Karl Largerfeld shows clogs at the Chanel S/S 2010 show
So this new clogs thing... I have to say I'm hesistantly critical. I know Karl Largerfeld sent them down the runway at the Chanel S/S show but that is a Chanel show and this, well it's real life. For several reasons clogs have been banished from my life and while it isn't strictly imperitive that I outline exactly why, I'll do so anyway.
1. I wore clogs for the greater part of my life between the ages of 7 and 10. I'm not entirely sure that they were even cool as I distinctly recall my being alone in clog-wearing in the fashion circles of little girls... a good portion of childhood photographs stand as testament to this particular period and I'm not sure I'm quite over the 'cringe' to embrace the clog just yet.
2. Anyone who was lucky enough to be in my Year 10 Science class will recall a certain largesse girl, who had copius amounts of everything excepting common sense and decided to wear her clogs to several lessons. The image of two exceptionally large clogs cum small rodent-carrying-capable-sailing-ships as shoes is something I am yet to come to terms with.
Jeffery Campbell shoes in Natural. lorisshoes.com.
3. Finally, the fact that my structural engineering lecturer wears clogs, yes, white clogs with rivets (yes, those now fashionable ones) is just not OK. Not to mention that they are worn with tramping socks and the said lecturer is a solidly built asian man (though he claims German descent) of about 55. Yes? No.
Also.... just as an aside, does anyone else think clogs have an unsettling similarity to crocs?
I think the clog should be handled with care. I foresee something scary if the masses of the New Zealand market embrace the clog, taking heed from the fervour in which body-con was embraced, one can but hope that the clog is kept away from those of the short, thick legged variety. Speaking from experience that is evidenced in certain childhood photo's, this trend like many trends should be relegated to the sphere of the abnormally tall and thin-limbed (please... no really, please!!!)
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Couldn't agree with you more on the clog. Particularly distubring with this "new" trend is the platform crossover... Platforms may have been okay in the 70s but they are plain wrong now. And as for the crocs thing, adults should know better than to wear plastic on their feet. Leave them to the kids, please.
ReplyDeletePrecisely (curl). If you aren't the actual models that showcased them down that Chanel runway, or Alexa Chung, probs best to 'tread carefully'.
ReplyDeleteOne could argue my Chloe's are clogs-esque, but my stance is that if there's a back, it ain't a clog. Platforms ftw.