The Biggest Pair Of Shoes Was Created On The Philippines
The biggest pair of shoes was created on the Philippines on October 28, 2002. The length of each boot comprises 5.5 meters, the width is 2.25 meters and the height of each boot is 1.83 meters. A 37.5 meter high giant could have worn this pair of shoes.
The masterpiece of shoe production was carefully thought of and created by a group of 10 masters from the city of MARIKINA – the shoe capital of the Philippines. Today the pair, the price of which is estimated to be of 2 million peso (37411 dollars), is exhibited in the shoe museum of MARIKINA. It took the masters 77 days to create the shoes. The upper part of them was made of 30 square meters of Cordoba leather, and the insole, sole and welt demanded correspondingly 250, 280 and 80 kilos of plant tanned leather. The masters from MARIKINA also needed 225 kilograms of clue and a kilometer of threads! From this huge amount of materials one could have manufactured 250 shoes pairs of average size.
Giant boots have all chances to be included into the Guinness Record Book – for today the pair, that holds the record, is only 3.12 meters long.
Shoes stories: interesting facts about footwear.
Hollywood shoesomania.
According to the data of the Italian Association of Footwear Producers, the majority of Hollywood star are nearly infected by shoesomania. No one of the celebrities spares down on shoes! The wardrobe of some of Beverly-Hills dwellers consists of more than a thousand pairs of shoes. It is worth admitting, that shoesomania is a contagious disease that can also infect male actors. Some of them buy about six new pairs of shoes every year, and this is far before the limit! The majority of stars prefer Italian brands.
Shoes country.
Italian borders form a nice boot on the map of the world, so there is no surprise that this country really specializes in shoes and footwear fashion. More than thirty hundred big, medium and small enterprises manufacture footwear in Italy. Though the country with the biggest number of shoe-buyers is France – the French women still hold this record.
An invisible sandal by Ferragamo.
Soon after World War II an Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo, noticing the fishermen working in Florence, decided to create sandals, using nylon threads instead of leather. To create the image of an invisible sandal, Ferragamo made a wooden heel, by this making a foot nearly flying in the air. All leather belts were substituted by nylon threads, that were fixed on both sides of the foot.
Due to the lightening the upper part of these sandals appeared to be absolutely invisible, and at a certain angle it seemed, that a sole is just floating in the air. Despite wide publicity and virtuosity of design the sandals were hardly sold, and the reason for this was their exorbitant price. But in the 1960-s invisible shoes got their period of revival. The heels and fringes of these shoes were decorated with glittering gems.
Shoes and stars: interesting facts.
The most expensive shoes in the world.
Two pairs of shoes are said to have this title, and both are made by the famous jeweler Stewart Weitsmann. The first pair are red pumps covered with 960 rubies. They resemble the red shoes of Ellie (Judie Garlend), the main heroine of the famous Hollywood movie “The Magician of Oz” (1939). The masterpiece of jewelry art cost 1,6 million euro. The shoes were created according to the desire of one Hollywood star that decided to remain incognito. The second pair is weaved from platinum threads and decorated with 464 diamonds. These shoes cost a half cheaper and were noticed on Lora Harring during the last-year Oscar ceremony.
What Madonna wears.
Being one of the most elegant women all over the world, Madonna is a shoes collector. Her wardrobe today contains several hundreds pairs. Some of her shoes are so precious and fragile, that Madonna never puts them on and keeps carefully packed in silk paper. Only sometimes she takes them out of the wardrobe, has a look at the shoes- and then hides them again. However, the singer does not disdain to wear less luxurious shoes, for example, Adidas or Converse sneakers. Usually she buys a new pair long before this design appears in the shops.
Also the star was noticed wearing wooden platform shoes by Michelle Mason, sandals embroided with glass beads by Giuseppe Zanotti, the boots by Barbara Bui, made from the skin of a black calf, Dolce & Gabbana pumps in Kabuki style and, of course, a huge number of shoes by Manolo Blahnik. Madonna is today world wide famous for saying, that shoes by Manolo Blahnik are better than sex.
Pamela’s secret.
Wherever Pamela Anderson goes by plane, she always puts on the shoes, that are a size bigger, than she needs. The star confessed, that during the light her feet swell a lot!
Something blue for ‘Sex And The City’ fans!
If you love the series “Sex And The City”, you will really appreciate this information. This is how the famous “Something blue” shoes, created by Manolo Blanick, look like. These are the shoes, that Carrie Bradshow (Sarah Jessica Parker) used to wear with such chick and elegance in the series “Sex And The City”. It’s actually impossible to feel blue in “Something blue”, for these shoes seem to embody brightness, freshness and absolute feminine elegance.
Today the famous shoes have become the central part of an exquisite and luxurious hotel program, named after the shoes - “Something blue”. The program dedicated totally to the blue shoes of Carrie, is carries out by the Ritz-Carlton hotel in New York. During the program you will be able to feel yourself in the heart of the “Sex And The City” and experience the full range of emotions, that existed in the souls of the main heroines.
The program also includes a double hotel room, free martini in the bar, an album of pictures, created by the famous designer Manolo Blanick, spa pedicure in the luxurious spa salon and pf course, Champaign brought by a maid right to your room. Exquisite service, flawless staff, luxurious cuisine in the local restaurant will make you feel on the cloud nine. But what is even more important, tan all these glittering ways of entertainment – the visitors will be granted a pair of the famous “Something blue” shoes. Each shoe will be signed by its creator - Manolo Blanick.
Having looked at these shoes, one woman said: “I will give three men for one pair”. Can shoes be more precious, than a partner. Well, if we speak about prices…The program will cost you two hundred dollars for two persons, but isn’t feeling like a Hollywood star worth this money?
