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| If you get a kick out of super-wacky high fashion, then you’ll probably love Israeli designer Kobi Levi’s line of outrageously funny footwear. The freelance shoe designer from Tel Aviv is famous for creating uniquely artistic and, like some people say, weird footwear designs. Unlike the majority of weird and extravagant shoes, the footwear created by Kobi Levi is a hundred per cent wearable. Check out some examples of his work below. You will be surprised by what you will see. |
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| Chewing Gum. This pair is a fun fit for those sillier prankster girls of Hollywood, such as Jenny McCarthy, comedian Kathy Griffin or pop singer Pink. It’ must be a fun way for them to mess with the paparazzi. It may look like a person wearing them has unwittingly stepped on a blob of chewing gum on the pavement. |
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| Miao 2010. These slinky, cat-inspired heels should also be on the feet of a celebrity animal lover. Animal rights activist Pamela Anderson could probably pull them off on a catwalk, although we don’t recommend wearing them to a PETA event. Kobi Levi jokes saying that no animals were harmed in the making of this product. |
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| Tulip. This pair of weird shoes is my personal favorite. According to Kobi Levi, shoes are an artistic “canvas” meant to be played up and played with. He said his goal is to make wearable sculptures that deserve to be gawked at. |
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| To make his strange shoes extra sassy, Levi said he almost always goes with a “curved high heel” because he finds the shape and silhouette “beautiful” and appealing to most women. His heels are not just meant to be displayed at an art gallery; they are actually meant to be worn, although Levi has not decided how much he would charge for them. |
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| One of the most popular Italian fashion labels is Gianni Versace S.p.A., better known as Versace. The brand was set up only in 1978, but its experience is worth praising. Versace’s Style Department employs a group of designers and stylists who work in teams. Each team is specifically dedicated to each fashion line or label. These teams operate under the close supervision and guidance of Donatella Versace. |
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| Versace is unique among Italian fashion houses due to its frequent use of a celebrity “face” for the House in advertisements. The contract provides for the use of the celebrity’s image, and in return, the celebrity is paid both monetarily and with free Versace clothing. Madonna, for example, was paid $10.5m and given free Versace clothes for 2 years for her contribution to Versace advertising campaign. |
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| Recently I noticed Versace vibrant Color Blocked Ankle Boots and decided to share the information with you. Transform your look with show stopping heels like multicolored leather lace front ankle boots from Versace. The booties are made in several vivid colors - blue, navy, orange and patent green. These leather ankle boots feature high heels that measure about 14 cm and a concealed platform which is 4 cm high. |
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| The Versace ankle boots have laces at front to fasten, an almond toe, a tongue and a navy and neon orange sole. According to fashion designers, if you want to create maximum impact wear them to add an unexpected pop of color to a little black dress. |
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| There is another option to wear the Versace vibrant Color Blocked Ankle Boots, and you can see it in the picture. The model is wearing an Hervé Léger skirt, Nancy Gonzalez clutch, a Versace sweater and ring. What I love about these boots is flamboyant design, these booties are anything but monotonous. |
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| The day before yesterday a famous fashion designer Roberto Cavalli celebrated his 70th anniversary. Besides, this year it is his 40th year in the industry so he is really worth praising. Roberto Cavalli acted as a pioneer in many things, for example, he began as a textile printer for an Italian knitwear line, then he was the first to design a series of floral prints that caught the attention of several companies. |
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| In the early 70?s he invented and patented a new way to print leather and began to piece them together. Hermes and Pierre Cardin immediately commissioned pieces from him. He then started his own fashion house featuring bright flamboyant fabrics that appealed to the trendsetters. In 1992 he featured sand blasted denim – to tell the truth I was surprised to know this fact. The genius of the designer is undeniable. |
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| At age 30, he presented his first namesake collection at the Salon for Prêt-à-Porter in Paris. He brought it to the catwalks of the Sala Bianca of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, and later on those of Milano Collezioni jeans made of printed denim, intarsia leathers, brocade and wild prints. He then opened his first boutique in 1972 in Saint-Tropez. |
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| The only scandal in which Cavalli resulted involved happened in 2004. It was then that Cavalli was sharply criticized by the Hindu community for marketing a line of feminine underwear (designed for Harrods) which featured the images of Hindu goddesses. The line was eventually withdrawn and formal apologies were made. |
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| In an interview he once said, “My fashion has become a success because other designers have become so monotonous.” I really thing that his designs are anything but monotonous. That is one of the reasons of Cavalli’s enormous success. Here I have some more pictures of his gorgeous inventions. |
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| Adele Casagrande set up a small leather and fur company in 1918, but it was through her marriage with Edoardo Fendi in 1925 that this Italian label got its famous name. After Karl Lagerfeld joined as the brand’s creative director in 1966 and created the double F logo, Fendi rapidly grew into one of the world’s premier luxury labels, with ready-to-wear, fragrance, eyewear, shoes, luggage, and home furnishings among its many interests. This fall, invest in timeless sophistication with Lagerfeld’s collection of elegant, comfortable and feminine boots. |
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| Leather platform knee boots are bronze leather knee high boots featuring a heel that measures about 120mm with a 40mm concealed platform. Fendi boots have an almond toe, stitched seam detailing and a zip fastening at side. Wear these casualwear looking boots to add a subtle flash of metallics to denim. |
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| The next offer from Fendi is Gold Mine leather boots. Green leather knee high boots with a low heel that measures 4 cm. Fendi boots are loose fit, have a leather band at top with a designer stamped gold tone plaque, a concealed zip fastening along inner leg and a simply pull on. But what I like about this boot most of all is a designer moss green color. |
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| What can be more unusual than boots named Love Story? These Love Story Suede Boots are really amazing. Made in dark brown hue they feature gold-tone buckle detailing, a high heel and a platform. Besides, they have a raised tab at front, buckle loops, a round toe, a side zip fastening and a rubber sole. |
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| Stride stylishly through the season in Fendi’s flat black suede over-the-knee boots. Pull them on over skinny jeans and add a chunky knit for effortless weekend chic. The boots have four suede strips around the boot that fasten with gold studs at the back, an almond toe, splits at the back of the knee and a zip fastening at the side. |
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| Rev up your new-season look with Fendi’s black leather biker boots with gold studs and buckle embellishment, studs at the front, a round toe and a buckle at the side. |
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