too fat to wear his shoes. In case you’re confused and wondering why on earth a designer would be talking about a doll; this year is Barbie’s 50th anniversary and various designers are releasing their own versions of the doll. Louboutin is releasing a triad of dolls, each of which will wear a Barbie-sized version of his famous footwear – once they have had ankle-surgery to make them fit. As if anybody could care either way!

For some unfathomable reason, this nonsense even made the news, in which a certified plastic surgeon declared that Barbie’s calves don’t have a full-enough curve to them. That’s right kids; even if you look like Barbie, you’re just not pretty enough. It’s on the news – it must be true!

Well hooray for us and our constant desire to mess with our heads and the heads of those around us (not to mention their legs!)

Has anybody else noticed the wonderful new recent trend for fetish footwear? I don’t know how any shoe-lover could have missed the abundance of straps, crazy heels and metallic bits in the modern style; even J K Rowling has bought into it! (Though that doesn’t surprise me…) As a lover of both witches and sexy shoes, I was thrilled to see her strutting around in the style of the season at the Half Blood Prince Premier!

However, ever since Christian Louboutin’s Differas hit the market this season, there has been a steady surge of saucy shoes; until now you can pick up a rip-off style in just about any old shoe shop! I thought this would be a good thing for me, seeing as how I love the whole bondage-style shoe thing; but it turns out that it just isn’t working for me. You see, mass produced extreme-sexy shoes are effectively missing the entire point of saucy footwear. Sexy shoes shouldn’t be commonplace, everyday sightings – they should be reserved for special occasions! It’s not that classiness demands that they are designer shoes costing £800 (yes, JK paid around that much for hers) but, when it comes to kinkiness – cheap and cheerful just doesn’t turn me on.

In my opinion, part of the allure of sexy footwear is the extravagance; the decadence is all part of the pleasure! Expensive sexy shoes focus on pure gratification, communicating that pleasure is of utmost importance; cheap knockoffs from Shoe Express communicate that, whilst pleasure is a good thing, you’ve still got the kids and the mortgage to worry about as well.

My conclusion? This new trend of shoes says a lot about you; truly naughty people buy truly naughty shoes. Cheap, wannabe-naughty-because-it’s-fashionable people buy cheap, wannabe naughty shoes – and it shows.