{"id":11634,"date":"2011-07-14T01:34:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T05:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=11634"},"modified":"2011-07-14T04:11:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T08:11:58","slug":"my-very-own-never-is-the-next-new-thing%e2%84%a2-toe-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/my-very-own-never-is-the-next-new-thing%e2%84%a2-toe-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"My Very Own “Never Is the Next New Thing\u2122”: Toe Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a big week for my Never Is the Next New Thing<\/a>\u2122 fashion theory: I’ve posted on high\/low hemlines<\/a> (aka mullets), gold teeth<\/a>, and now toe shoes.<\/p>\n

In 2008, I looked askance at “cameltoe” shoes by Martin Margiela. I thought that I’d never wear anything so ugly.<\/p>\n

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Click for the 2008 post.<\/p><\/div>\n

Within a couple of weeks, I felt hate turning to like, if not love, as it often does<\/a>. Over the years, the shoes stayed in the back of my mind. They moved to the forefront in the past couple of months when I started seeing people wearing Vibram sneakers on the street.<\/p>\n

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Click to shop for Vibram FiveFingers shoes.<\/p><\/div>\n

I was turned off by the Vibrams, but, as I’ve said, the eye adjusts. So, when I saw crazy-toed shoes in Vivienne Westwood’s London store this week, I had to try them on. As soon as those shoes were on my feet, like turned to love and, to my surprise, MrB felt the same way. When I was torn between two styles, he was the one who insisted I get both, as long as neither was boring black. Here are my crazy-toed shoes in silver …<\/p>\n

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They look like paws, right?<\/p><\/div>\n

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Side view.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another shot.<\/p><\/div>\n

… and here are my crazy-toed shoes in red. These have a lower heel and differently shaped toes, as well as the Mary Jane strap.<\/p>\n

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I was pleased to see these were made in England.<\/p><\/div>\n

Considering the popularity of the Vibram, maybe a toe-emphasizing look will become mainstream. You know what that means? The return of the rainbow toe sock!<\/p>\n

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Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is a big week for my Never Is the Next New Thing\u2122 fashion theory: I’ve posted on high\/low hemlines (aka mullets), gold teeth, and now toe shoes. In 2008, I looked askance at “cameltoe” shoes by Martin Margiela. I thought that I’d never wear anything so ugly. Within a couple of weeks, I felt…<\/p>\n

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