The Shoe Motherlode
Everyone probably knows about this but me. However just in case I’m not alone in my ignorance, there is a Virtual Shoe Museum where you can marvel at weird shoes all day long!
Check out William (Boy) Habraken‘s collection of tribal and ethnographical shoes…the largest in the world.
The Virtual Shoe Museum has a user-friendly data-base that lets you search by material (fur, feathers, plastic, wool, etc) designer, style, etc. Go have some fun!
Tags: collections, shoes
November 14th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Shoe-gasms…
always dangerous!
November 14th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Oh. My. God.
I’m feeling a little sick.
November 14th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
i wouldn’t say i’m all that against animal products, but those horse hoof shoes – BLEUGH!! They make me squeamish. And I don’t doubt there are fetishists who might be discovering your blog now – diversification Ms Wolf!
November 14th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Please don’t tell me they are real hooves.
November 14th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
I did NOT know about this museum. I’m always the last to know. So excited to check it out! I’m a big fan of wacky shoes.
November 14th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
I did not know about this. Ugh. Those hooves make me barf in my mouth. I grew up around horses and that disturbs me to no end. Ugh, I just can’t. Also, i think SoS will want that one covered in toys.
November 14th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Sorry about the hooves. I presume they are an Artist’s Statement meant to upset us.
Nickie Frye – Ah then you will LOVE it!
November 14th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Oh my more reasons for me not to tackle editing and writing my film script!
November 15th, 2010 at 1:22 am
I find the ones in the third picture particularly hideous, why would anyone want their feet to resemble a balding gorilla? Gross!
November 15th, 2010 at 3:33 am
Oh wow. So much work time will be wasted……… thanks Sister Wolf
Also, have to add my yuck to the hooves shoes – even if it does make me a philistine.
November 15th, 2010 at 4:15 am
The UGLIEST SHOES, well, ever
http://shine.yahoo.com/event/fallstyle/the-ugliest-shoes-well-ever-2388563#photoViewer=1
November 15th, 2010 at 6:57 am
This is such a “Holy Shit!” comment. I mean, would anyone really wear a hoof shoe but Lady Gaga or Daphne Guinness, no, but still…
Now, I can officially say that I’ve seen it all.
November 15th, 2010 at 7:32 am
This makes me very happy. I’m going to be wasting so much time at this museum, time that could be used productively. Thank you, SW.
November 15th, 2010 at 11:13 am
That shoe museum website is incredibly addictive and I find the owner’s story pretty cool, too. Not to mention that Habraken really is a guy who collects and actually curates shoes, as in the proper art world term of someone who acquires, selects, keeps, organizes and categorizes objects. I feel people like him- who have a discernible passion and knowledge about shoes as cultural and artistic artifacts should recieve more attention from the fashion world then some girls (SoS or whatever her name is) who might or not have good taste but certainly have a lot of money to spend on shoes.
Sorry if I sounded a bit bitter, I am a trained and certified “museum nerd” and sometimes I care too much about this kind of stuff.
November 15th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
those fucking hoofs… gotta love it!
November 15th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Did you do a cartwheel of joy when you found this, Sister Wolf?
November 16th, 2010 at 1:55 am
Aja – If I hadn’t broken my pelvis and then my hip, I might have done a little dance at least. I think I just squealed.
November 16th, 2010 at 6:09 am
Oh jeez, I forget about that.
July 29th, 2012 at 10:40 am
ok first I would like to say thanks for letting me know about the shoe museum <3
second (even tho I couldnt wear em) I like the hooves, like real hunters say 'leave no part unused'