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March 02, 2004
ode to vogs - day seven - the spacegrrl shoes
as promised, i've saved the best for last. these are the third or fourth pair of 'vogs i bought.
i honestly had no clue how high these were going to be. it had been years since i'd worn-- or bought-- heels.
i had no idea how amazing they'd be, either.
i originally wanted them in gray. well, silver. of course. the way fluevog's mailorder works is, your order goes to the closest store and they handle it. the boston store called me to say they didn't have them; they'd call the NYC store. NYC called me to say they didn't have them, either, but they'd call more stores.
the next call i got was from john fluevog himself. he said they'd never actually made that color, and apologized. i told him i'd take them in blue, instead.
it's a bit difficult to tell from photos-- this was a surprise to me when they arrived-- the heel is made from translucent blue lucite.
walking in them is a bit odd, but entirely possible. surprisingly possible. i don't like to wear them often, however, because i don't want the soles to be worn. i've never worn them outside, except one time in roswell. i figure if any ground is going to touch them, it's appropriate that it be roswell ground.
to me, they are little works of art. hopefully one day i'll have a good way to display them, up on a wall, with a little light behind them so you can see through the heels. i love looking at them.
Posted by lisa at March 02, 2004 09:37 AM | TrackBack
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in awe of your amazing shoes and your conversation w/ john fluevog
Posted by: alicia on March 2, 2004 11:32 AM
Oh my god. Please tell me exactly what you wore with those! And JF himself called you!? Damn, Lisa!
Posted by: pinky on March 2, 2004 08:45 PM
well, i have to admit that i've never been completely satisfied with anything i've worn with those shoes so i'm loathe to provide you with the information you're seeking.
the first time was some years ago and i believe i wore a short purple skirt. i may or may not have had the legs to pull off such a short skirt back then; i certainly don't now.
more recently i wore them with black slacks, and they did cause a bit of a stir despite being partially covered.
i think if i were to wear them right now, i'd wear them with the pink knee-length skirt i was wearing in the boot photo. they look ok with that skirt.
the guy claimed to be JF, i have no reason to believe it wasn't him... it was kind of startling though!
Posted by: lisa on March 3, 2004 02:18 PM
If he said "aboot" it was probably him. And you know - those are the quintessential spacegirl shoes, I just realized that.
Posted by: pinky on March 4, 2004 05:44 PM
yes, they are definitely the quintessential spacegirl shoes. i'm almost not sure which came first, the identity or the shoes. they're all tied up together in my mind.
Posted by: lisa on March 4, 2004 05:51 PM
If you are looking for the perfect clothing to wear with those shoes, you should really look at http://www.cyberdog.net I have a dress that would go pretty well. It is the rocket dress by that company. It is a little dress that makes you look like a spaceship and has little tiny reflective circles around the judy jetson type bottom. Good luck!
Tink
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