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The Latest From Paris: 12-Inch Heels

Alexander McQueen creates a stir with his towering shoes

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2009 10:54 AM CDT

(Newser) – Alexander McQueen’s collection, inspired by Charles Darwin’s Origin of the Species, had quite a few avant garde elements when it was unveiled last night in Paris—think shaved eyebrows, gills painted on temples, and devil-horn-shaped hair—but the shoes took the cake. The crystal-studded creations, part shoe and part boot, measure a towering 12 inches, the Daily Mail reports. View the pictures at left.

Models present creations by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris Tuesday.
Models present creations by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A model presents a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
A model presents a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Models present creations by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
Models present creations by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Models present creations by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
Models present creations by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A model presents a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
A model presents a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A model presents a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
A model presents a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A model presents a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
A model presents a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A model wears a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen as part of his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.
A model wears a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen as part of his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A model wears a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen as part of his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.
A model wears a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen as part of his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A model wears a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen as part of his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.
A model wears a creation by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen as part of his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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COMMENTS
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jagerhans
Oct 9, 2009 11:53 AM CDT
it's not about dressing and fashion, it is just art and needs to be regarded as such. these are not real life dresses but rather mere statements.
Riffran
Oct 9, 2009 3:38 AM CDT
really?....that is interesting...thanks
usualsuspects
Oct 9, 2009 1:27 AM CDT
Except you.

 
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