Obsessively Monochromatic

posted by: Shomore in General on February 19th, 2008

Think your wardrobe needs a little color? These New Yorkers are particularly monochromatic:

I go to leather fairs and have the factory make me shoes. I also buy white Chanel and ChristianLouboutin shoes, and I color them blue with custom-ordered electric-blue Sharpies. -Valeria “ValBlu” McCulloch

That’s hard because even the soles of my shoes have to be gray or white. I get annoyed if the soles are black. -Rebecca Turbow

Read more about these five truly unique individuals on NYMag.

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5 Responses to “Obsessively Monochromatic”

  1. June 10, 2010 at 4:43 am, 20 West said:

    We are casting for a documentary-style TV show focused on people who have unusual habits, such as wearing primarily one color. If you would like to tell your story, please email casting@20west.tv. Thanks!

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  2. February 26, 2008 at 3:49 pm, Gail Loves Shoes said:

    My first thought was "OMG she colors Christian Louboutin shoes with a Sharpie? Is she insane???"

    But one look at the picture confirms that immediately ;)

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  3. February 20, 2008 at 8:35 am, Christian Louboutin Does Pocahontas | ShoeBlog said:

    [...] is known for matching his soles to the color of the soles of your shoes (might help the woman in this article who needs her soles to be gray or white), a service perfectly tailored to the Louboutin-lovers out [...]

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  4. February 19, 2008 at 8:54 pm, meli said:

    wow. super crazy. great find

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  5. February 19, 2008 at 8:47 am, carrie said:

    THIS was the most disturbing thing I have read all day!
    : “I color them blue with custom-ordered electric-blue Sharpies”
    keep your sharpie away from my Louboutins! the HOrror!

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