shoe hat

It is truly serendipitous that Michelle Miles wrote of yet another incarnation of the "Shoe Hat" in her blog this week. I had planned on discussing the use of the historical as inspiration for contemporary designers this week but Michelle provided us with such an excellent illustration of the tenuous relationship between pastiche and quotation in fashion that I couldn’t resist building my blog around it. So onto Elsa Schiaparelli's and Salvador Dali's most famous collaboration – the Shoe Hat read more...

Okay so... I was wondering what to blog about this week when I ran across the picture at the left. I mean, I think I stared at it for a good ten minutes before I finally moved on to what I was actually doing.

I saw it on Yahoo. Apparently, this is a creation by Japanese designer Kazuo Takashima for the 2007 Spring & Summer Tokyo Collection. I'm not sure if I would be tooting around town in something like this, but it is rather unusual. Isn't it?

It got me to thinking... why would you want to wear a shoe on your head anyway? I mean, I guess if it was a Manolo or something...then, maybe. But not this. It's kinda tacky, don't you think? Of course, it doesn't help that her eyeliner is running all over the place. You'd think she could get it together instead of looking like a football player about to head to the line of scrimage. Blue 23! Blue 23! Hut! Hut! read more...