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| The Scary Beautiful shoes were designed by South African artist Leanie van der Vyer as part of her graduation project |
Gaga would probably go ga ga for these front-heeled shoes ... But would you dare to wear these 'Scary Beautiful' heels?
By Bianca London
Lady Gaga is notorious for
her love of outlandish heels so she will probably be in the front of the
fashionista queue to get her hands on the latest pair of fantastical
footwear.
The 'front
heel' Scary Beautiful shoes were designed by South African student
artist Leanie van der Vyver as a critique on the fashion industry's
quest for perfection.
Dutch shoe maker René van den Berg fabricated the wacky design, which landed designer Leanie a nomination for the prestigious Gerrit Rietveld design prize at her university in Holland.
Leanie, from Cape Town, South Africa
designed the pair as her graduation project at the Gerrit Rietveld
Academie in Amsterdam.
'I wrote my Thesis about how
humans have been playing God with their bodies, constantly searching for
the ultimate perfection and I discovered that this perfection has
reached a climax in the fashion and beauty industry. Heels can not get
higher any higher,' she said.
'The shoes are literally an illustration of what lies beyond this aspirational perfection' says Leanie
'This design might seem quirky
and fun, but it is firstly a critique on how the fashion and beauty
industry disregards the human body in it's constant reinvention of the
"new extreme." The shoes are literally an illustration of what lies
beyond this aspirational perfection.
'Humans are Playing God by physically and metaphorically perfecting themselves.
'Beauty is currently at an all time climax, allowing this project to explore what lies beyond perfection.
The gravity defying heels did not go unnoticed and were nominated for a prize at Leanie's university
'Scary Beautiful challenges current beauty ideals by inflicting an unexpected new beauty standard,' she said.
Leanie's
avant-garde design might seem extreme, but they join a growing list of
the out-there designs adored by eccentric celebrities like Lady Gaga,
including Noritaka Tatehana's heel-less shoes to Alexander McQueen's gravity-defying creations.
'This
work is ambiguous, and I enjoy the mixed feelings it is provoking in
people who see them. This was always my intention,' added Leanie.
As a lover of crazy footwear, Lady Gaga will no doubt be a fan of Leanie's creation
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