YSL Spring 2009 Heels: Wireframe as its Best
Posted on October 3rd, 2008 by Shomore under Fashion Week, Spring 2009 Shoes, Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) ShoesBack in my college days, I would often have second thoughts about my chosen major, computer science & engineering. Although there was never a wait for the bathroom stalls of the engineering building due to the insanely high ratio of male:female in the engineering classes (it was only time in my entire life where the boys had a longer wait time than the girls), more often than not the classes and material weren’t interesting enough to me.
How I wish the professors would have taken a cue from the YSL Spring 2009 runway! In graphics, if I were given an assignment to create a 3-D wireframe of the YSL heels below, I surely would have excelled. In physics, if I were asked to measure the pressure and force exerted on the heel, I would have been a much more devoted student than I was.
School aside, I love the practicality of this shoe. In a season where shoes have been soaring to new heights, it’s downright refreshing to see shoes which dare I say, might actually be walkable? Chunky heels are often too bulky for my tastes, but the thin metal/ lattice work structured heels helped offset the thickness of the heel and help with balance. I’m also a fan of the cage fishnet on the vamp and around the ankle. Toes might accidentally get caught in the netting when putting on the shoe, but the waffle grid lines sure are neat
Images via Style.com
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Piperlime
October 4th, 2008 at 6:40 am
Oh my–LOVE!! To the same degree that I detested those Calvin Klein off-kilter cubist heels a few weeks back, I am smitten with these YSL creations. Now, THESE are art shoes. If my pockets were a little deeper, I’d snap these up and slide my feet right in. Thanks for sharing. (Did I mention I loved these? I love them.)
October 5th, 2008 at 9:19 am
WOW These will drop a man at a glance. When will they be at Zappos?
January 7th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
When i saw these cage boot of ysl all i could say is “these are the bomb”. I started to look for the price knowing my pockets wouldn’t be deep enough to afford such lovey shoe ysl has tease me with coming down the runway. thanks for sharing this lovely shoe with us (your fashion fans).
January 20th, 2009 at 4:03 am
I also love those ysl shoes. Really where can we see online their price?
January 20th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
When they turn up online or in stores, we will try to let folks know. Don’t forget, most fashion shows beat the product release by at least 6 months…
April 29th, 2009 at 11:34 am
those ar ugly
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:46 am
Arrrrggghhh!!! I felt bad when I saw these shoes. They’re great, but they remind me of my sculptures. I should have created real, wearable ones. Sigh. Oh well.
Here they are: http://www.flickr.com/photos/52525331@N00/sets/72157600213142314/