MCQUEEN DANCES WITH THE DEVIL

Abbey lee Kershaw takes her second fashion week stumble. Three weeks ago the Australian model took a spectacular fall in the Kirkwood / Rodarte heels and it looks like she’s living up to her nickname ‘Abbey lee Kan’t-walk’ after fainting during Alexander McQueen’s jungle themed show.

Fortunately McQueen’s brushed metal ‘squiggle heels’ weren’t the primary cause of her fall. According to Patty Huntington (who broke the news over two hours ago) it was a combination ‘of the tight corset and perilously high heels she was wearing’.

Patty’s eye’s and ears, Australian photographer Sonny Vandevelde noted "When she was coming to the end [of the runway], back near the [entrance] ramp, I could tell she was having difficulties, because her steps were getting shorter and shorter, they were more like baby steps. I was reading her face and I could see 'struggle' all over it and I was thinking, 'She's not going to make it'. But then she made it to top the animals and I thought she was OK, that's why I turned my back on her to go back to the main room”

Vandevelde went on to say ‘I really feel for Abbey, as she is such a nice girl, and I imagined when they dressed her she would have been in pain, but like a true aussie battler, did not complain, and just tried to do the job”

Stay tuned to Patty's blog for all the fall out (pun intended) and follow up.

Imelda’s surprised that ‘Kan’t-walk’ was the only model to come a cropper at the McQueen show, because as beautiful as the Brit’s stalactite inspired, vinylite slingback sandals are, they offer no support – they’re the quintessential ‘sit and look pretty’ shoe. A little more ‘secure’ looking was the jet-black jewel encrusted peep toe boot and the spat cuffed single band sandal. But it was McQueen’s black and tan pump molded into the shape of human foot that stole the show – for all the wrong reasons.

The British designer should expect a few legal headaches - his design is so similar to that of Andre Perugia’s 1950’s ‘ Ode to the Machine Age’ pump (bottom right), I expect the designer’s estate to agrue copyright infringement, which they did after YSL referenced the Nice born designers ‘Homage to Picasso’ sandal two seasons ago!

Abbey lee image credit Patty viaSonny

Comments

[enc]

There's lots of funny footwork here. Those shoes are the most spectacular I've seen yet. Who will top these looks?

[Skye]

I'm considering legal action myself - demanding compensation for being totally and utterly creeped out by those nude moulded foot shoes. I think at least 5 mil for pain and suffering!

[songy]

I know imelda is all about shoes but do you think they are going all too crazy about shoes this season more so than bags? Indeed, they do look spectacular.

[Sister Wolf]

I'm sad for those little toes hanging out of the shoes.

And I though Viv Westwood was first with the toe shaped toes! That shows what a know-nothing I am, Imelda.

[nuvonova]

Those jet faceted embellished shoes are WOW!

[SwanDiamondRose]

Crazy shoe love. Awesome blog love.

[Make Do & Mend]

Oh lawsuit material indeed!

[Danielle]

Toes splayed over the edge of the sandal desperately trying to hang on, yes I think you would buy these and put them on a shelf to admire their sculptural qualities.

[Prêt à Porter P]

poor model.

[PorcelainBlonde]

Ok, so I loved them all until I got to that dreadful tan pump with the toe detailing...urgh.

[cybill]

How I feel for Abbey, that is also the only reason my international modelling career was shortened, the occasional faint.

[merkovsky]

the smoked lucite heel on the embellished bootie is delicioussssssssss