My Correspondance with the Honorable Daphne Guinness x the Brilliant Natacha Marro

Getting to know both Daphne (Follow Daphne's twitter here, its her only authentic online presense http://twitter.com/#!/TheRealDaphne) and Natacha (http://www.natachamarro.com/) personally is fabulous, as they are both wonderful people.

As a school magazine reporter, I corresponded with Daphne earlier this month and asked about her heeless Mary Janes. This Avant Garde masterpiece is the result of Daphne’s collaboration with the brilliant Natacha Marro. Despite their dangerous appearance, the shoes are extremely comfortable and easy to walk in (I personally endorse this because I have bought a pair).

Asking Daphne how she even came up with such a daring concept, she told me, “many of my ideas come from necessity, the shoes came from having to walk miles in forests in order to shoot. Natacha is wonderful as she can take the angle up or down. It was never supposed to be a fashion statement and it certainly was not meant to be a business decision.”

First of all, I need to explain Daphne’s point about necessity. Although she is known to always wear high heels at all times, such footwear can be rather inconvenient and dangerous when walking on forest floors, as the heels themselves would easily sink into the mud. Rather than resorting to flats or risk tumbling in conventional high heels, Daphne decides to create a pair of high heel footwear without heels instead, having them specially engineered so she can comfortably walk in them over almost any terrain. Genius, don’t you think?

Apart from inconvenience, Daphne’s necessity may also refer to the weariness in her foot arch after walking long distances. With these heel-less wonders, she can rock back on the soles of her feet, immediately plunging 7 feet down into stretching position whenever she feels tired(Refer to third photo below). Voila, problem solved.

Feel like buying a pair? Contact Natacha Marro at www.natacha marro.com
Yes, I am saying this again, it is extremely comfortable and no, you dont have to walk tiptoe.


(photo source: http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/stylenotes/070611_Tommy_Ton_Valentino_Love_Ball/)


(Photographed by Courtney D'Alesio
Source: http://tumblr.elle.com/post/5139068462/its-almost-time-to-watch-the-daphne-guinness)


(Photo source: http://www.style.com/peopleparties/celebritysearch/person1541)

(Photo courtesy of Natacha Marro)

Back again~

Blogging is really too time consuming. So many inspiring things everyday. I just cant be bothered to blog about them. But i guess commitment is a great attirbute i might as well learn to have, so here i am, back again~

This time around, I would like to blog about fabulous shoe maker Natacha Marro. I have this queasy feeling when seeing people say that Daphne Guinness wears her heelless Antonio Berardi shoes almost on a daily basis. Antonio Berardi is an awesome fashion designer, dont get me wrong. Its just that people need to get their facts right. Daphne Guinness buys her shoes from the out of this world Natacha Marro, who makes shoes for show girls, fashion shows and magazine spreads. According to Guinness, she did a whole load of research to come to a conclusion that exotic dancers wear the structurally most sturdy shoes, because they are on their feet the whole day.

So I looked her up a few months ago, and found these uber glamorous and amazing heels. The heeless red glitter mary janes are divine (i suppose it also reminds me of dorothy in the wizard of oz), so are her red glitter ballet boots~ however my personal favourite is her white thigh high boots adorned with painstakingly well placed feathers. Its not just a shoe. its like..... a sculpture on the feet. In my mind, if it was made in Marro's special white glitter fabric and made with rene caovilla inspried glitter soles, or louboutin-ish ruby crystal strass soles... it sd suit Aphrodite just fine~

Gorgeous finds with an even more attractive price tag!

Online shopping is the best thing men has come up with so far~
Doing my daily rounds, i saw these beautiful creations of art that will adorn thy feet, without slimming your wallet too much!~ All under $1000 HKD~~~ sweet~~~

Rodarte, gothic love

If you didnt see the runway show for Rodarte 2010 ss rtw, you really are missing out~!
Bold ebony tattoos with gothic black, shredded, almost alien like or tribal like outfits, its a sensory overload feast~

Since i cant really afford the clothes, i can at least dream about them shoes~ nicholas kirkwood designed this baby for rodarte- rockability to the max, without ever compromising glam~

Fur Fur Fur! what a warm luxurious indulgement...

Vintage or not, fur has always been a symbol of luxurious warth. Its can be oh so sexy, feminene and classic at the same time.
I saw this photo of a girl in a vintage fur coat on the web, which reminds me of the sartorialist. its beige- white luxurious fur streaked with a touch of contrasting black makes it considerably chic. A long dress coat of sensuos furriness....mmmmmmmmmm........ love how that feels....

haha, i was also on fashioning.com and saw a photoshoot comprising of fur coats and boots, hot and provocative, its only fair that i share~

random photoshoots (again)

as there are so many many new photoshoots cropping up everyday, i wont even bother to write about each and everyone of them. fashion is the stimulation of the senses, let loose and feel!

Viktor and Rolf leather strap flower sandals!

I never was a huge fan of Viktor & Rolf. But recently, I saw and instantly feel in love with these sandals. With a rectangular and staggeringly tall heel, it its contrasted with silk scrunched flowers and leather straps in front.

Strange, as I hate wearing sandals (coz of my hideous toes). I tried it on, and my friend insisted I take them! Alas, one size too big, and that was the last pair one could find in hong kong…… tried looking for one on the net, but cant seem to find it as well….. why does this always happen to me?!

Warm Winter Glamour

tis is the season where people tend to wear black,white and other neutral colours of a darker palette. but really do we need to be reminded of the bleak and dismal weather even through what we wear?

Melt the ice with a statement jacket, bold bag, kaleidoscopic scarf, etc, all in vibrant colours of hibiscus red, sunset orange, and other ice melting shades!

Spice your winter up, no need to always feel blue with cold.

A Provocative Christmas Gift for You

Merry Xmas everyone! (in 3 hrs)
As an early Xmas present, i have posted here fashion editorials of provocative seduction~ Hot and steamy, they are guaranteed to drive away the cold for you~ Enjoy~