Shoe of the Week: Chanel Redeemed

Chanel Tsar pumps, by Darryl Peterson

If these beauties live up to the promotional images, Chanel -- the grater heels incident will be forgiven.

c/o Fashionista

The Gimmick

Oh, Chanel, no...

c/o Jak & Jil. Visions of these hideous gun shoes from several seasons ago...

Norma Kamali Modern Sculpture

Norma Kamali Modern Sculpture Dress with Pins / $650

Norma Kamali One Shoulder Modern Sculpture Top with Hole / $325

Norma Kamali Legging with Foot / $99

Shoe of the Week: the ultimate stiletto...

Gia Lorenzi Metallic Platform Sandals (Farfetch) / $727

I don't actually like the shoes that much... but look at that heel!

Dear God the Leggings: Costume Dept

Looking at Costume Dept's website and reminding myself that I don't wear leggings. I don't, I don't.

Hologram Forest leggings (Revolve) / $32

Okay, that is it, I am done. If I can find these in my size, I will convert. I still wish they were tights though.

**EDIT: Norma Kamali offers a legging with foot! It's not a full foot, but that way you don't get the weird line at the ankle that I loathe so much.

Miu Miu FW09: Want!

The Leggings

I have mixed feelings about leggings. And by mixed I mean that generally they are loathsome. My reasons are the following:

(1) Leggings can make even the skinny look disturbingly sausage-like. Metallic or shiny leggings especially can do this.

(2) Leggings -- especially cropped leggings! -- create unnecessary horizontal lines on the body. Much like wearing ankle boots with bare legs (another pet peeve of mine), leggings can give the body a choppy, horizontal look when what you want is to draw attention to the whole picture, and vertical lines.

(3) LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS. Trusssst meeeee.

However... I saw this post on Kingdom of Style and am now seriously reconsidering my position on leggings. Observe (pictures c/o Kingdom of Style):

Generally I feel that leggings can be replaced by either pants or opaque tights. They are neither necessary nor flattering. But these leggings... they are awesome. They are beautiful and striking and strange, and could not be replicated either by pants (too loose) or tights (feet would look funny).

Unfortunately they are not bandagey all around. This is what they look like from the back:

Perhaps I could achieve a similar effect by dyeing some muscle-wrap bandages black and artfully safety-pinning them around my legs. Project!

Leggings from Stolen Girlfriends Club are sold out at Pixie Market.