17.10.06

shoes for tomorrow, desde hace seis meses

check these shoes out and ask yourself if you've seen anything like them anywhere before.


ready? well, if you were me, you might have thought to yourself when you saw the picture of these shoes in Vogue... hmm those look like the ALPARGATAS i brought home from argentina the last time i was there (january 2006). oh, oh wait. (and as you dig into the short article) ahHA, the guy WAS in argentina when he had this idea!

and i sigh with satisfaction: only more reason for designers to try products on ME because everything i tend to notice and bring into my wardrobe (ok, closet) so strangely becomes something someone is trying to sell! like these shoes! like other examples that i can't name right now! and even though i laugh at the price of these shoes (US$38) and the fact that they cost more or less TEN TIMES what i paid for mine (AR$15 i think), i would still buy a pair. why? well with every pair you order, another pair is donated to someone who needs them. ingenious!

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