I opened yesterday's post with a picture of the "Honey" shoe, originally created by Ferragamo for Marilyn Monroe and re-launched a while back in the "Ferragamo Creations" line, so let's continue the thread with another pair of shoes.
Many years ago I got a pair of pearly white shoes at the closing down sale of a shop in my hometown. They were part of a bridal shoes stock completely out of fashion so, while they were perfectly wearable (and were also made with high quality materials), nobody really wanted them and they were giving them away at 5 euros.
My main aim was “ruining” them at some point in memory of my ballet school days when we used to dye our ballet shoes to save money, but, in between one thing and the other, I never had the time of doing it. I recently got the shoes out and arming myself with neon spray paint and a couple of neon coloured sport fishing baits I decided to transform them into a sort of Fiorucci nightmare from the '80s.
The story behind them? Definitely neon plastic accessories by Fiorucci and a touch of Liquid Sky madness, plus the yellow dress (a Cinzia Ruggeri creation) and the shoes donned by Antonella Ruggiero, the voice of Italian electro band Matia Bazar, in 1984 on Italian TV.
The best thing about this pair of shoes is that the fishing baits are sprayed with glow in the dark colours, so the "neon shock" effect is guaranteed even in the dark. I'm sure the varnish will crack at some point and get ruined while wearing them, but at least I had some fun at the re-making process. Hope you enjoy vandalising that old pair of shoes lying at the bottom of your wardrobe, but, remember, always wear a protective mask if you want to spray paint your shoes or when you are using paints and glues to avoid any unwanted side effects.
Thanks for the video. I can say that she has a cool hair. I just saw it actually.
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