All the Rage // Shoes for Spring 2011

I can usually rely on ACNE to put out some to-die-for shoes, but I was a little underwhelmed when I saw these from the Spring 2011 show. I think the straps are hideous, the proportion, the placement, ect. HIDEOUS. But then I noticed that Christopher Kane also hopped on this strappy shoe disaster trend too, which got me thinking? Will the fashion world brainwash me to love this style come next April? Only time will tell...

Photos: (1,3 Christopher Kane/ 2,4 ANCE)

I read this thought on dressful blog and just had to re-post:

"I once read that in times of (economic) crisis, trends dictate higher and higher heels deforming women's feet, suggesting an almost post-apocalyptic vision of the world in shreds where women tower over men, children, the old and the disabled by a good 16+ cm (6,3 inches), being above everyone else figuratively and literally (how feminist!), albeit with shaky knees (... not so feminist). Memory's not serving me well at the moment and I can't remember the author nor source of this theory, but I thought it would still be interesting to see see if it holds any water:"

WANT // NEED // OAKNYC

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Snake Style

Photo: Still in Berlin: Copenhagen street style

Vintage blazer,
Acne shirt,
Zara leggings,
Prada shoes

New Obsession

Look at them Boots! Now we can forget about the ACNE ice skates and obsess over these new beauties from the ACNE f/w 2010 line. BRAVA!

Day 2: ACNE Armor Jeans DIY

Materials:

Aluminum Tin Metal

Heavy Duty Clippers

Tape Measure

Jeans

Glue Gun with Fabric Glue

Cereal Bowl

Time: 

1-2 Hours

Difficulty:

Medium/Hard

Step 1: Buy yourself a roll of aluminum tin available in the roofing section of Home Depot for around $13 (pictured above).

Step 2: Use your clippers to cut off 3 sections of tin, one for thigh, one for shin, and one for knee. We will then take these sections and cut them down into their exact size listed below, and round the corners.


Shin: 5 1/2" tall x 4" wide
Knee: About the size of the bottom of a cereal bowl or 4" x 4" with metal flaps on side

Thigh: 4" tall x 5 1/2" tall

Step 3: Now you will want to lay all of your armor pieces out and contour your shin and thigh pieces to match your knee piece by cutting out half circles on the bottom of the thigh piece and the top of the shin piece. Pictured below

Step 4: Now that our armor is all done, you need to put on your pants to mark the exact positioning for your armor. The most crucial piece will be the knee piece which must go on the bottom half of your knee so you can bend freely. Mark the position with a fabric marker or sharpie and then place the shin and thigh piece above and below accordingly allowing enough room in between so they do not overlap or clash when your legs move.

Step 5: After marking your armor position, we can now attach them using the glue gun just glueing the right and left edges of the armor to the jeans. An alternative to glueing could be using velcro to attach the metal to the jean so then the metal pieces are removable and you could wash the jeans easily.

VOILA! YOU'RE DONE! 

Jeffrey never lets his girls down...

Yeeehaw! I'm so pumped I've been green with envy for all the girls who could afford and find the much sought after acne platforms. I love wedges because I usually must endure very long nights and Jeffrey's wedges are always super comfortable and way more stylish than most pumps around. Available at LF Stores, but hopefully they will be seen at more retailers soon??