1/4/2007

We all know that fashion fads and trends in Japan wilts as fast as the sakura flowers in the hanami (cherry blossom viewing) season. And then, before you know it, a new season appears - like seasons, trends in Japan is about a certain as the season really. As the new writer for this fashion column, of course i had to do the usual back logging and checking out stuff, what’s been written etc etc….and then I came upon these picture of Game Boy shoes.

Then I thought, “wow…that’s pretty rad with the gameboy although the height of the heels are a killer”.

I spoke to soon because if you think those shoes are high, take a look at these:

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Well, I’ll be darned. When I look at these, my spine’s telling me that I might as well beat it with a baseball bat because after wearing these… I’ll be as bent as an old lady after taking them off. Apparently these are the latest shoe fashion in Japan and Italy (but i really think the italians are making them for the japanese only because no one else in world would wear something as radical (i.e backbreakingly weird) as this. Maybe the europeans would but, i am not sure. You’ll probably be seeing some of these shoes in Shibuya soon if you haven’t already - the Harajuku girls would have probably stocked a few for each season.

pictures courtesy of this site.