I finally got to see this designer's shoes whom I have been coveting for a long time. I like each design, they are actually very simple but when balanced on 6 inch of heels and with carefully orchestrated studs here and there as well as a fantastic shaped last, they look modern and tough. Yes, there's nothing really feminine about these shoes but it's just that I love the overall look.
So when I was in Beijing, I just had to look up the store that carried this label. And I was pretty surprised that a made in Italy shoe had glue stains, certain parts of the leather had 'melted' due well, many reasons, let's not scare you. And overall, the workmanship was not as refined as I imagined it to be and the shoe was hard as brick, despite the leather being sourced in Italy. To me, that's ouch waiting to happen. I have so many blisters in my past life, i don't look forward to squeezing into hard leather.
I love patent leather and the glossy look of it. It's very trendy but every time I think of using it, I think of it being too hard on the feet and I would scrap the idea. I still sometimes have to remind myself why I came to design high heels myself and not get carried away by the design aspect of wanting to use pretty materials which may not be the most comfortable when worn. But it can get pretty frustrating because softer the material is, the more expensive and when you get stuck using it too many times, people label you as boring, not creative.
End of the story : I put down the shoe and I walked out of the boutique feeling happy. Happy knowing that even made in Italy shoes have faults. They are not flawless. They are handmade, just like mine. And they looked pretty much like mine except that my shoes are softer. That for sure I can vouch. And they do not cost you a month's (or 2) salary.
So when I was in Beijing, I just had to look up the store that carried this label. And I was pretty surprised that a made in Italy shoe had glue stains, certain parts of the leather had 'melted' due well, many reasons, let's not scare you. And overall, the workmanship was not as refined as I imagined it to be and the shoe was hard as brick, despite the leather being sourced in Italy. To me, that's ouch waiting to happen. I have so many blisters in my past life, i don't look forward to squeezing into hard leather.
I love patent leather and the glossy look of it. It's very trendy but every time I think of using it, I think of it being too hard on the feet and I would scrap the idea. I still sometimes have to remind myself why I came to design high heels myself and not get carried away by the design aspect of wanting to use pretty materials which may not be the most comfortable when worn. But it can get pretty frustrating because softer the material is, the more expensive and when you get stuck using it too many times, people label you as boring, not creative.
End of the story : I put down the shoe and I walked out of the boutique feeling happy. Happy knowing that even made in Italy shoes have faults. They are not flawless. They are handmade, just like mine. And they looked pretty much like mine except that my shoes are softer. That for sure I can vouch. And they do not cost you a month's (or 2) salary.
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