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!
There's lots of funny footwork here. Those shoes are the most spectacular I've seen yet. Who will top these looks?
Posted by: enc | October 04, 2008 at 10:23 AM
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!
Posted by: Skye | October 04, 2008 at 01:17 PM
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.
Posted by: songy | October 04, 2008 at 05:03 PM
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.
Posted by: Sister Wolf | October 04, 2008 at 06:36 PM
Those jet faceted embellished shoes are WOW!
Posted by: nuvonova | October 04, 2008 at 07:01 PM
Crazy shoe love. Awesome blog love.
Posted by: SwanDiamondRose | October 04, 2008 at 07:19 PM
Oh lawsuit material indeed!
Posted by: Make Do & Mend | October 04, 2008 at 10:17 PM
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.
Posted by: Danielle | October 05, 2008 at 12:33 AM
poor model.
Posted by: Prêt à Porter P | October 05, 2008 at 01:18 AM
Ok, so I loved them all until I got to that dreadful tan pump with the toe detailing...urgh.
Posted by: PorcelainBlonde | October 06, 2008 at 11:16 AM
How I feel for Abbey, that is also the only reason my international modelling career was shortened, the occasional faint.
Posted by: cybill | October 06, 2008 at 11:39 AM
the smoked lucite heel on the embellished bootie is delicioussssssssss
Posted by: merkovsky | October 07, 2008 at 10:38 PM