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Brazilian footwear brand Melissa, known for its plastic shoes, commissioned Architect Zaha Hadid to create limited edition styles from synthetic materials. The shoe is said to evoke Hadid’s buildings with their fluid lines and rounded toe.

Hadid said of his experience, “The project with Melissa is about creating something fun and new — something that feels good. The design engages with the fluid organic contours of the body and the asymmetric quality conveys an inherent sense of movement, evoking a continuous transformation. We designed the shoes to emerge from the ground and climb up the foot and leg with a soft elegant movement. There is an implicit sense of lightness that blurs the boundary between body and object.”

Despite all of Mr Hadid’s self glorifying art-speak, these shoes are hidious. I don’t know about evoking images of buildings. More like images of red rubber galoshes (remember those?). These probably would be good in the rain for that matter, but I think Mr Hadid should stick to designing buildings.

How much will these beauties set you back? About $350.

Source: WWD


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