Christian Dior Spring 2009 Tribal Heels
posted by: Shomore in Christian Dior Shoes, Fashion Week, Spring 2009 Shoes on October 1st, 2008
John Galliano’s Dior spring/summer 2009 ‘Tribal Chic’ collection is said to be heavily influenced by his travels to Africa. For me, that means ethnic prints sashaying down the runway. Galliano, who is decidedly more dramatic than I will ever be, had different ideas. I can just imagine what went through his imaginative head.
He probably came back from a safari, started unpacking the equivalent of a treasure trove of artifacts from his adventures, and spotted a wooden African fertility goddess figurine. Inspired by the abundance, he felt compelled to incorporate the likeness into the spring collection. But where would he put such a thing? Well, the heel of course. And while he was at it, why not make it shiny too.
But wait, John came back with a treasure chest of goodies, right? That means ample figurines left for tribal earrings and necklaces (though hopefully not made of elephant tusks).
Of course, no journey into Africa would be complete without a crocodile hunt. Afterwards, the hide would be great for making bondage-inspired cage shoes.
Photos via Coutorture.com and Style.com
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June 04, 2010 at 2:58 pm, fashion nation…. fashion inspired by first nations | Nuyayoots's Blog said:
[...] by Galliano’s travels through Africa: one of the show’s biggest showstoppers was a pair of animal print platform sandals with metallic straps and a heel carved to resemble an African fertility [...]
November 07, 2009 at 9:22 am, sergio said:
pla
ease help me find them
September 28, 2009 at 1:05 pm, ladybuginthegrass said:
Where can I get them? HELP
June 24, 2009 at 12:11 am, Queen B said:
I have to admit my fetish for those shoes ,Thank goddess i am a woman:)
May 07, 2009 at 11:59 pm, qualia said:
am i the only one who finds the idea of standing on a little african woman pretty offensive? i love heels but this is just disgusting.
May 04, 2009 at 7:48 am, ninabeena said:
oh my goodness….. i just drooled on my laptop
April 12, 2009 at 6:54 pm, Shoe_Addict said:
Aren't they gorgeous? Bondage for feet…so exotique!
February 13, 2009 at 4:12 am, galligator said:
I have just started seeing the shoes from Proenza Schouler's Spring 09 show start to hit higher end stores, so hopefully we will see the final consumer version of these shortly. I will be checking net-a-porter, barneys, niemanmarcus, Saks, etc periodically for designer styles. New ones are added weekly at most of these sites.
February 13, 2009 at 4:00 am, Elaine said:
Where can I buy these tribal shoes on line?
February 05, 2009 at 2:17 am, Vívian(from B said:
His collection is unique, magnific!!!
I´d love to use the crocodile hunt one, it´s my favorite.
November 10, 2008 at 3:41 pm, Put On Your Training Heels! : Prada,Gucci and Fendi Blog said:
[...] the fiercest Iman would need a set of training heels to teach her how to walk in these Spring 2009 Dior embellished platform heels with a fertile goddess figure on the heel. You can’t be lukewarm on these babies if you love shoes! So what do you think? Would you [...]
November 08, 2008 at 10:43 am, Put On Your Training Heels! | Shopping Chihuahua said:
[...] the fiercest Iman would need a set of training heels to teach her how to walk in these Spring 2009 Dior embellished platform heels with a fertile goddess figure on the heel. You can’t be lukewarm on these babies if you love shoes! So what do you think? Would you [...]
November 07, 2008 at 10:17 pm, Put On Your Training Heels! | ShoeBlog said:
[...] the fiercest Iman would need a set of training heels to teach her how to walk in these Spring 2009 Dior embellished platform heels with a fertile goddess figure on the heel. You can’t be lukewarm on these babies if you love shoes! So what do you think? Would you [...]
October 02, 2008 at 12:58 am, ray said:
Very artistic. I do have to agree the last pair (white cage) are my favs. Since I'm into the whole vintage look from the 30's-mid 60's.
October 01, 2008 at 5:39 pm, Lenya Jones said:
Fabulous!
October 01, 2008 at 7:20 am, Jenn said:
That last pair of shoes (white cage) is fantastic! I love that heel – it’s so art deco and architectural, really striking. I really want some shoes with a heel like that.